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2026 NICE Conference & Expo
June 1 - 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 2026 NICE Planning Committee is seeking timely, topical, and thought-provoking presentations that inspire, inform, and advance this year's theme: From Foundations to the Future: Transforming the Cybersecurity Workforce.
As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, this theme highlights both the progress made in cybersecurity workforce development and the innovative, collaborative practices that will shape the next generation of talent.
Have an idea to share? As a reminder, the #NICECyberCon26 Call for Proposals is open until January 19, 2026!
The planning committee encourages submitters to align their proposals with the conference’s topics of interest and thoughtfully connect their content to this year’s theme.
Submission Deadline: January 19, 2026
Learn more and submit your proposal at the NICE Conference website (https://niceconference.org/).
Call for Proposals Topics of Interest
This year's topics of interest have been reviewed and selected by the 2026 Planning Committee to guide proposal submissions aligned with the conference theme and current cybersecurity discussions.
RICET Recording Now Available!
RICET is a collaborative initiative with FIU, NICE, and OAS that aims to strengthen cybersecurity education and workforce capacity across the Americas by fostering resource sharing, strategy development, and the exchange of best practices. It also addresses emerging challenges and helps close critical workforce gaps.
This year's RICET event took place on October 23, 2025, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The recording to the event is now available on the event website (https://niceconference.org/ricet/).
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 #70NANB23H004.