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NICE Conference and Expo

The NICE Conference is the annual convening of community members and thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits to explore ways of developing a skilled cybersecurity workforce. It is hosted by Florida International University and New America, and supported by NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The 2026 NICE Conference & Expo took place June 1–3, 2026 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme was From Foundations to the Future: Transforming the Cybersecurity Workforce. The program included a half-day of workshops followed by two full days of sessions on cybersecurity education, training, and workforce needs. Agenda recordings and photos are posted on the official 2026 recap pages.

Dates for the next annual edition have not been published on the official site. The organizers also promote related activities such as the OAS Cyber Americas Forum; those are separate events and are not the annual NICE Conference & Expo.

Official site: niceconference.org