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2022 VA-CNIP Assessment Event

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Internship Assessment Event

The Cyber Innovation & Society Initiative and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative completed the first internship program this Summer, 2022. This initiative is funded by National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program within the National Security Agency. The program promotes academic excellence for institutions that are equipping the cybersecurity workforce to protect critical infrastructure.

The group of student interns and faculty will gather once more in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia August 11 - 12 to discuss the program experience. 

Parking: Daytime parking is available in the UVA lots labeled "E3". To register your vehicle:

  • Visit this website: https://uva.pmreserve.com/
  • Enter this access code: CNIP22TH51
  • Continue through the form to complete the transaction

Notes: Registration can be done in advance or on arrival. Though the form has a section labeled "Billing Information" all charges will go to the department. Guests registering will see a $0.00 charge. The PDF permit that is generated is optional and does not have to be printed or displayed. Cancellations of parking sessions should be emailed to ptevents@virginia.edu

Thursday's dinner parking for the Colonnade Club is in the UVA Central Grounds garage (use the same code as above, as a separate transaction but select the Central Grounds garage). 

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Friday, August 12, 2022

Daytime location: Rice Hall Room 130 and Davis Commons

Time

Activity
08:30 – 09:00 AM 

Light Breakfast
09:00– 09:15 AM

Welcomes

Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia

Karen Hoyt-Steward, Locality Security (Voting Tech) Program Manager, Virginia Department of Elections

Johnathan Barbett, Director of Information Security, Virginia Department of Elections

 

Intern Presentations (5 minutes per county)

  • Madison

  • Clarke

  • Mecklenberg

  • Appomatox

  • Wythe

  • Floyd

  • Roanoke County

  • Roanoke City

  • Henry

10:15 

Break

10:30

Intern Presentations (5 minutes per county)

  • Lexington

  • Pittsylvania

  • Nelson

  • Chesterfield

  • Northampton

  • Lancaster

  • Westmorland

  • Richmond County
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Lauren Eddy, General Registrar and Director of Elections, Albemarle County
13:00 – 14:00

Focus Groups Feedback on Internship Experience
14:00 – 14:30

Report out from focus groups
14:30 – 15:30

Focus Groups Feedback on Overall Experience
15:30 – 16:00 Report out from focus groups
16:00 – 16:15 Closing remarks from Jack Davidson and Karen Hoyt-Stewart
16:15 – 17:30 Fun Fair in Darden Courtyard

 

Local Registrar Assessment Event

The Cyber Innovation & Society Initiative and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative completed the first internship program this Summer, 2022. This initiative is funded by National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program within the National Security Agency. The program promotes academic excellence for institutions that are equipping the cybersecurity workforce to protect critical infrastructure.

The NCAE faculty, the Department of Elections, and the local registrars will gather once more in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia September 8 – 10, 2022 to discuss the program experience and how we can improve the program for 2023.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

  • 5:30 PM Drinks at Siren (247 Ridge McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902)
  • 6:00 PM Dinner at Siren

Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Lower West Oval Meeting Room, The Rotunda

Time

Activity
08:30 – 09:00 AM 

Light Breakfast
09:00– 10:30 AM

Welcomes and Feedback from Voting Districts

Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia

Karen Hoyt-Steward, Locality Security (Voting Tech) Program Manager, Virginia Department of Elections

Small Group Breakout Sessions

Questions for Groups

  1. Did the interns help you? How?
  2. Did they help you improve your operations? How?
  3. Did they help you improve your security system? How?
  4. What worked well?
  5. What could be improved?
  6. Anything else you want to tell us?

Group Reports and Discussion

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

10:45 – 11:00 What the Interns said - Jack Davidson
11:00 – 11:30 Discussion
11:30 – 12:00 

Plans for next year: What can we do better? Course, Bootcamp, Internship
12:00 – 1:30

Lunch and Continued Discussion