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Conference 2003 Highlights

Preliminary Overview

Conference registration

Hotel reservation

The Host for the 2003 colloquium is the Executive Branch of the United States Government.

Sunday will include attendee sign-in, late registration and informal Birds of a Feather sessions.

Monday will be highlighted by our annual Faculty Development Sessions and the Centers of Academic Excellence forum meetings.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be filled with exciting sessions from academia, industry and government.

Throughout the Colloquium we will have sessions featuring refereed papers dealing with research and academic issues.


Who Should Attend

University Presidents and Deans, Managers, Directors, Corporate Officers, Senior Engineers, Administrators, Auditors, Academic Leaders, Educators and Researchers, and Other Information Security Professionals in Government, Industry and Academia


Key Activities

Department of Education and Information Assurance
International Initiatives Education
Congressional Perspectives
Industry Standards and Demand
EDUCAUSE and Administrative Computing
Australian Government
Office of Science and Technology Policy Research Agenda
Involving the Community College in meeting the IA needs
Law Enforcement and Legal System Training and Education Needs
Scholarship for Service programs
Birds of a Feather Sessions


Special Features

Presentation by Elliott Masie on Improving the Education Continuum

Annual presentation of Centers of Academic Excellence Certificates
and
Refereed Academic papers and presentations


Faculty Development Program
(CISSP and CPE credit)

These sessions are free for attendees of the Colloquium. They are taught by experts in the area and are designed for two groups of individuals. There will be sessions for:

Current Academic Professionals interested in improving their skills in Information Assuranc Current

Information Assurance Professionals wanting to explore an academic career

Topics Covered

Education versus Training
Certifications and their uses
What employers are looking for
Learning objectives and sample syllabi
Short workshops on technical issues including forensics
Exercises for use in the classroom
Ways to structure IA education tracks
Legal issues, including liability and negligence
Ethics and academic integrity
Emerging areas of specialization
Where to publish, where to get research funding


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Updated: 05/01/2003