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NOW OPEN: Early Bird Registration for the 2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

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2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference
December 8 - 9, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee

The 2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will take place on December 8-9, 2025, at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, with pre-conference workshops on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the same location.

With the theme “Securing the Future: Striking the Right Chords in K12 Cybersecurity Education,” this year's conference will provide educators with information and learning tools they can use immediately. Don't miss out on this jam-packed event with keynote speakers, presentations, panels, and break-out sessions covering four tracks:

  • Track 1: Increasing Cybersecurity Career Awareness
  • Track 2: Multidisciplinary & Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity Education
  • Track 3: Promoting Cybersecurity Career Pathways
  • Track 4: Promoting Cyber Awareness

The $400 Early Bird Registration pricing lasts only until October 10, 2025.

Register Here!


 Conference agenda is now live!

The full conference agenda is now live. The agenda includes over 30 breakout sessions, dynamic keynote presentations and panels, plus networking opportunities including discussion boards, social groups, one-on-one meetups, informative exhibitor tables, and games and prizes! Join your fellow K12 cybersecurity educators, administrators, school counselors, students, and representatives from government and industry at what is sure to be an AWESOME event. 

Jake Goodwin
Credit: Jake Goodwin

Student Keynote

Jake Goodwin
12th Grade Student
Spotsylvania High School, Virginia

Check out all of the awesome speakers, presenters & panelists: 2025 PRESENTER LINE-UP

Attendee Testimonial

“You’ve tapped into something special here. The combination of thoughtful planning and unique programming encourages idea sharing and positive collaboration, unlike anything I’ve experienced.” 
– 2024 attendee

Cyber Signing Day 2024
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View Full Conference Agenda


 This event is supported by NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce, under financial assistance award #70NANB20H144. 

Released September 9, 2025, Updated September 10, 2025
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