Cyber Defense

September 4, 2010

AFA Members, Congressional Staff Members, Civic Leaders, DOCA members, two weeks ago, I wrote you about AFA’s National High School Cyber Defense Competition (http://www.afa.org/PresidentsCorner/Notes/Notes_8-20-10.pdf) [think Spelling Bee … but for high schoolers … and in the cyber domain]. This is an exciting new undertaking for AFA and is moving very fast. We now have 325 teams from 46 states registered and are adding more every day. [We are missing only Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, and Connecticut.] We also have a team registered in Japan !!

However, we still need your help in getting high schools interested in the competition.

Many have asked us: Which of the high schools near me are registered? We created a web link on the USCyberPatriot.org web site where you can find this data: http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/cppdfs/Team_Reg1Sept2010.pdf We update the link every evening, M-F. Is there a school in your area not on the list? Visit and encourage them to sign up! All the facts and great recruiting tips are on the web site: www.uscyberpatriot.org at the “How AFA Chapters Can Help” link.

Additionally we have a competition video which shows the excitement in this adventure. You can find it at: http://www.youtube.com/user/AirForceAssocHQ#p/a/u/0/Ez_YwtYH7T8

Are you coming to the Air & Space Conference later this month? Be sure to stop by the CyberPatriot exhibit area and watch exciting demos! They will be held Monday, 13 Sep, from 1130-1430; Tuesday, 14 Sep, from 1000-1200 and from 1400-1600; and Wednesday, 15 Sep, from 1000-1200 and from 1400-1600.

For your Consideration.

Mike
Michael M. Dunn
President/CEO
Air Force Association