The Cyber Innovation & Society Initiative and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative are excited to host our "boot camp"  for the Summer 2024 Virginia Cyber Navigator Interns. The boot camp provides preparation for the interns before they begin working with local election registrars in Virginia. The boot camp will be May 23 - 24, 2024 in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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

STUDENT INTERNS: Visit this page for "need to know before you come" items.
Charlottesville Free Trolley Schedule: https://www.charlottesville.gov/483/Monday-Through-Saturday-Schedules (an easy way to get around the area), also available in a PDF.

PARKING: 

• For THURSDAY, May 23rd only- UVA Central Grounds Garage (400 Emmet St. S, Charlottesville, VA 22903). To register your vehicle, visit: https://www.offstreet.io/location/MYYRIYVD and use code: CNIP24CGG
• For WEDNESDAY, May 22 and FRIDAY, May 24- E3 Lots (near Scott Stadium and Rice Hall). Register here: https://www.offstreet.io/location/VIAZH4SQ and use code CNIP24E3
• QUIRK HOTEL dinner parking: Give your keys as instructed to valet. When you get to the reception/dinner location inside, you will be provided with a card to present upon leaving to retrieve your vehicle (cost is covered by the program).
• See maps for details below. 
  Full UVA parking lots map (E3 is a green lot around Scott Stadium) | E3 zoomed in map

HOTEL SUGGESTIONS: Visiting faculty, elections officials, and other non-student visitors can reference this page for a list of hotels close to UVA. 

The following agenda is a work in progress, check back for updates. 

Day 0 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

• Students will arrive and can check into Gibbons Dorm between 15:00 – 17:45. (Check out will be Friday, May 24, 2024, see below)

Day 1 - Thursday, May 23, 2024

Daytime location: UVA Rotunda, Dome Room (non-meal events), Lower West Oval Room & Multi-purpose room (for breakfast & lunch).  Reception & Dinner Location: The Quirk Hotel, 499 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902

 

Time	Activity
08:00 – 08:45	Light Breakfast & Check-in - Rotunda Lower West Oval Room and Multi-Purpose Room
08:45 – 09:15	Welcomes - Rotunda Dome Room Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia Jennifer West, Dean, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Susan Beals, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Elections (video link) Surprise Video Appearance and Welcome, Senator Mark Warner
09:15 – 09:45	Session 1: Virginia Cyber Navigator Coalition Schools (video link) Bob Dahlberg, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Angela Orebaugh, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia Massimilano Albanese, Associate Professor, George Mason University Mary Ann Hoppa, Associate Professor, Norfolk State University Chunsheng Xin, Professor, Old Dominion University Justin Monday, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
09:45 – 10:30	Session 2: Virginia Cyber Navigator Internship Program -- The First Two Years (video link) Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
10:30 – 10:50	Break
10:50 – 11:40	Session 3: Mentoring Interns (video link) Renee Wentworth, Chesterfield County, Virginia  Session 4: Local Government Organization and Processes (video link) Halle Cullison, General Registrar and Director of Elections, Richmond County, Virginia
11:40 – 12:10	Session 5: Election Integrity and Virginia's Economy (video link)  Delegate Hillary Pugh Kent, Virginia House of Delegates, 67th District (Counties of Caroline (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland)
12:10 – 12:30	National Center of Academic Excellence (NCAE) Program (video link)  Michelle Isenhart, Centers of Academic Excellence Program Management Office (CAE PMO), National Security Agency
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch - Rotunda Lower West Oval Room and Multi-Purpose Room
13:30 – 14:30	Session 6: AI Election Security (video link) David Levine, Senior Elections Integrity Fellow, Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) and Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
14:30 – 15:30	Session 7: Team Building Exercise with Interns and Localities Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) exercise provided by MetaCTF
15:30 – 15:50	Break
15:50 – 16:50	Session 8: Election Protection (video link) Carah Ong Whaley, Director of Election Protection, Issue One
17:15 –	Reception and Dinner - The Quirk Hotel, 499 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 17:15 – 18:15 Reception with Light Hors D'oeuvres 18:30 – 20:00 Seated Dinner

Day 1 morning session recording link | Day 1 afternoon session recording link

Day 2 - Friday, May 24, 2023

Location: UVA Rice Hall (Room 130 and Davis Commons) - 85 Engineer's Way, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Students: Return dorm key cards to Rice Hall during the daytime activities, or to the UVA Conference Services Desk by 4:45 PM (Conference Services is adjacent to Gibbons.)

Time	Activity
08:15 – 09:00	Light Breakfast
09:00– 09:10	Welcome Back Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
09:10 – 10:10	Voter Access, Cybersecurity and Election Official Safety Commissioner Thomas Hicks, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
10:10 – 10:45	Budgeting for Your Internship Karen Hoyt-Stewart, Election Security, Hoyt-Stewart Consulting, LLC
10:45 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:15	Team Building Activity – Escape Room Angela Orebaugh,  Department of Computer Science
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch, Davis Commons
13:15 – 14:15	Professional Behavior and Expectations Julia Lapan, Director of Career Development and International Programs, School of Engineering and Applied Science
14:15 – 15:15	FOIA and Confidentiality Training Terri Detrani, FOIA Officer, Virginia Department of Elections
15:15 – 15:45	Wrap-up and Group Photo All
15:30	Safe Travels to All      .   Group Photo