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Committee considers autumn cybersecurity forum; DOJ and credit-union speakers possible
Summary
Committee members discussed scheduling a cybersecurity forum for late October, with potential speakers from the Department of Justice, local FBI liaison, credit unions and law-enforcement cyber staff; they agreed to propose dates and check council-chamber availability.
Committee members discussed holding a cybersecurity outreach event in the fall and agreed to propose dates and contact potential speakers.
The group identified a target week (the week of Oct. 27'30) and said Wednesday, Oct. 29 would be the first-choice date; other options included Thursday and Tuesday as backups. "Why don't we just throw out the whole week of the 27th to the 30th and see what's available?" a member suggested. Committee members said they would check council-chamber availability and avoid conflict with trunk-or-treat and other seasonal events.
Potential speakers and formats discussed included a panel combining the U.S. Department of Justice cyber unit, a local FBI liaison, a credit union representative to talk about scams and fraud during the holidays, and a detective from the county cyber unit. A committee member said the DOJ responded favorably when asked in prior outreach: "If you give us a date and time, we're happy to show up," the member recounted.
Logistics next steps agreed at the meeting: - Committee members will propose dates (week of Oct. 27'30) and check council-chamber availability with staff. - If a date is available, committee staff will contact DOJ, local banks/credit unions and law-enforcement cyber staff to confirm participation and format (single speaker vs. panel). - The committee will aim to schedule the event before the holiday shopping season so attendees can learn to avoid scams.
Ending: The committee asked staff to prioritize checking council availability and to circulate any confirmed date so the committee could begin outreach and advertising.
