> fayetteville, nc · verified oct 22, 2026
North Carolina
Fayetteville's security calendar is shaped by Fort Bragg: the AFCEA North Carolina chapter holds luncheons on post and in town, and runs a two-day Innovation Summit with a career fair at the Crown Complex each February. Fayetteville Technical Community College, a National Center of Academic Excellence, runs a weekly student cyber club and has hosted public talks and a CTF. Community security conferences are a drive away, in Raleigh and Durham.
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Mon, Nov 2 to Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · In person or live online (ET)
Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd, Cary, and online · Regional
Eleven courses covering incident response, cloud security, AI security automation and human risk leadership, in person and online.
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Tue, Dec 15, 2026
Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh · Regional
Run by Government Technology's events business; registration is free but the page says it is open to public sector only. A December 2025 edition was postponed after a fire at the Raleigh Convention Center; the 2026 date is on the organizer page.
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Fri, Dec 18, 2026
McKimmon Conference and Training Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional
Volunteer-run grassroots conference for the Raleigh-Durham security community. Tickets are on sale (prices not shown on the pages read); the call for presentations closed.
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Wed, Feb 17 to Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on February 17 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on February 18; career fair 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days
Crown Complex, 1960 Coliseum Dr, Fayetteville
Formerly TechNet Fort Liberty. Defense technology summit; the 2027 program names a cyber dominance track among air, land, maritime and space topics. Military and government attendees register free with ID; industry early-bird rates are $225 (AFCEA members) and $250, rising to $340 and $375 onsite; students $20. The co-located Resource and Career Fair is free to candidates. The call for presentations closed October 16, 2026.
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Fri, Feb 26, 2027
McKimmon Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional
Hosted by the North Carolina Partnership for Cybersecurity Excellence (NC PACE). The symposium page lists the date and venue; registration fees are not posted.
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Fri, May 14 to Sun, May 16, 2027
DoubleTree by Hilton, Durham (ZIP 27703) · Regional
Three-day nonprofit hacker conference, May 14 to 16, 2027, now shown on the conference website. The page shows a tickets placeholder and no price. Durham is about 75 minutes from Fayetteville.
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Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
The first edition was held April 11, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
Greensboro (the 2026 event was at Four Seasons Town Centre, 410 Four Seasons Town Centre) · Regional
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Fayetteville State University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science · In the city
Competes in regional CTF events; no public meeting schedule posted
Two FSU student teams placed 14th and 22nd of 30 at the North Carolina National Guard's Minuteman Cyber Cup CTF in Greensboro on April 11, 2026. FSU offers a B.S. in cybersecurity; no standing student club page was found. The department newsletter states no access terms.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only
Fayetteville Technical Community College, General Classroom Building, Room 119, 2817 Fort Bragg Rd · In the city
Weekly on Wednesdays, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., through May 13, 2026; no fall 2026 meetings are on the college calendar
Student club of FTCC's IT/Systems Security program, which is part of the college's Cyber Defense Education Center (an NSA/DHS CAE school). Meetings are described as focused on cybersecurity and computer programming. The college also hosts public Tech Speak talks (October 30, November 10 and November 20, 2025) and held a Cyber Capture the Flag with the North Carolina National Guard on March 6, 2026. The event pages state no fee or eligibility terms beyond the college setting.
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Fort Bragg and Fayetteville; some events in the Triangle · In the city
Luncheons on a monthly cadence, rotating between Fort Bragg and Fayetteville venues; the events page lists only the September 17, 2026 luncheon
Adjacent: a defense communications and technology association whose membership includes cybersecurity practitioners, not a security-only group. The September 17, 2026 luncheon at the Iron Mike Conference Center on Fort Bragg was free; other luncheons have member and guest pricing, with reduced student rates. Events on the installation need advance access coordination.
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