HammerCon 2023: 2nd Annual National Convention of the MCPA

***This is for In-Person Attendance Only. No need to register for remote viewing.***

HammerCon is the national convention of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) and serves as the premier gathering of/by/for the American military cyber community.

This year's theme is "Understanding our PAST to succeed in the PRESENT and shape the FUTURE". With the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the "first cyber command" (Joint Task Force-Computer Network Defense (JTF-CND)) this year, it is a great time to reflect on how far the military cyber community has grown and what lies ahead!

So many speakers, exhibitors, and activities! MCPA members and US military attend for FREE. Find more details at the event site here. Sponsor and exhibitor info here. See pics/vids/info about last year's event here

Registration opens at 0730 (US eastern), opening remarks at 0830, all tracks open at 0900, lunch available at 1130, awards and closing remarks at 1630, and networking reception at 1700 (all attendees invited). A detailed agenda will be posted on the event site, HammerCon.org.

Planned Activities: similar scope as last year, but more!

• 3 Tracks: main, academic, and commercial
• Villages: IoT Village, Lockpick Village, and Career Hacking Village
• Exhibitors: info tables from orgs across this community and beyond
• Career Services: cyber career field managers, units and orgs that are recruiting, and more
• VIP Lounge
• Consumables: food, drink, and other free stuff

All pre-registered HammerCon attendees are also invited to the pre-HammerCon Social at DreamPort on Wednesday 17 May 2023. There are currently no other official/authorized HammerCon pre-parties or after-parties.

Risk mitigation procedures will be in effect and all ticket purchases are subject to verification. Receipt of e-ticket does not guarantee event admittance. All attendees subject to standards of professionalism. As with all MCPA events, we reserve the right to revoke any ticket for any reason at any time.

Thank you to our MCPA national and event sponsors:

Capitol Technology University, Google Cloud, Lockheed Martin, Cisco, National Security Institute at Virginia Tech, Center for Global Affairs at NYU, Nutanix, IDS International