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The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education


	Founded in 1996 as the National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, the Colloquium has become the leading proponent for implementing courses of instruction in INFOSEC in education. In June 2002, the NCISSE expanded its mission to include a greater international participation. To reflect this the organization formally changed its name to The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education or more simply -- The Colloquium

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The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Program is an outreach program designed and operated initially by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the spirit of Presidential Decision Directive 63, (http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/white_pr.htm) National Policy on Critical Infrastructure Protection, May 1998. The program is now jointly sponsored by the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in support of the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, February 2003. The goal of the program is to reduce vulnerability in our national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in information assurance (IA), and producing a growing number of professionals with IA expertise in various disciplines. See http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/acade00001.cfm for details on the program, criteria, and process, as well as a list of the prestigious universities designated as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

Newly designated and re-designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education are recognized in a formal presentation during the annual Conference of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. The colloquium conference provides a forum for key officials in government, industry, and academia to focus on current and emerging requirements in Information Assurance education, and to encourage the development and expansion of curricula, especially at the graduate and undergraduate levels.