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2024 VA Cyber Navigator Internship Bootcamp

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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. 

PARKING: 

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. 

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

**Names/activities below as of March 8, 2024 are from the 2023 agenda**

Time

Activity
08:00 – 08:45

Light Breakfast & Check-in - Rotunda Lower West Oval Room and Multi-Purpose Room
08:45 – 09:30

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, Department of Elections

Other speakers to be announced

 
09:30 – 09:50

Session 1: Virginia Cyber Navigator Coalition Schools

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
09:50 – 10:25

Mentoring Interns

Missy Vera, General Registrar and Director of Elections, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Local Government Organization and Processes

Halle Cullison, General Registrar and Director of Elections, Richmond County, Virginia
10:25 – 10:40

Break
10:40 – 11:05 

Session 3: To be announced

 
11:05 – 11:45

Session 4: To be announced

Karen Hoyt-Stewart, Elections Director, Soch, Inc. and Virginia Cyber Navigator Coordinator
11:45 – 12:15

Session 5: National Center of Academic Excellence (NCAE) Program (Tentative)

Lynne Clark, Chief, Center for Education, Innovation and Outreach, National Cryptologic School (A29), NSA
                                             Chief, National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program Office
12:15 – 13:30

Lunch - Rotunda Lower West Oval Room and Multi-Purpose Room
13:30 – 14:30

Session 6: Team Building Exercise with Interns and Localities

Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) exercise provided by MetaCTF
14:30 – 14:45

Break
14:45 – 15:30

Session 7: To be announced

 
15:30 – 16:30

Session 8: To be announced
15:50 – 16:30

Session 9: Election Protection

Carah Ong Whaley, Director of Election Protection, Issue One
17:15 –

Reception and Dinner - The Quirk Hotel, 499 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Dinner Speaker: To be announced

17:15 – 18:15 Reception with Light Hors D'oeuvres :30 – 20:00 Seated Dinner 

Day 2 - Friday, May 24, 2023

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

Time Activity
08:15 – 09:00  Light Breakfast
08:55 – 09:00

Welcome Back

Jack Davidson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
09:00 – 09:10

Budgeting For Your Internship

 
09:10 – 10:00

Table Top Exercise - Responding to a Ransomware Attack

 
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15

Team Building Activity – Escape Room

Angela Orebaugh,  Department of Computer Science
11:00 – 11:15 

Break
11:15 – 12:15

Professional Behavior and Expectations

 
12:15 –13:15

Lunch (Davis Commons, Just Outside Auditorium) 
13:15 – 14:15

FOIA and Confidentiality Training

Terri Detrani, FOIA Officer, Virginia Department of Elections (To be confirmed)
14:15 – 15:00

Public Service Career Pathways

Dana Quist, Assistant Director & Career Advisor, Center for Engineering Career Development (To be Confirmed)
15:00 – 15:30

Wrap-up and Group Photo

All
15:30

Safe Travels to All

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Group Photo