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Woman in Cybersecurity
WiCyS is a global community of over 11,000 women and allies dedicated to recruit, retain, and advance women in cybersecurity. We have 70 professional affiliates and over 300 student chapters in over 100 countries. WiCyS stands as the nonprofit organization that creates accessibility and opportunities for the cybersecurity workforce. With many initiatives and programming efforts, we continue to pave paths for many to get into cybersecurity and advance because of it. Our strategic partners, philanthropic funders, and conference sponsors are the foundation for making this happen.
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Year Up
ABOUT Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. Year Up is committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code. In addition to driving impact through direct service and strategic partnerships with employers, talent providers, and policymakers, Year Up is committed to addressing the root causes of the Opportunity Divide in this country and creating pathways to opportunity at broad scale. Helping to power the opportunity movement and make this work possible.
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Pan Asian American Business Council
The mission of the Pan Asian American Business Council (“PAABC”) is to enable and foster the development and growth of Asian American owned businesses WHAT WE DO PAABC will develop member businesses by: Making introductions for contracts from larger corporations Generate demand for their products or services by improved marketing Organize consortiums to respond to large corporate contract opportunities because the individual business may not have the capability to service these large contracts on their own Provide key business issue education by experts so that small businesses are better qualified to provide profitable and high quality goods and services Provide a forum for networking with other businesses
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Woman's Security Alliance
The Women’s Security Alliance (WomSA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of women in cybersecurity. WomSA provides mentorship, training and networking opportunities for women entering, re-entering, or advancing in the cybersecurity workforce. WomSA supports gender equality and long-term career development by aligning members’ strengths and interests to the proper cybersecurity career path.
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Chicago CISO of the Year
The Chicago CISO of the Year program seeks to recognize outstanding Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) for the contributions they make to their organizations, the information security profession, and the local community. Now in its twelfth year of operation, the program is overseen by a committee of peer CISOs, and partners with local chapters of AITP, ChicagoFIRST, CSA, InfraGard, ISACA, ISSA, PAABC, SIM, and WiCyS to promote and elevate the CISO role within Chicago's business community.
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