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#ICYMI - Meeting Recap
Join us next week on November 17, 2026, at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting.
In case you missed May's bi-monthly meeting, the minutes from the July 28, 2026, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have been published.
Take a look at some key highlights from our meeting:
Featured Content
Framework Feature
Syed Ali from Utah Tech University shared how the NICE Framework was applied across three senior-level courses. Additionally, Dr. Ali addressed the translation gap between traditional academic course learning outcomes (CLOs) and measurable workforce readiness, noting that traditional course descriptions do not always prove what work a student can actively perform.
Community Progress Reports
Project Updates
NICE Conference & Expo
Vanessa Leker from Florida International University provided a recap of the 2026 NICE Conference & Expo. Recordings of plenary session are available on the event site.
US Cyber Games
Jessica Gulick from Katzcy provided a progress update on Season V and the launch of Season VI of the US Cyber Games.
NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference
Felicia Lamb from iKeepSafe provided an update regarding the upcoming NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference, which is now scheduled for March 8-9, 2027, in New Orleans, Louisiana, with pre-conference workshops taking place on March 7.
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Featured Topic
Honglu Jiang, Professor at Miami University, presented on the Multidisciplinary Pathways to Cybersecurity Processionals. The initiative focuses on four primary goals: addressing evolving knowledge and skills gaps, coordinating multidisciplinary pathways across K-12 schools, higher education,
and industry, enhancing the talent pipeline, and enhancing workforce capabilities while improving talent retention.
Brian Correia, Director of Business Development at GIAC|SANS, provided an overview of the 2026 Cybersecurity Career Week event held by SANS in coordination with NICE on Capitol Hill. The event was scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.
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Join our next meeting on November 17, 2026.
The NICE Community Coordinating Council meets bi-monthly to engage with public and private sector participants on cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development topics.