#ETE17 Outtake: Invest in Cybersecurity Training Now + Bonus from One of Our Partners

[Talib Karim]

Dear colleague, On behalf of STEM4US!, I want to express my gratitude for your support in last week's successful Energy, Technology & Education Festival 2017--- #ETE17. Held on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, #ETE17 took place at the Washington Convention Center during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.  We were honored that four of the most senior Congressional Black Caucus members participated in #ETE17 as speakers: Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Sanford Bishop, and Rep. Hank Johnson ---- each with responsibility over a key Congressional committee or subcommittee.    Here are some additional #ETE17 highlights (see below for full list of key guests): #ETE17 Registered Students (K-12 & College/University): 200 Schools Represented at #ETE17: 7+ (Washington Math Science Technology High School, Lowell School; Bowie State University, Lincoln University, Howard University, George Mason University, University of Maryland, and numerous home school programs) #ETE17 Speakers: 35 #ETE17 Partners: 34 #ETE17 Exhibitors: 8 #ETE17 Government Speakers, Guests: 26 #ETE17 Forums & Roundtables: 10 #ETE17 Total Registered Guests: 305 #ETE17 was inspired by the recent hurricanes and other natural disasters plus the cyber attacks on our nation's health, energy, and banking systems.  As such, #ETE17gathered leading educators, innovators, and policymakers to directly engage and mentor youth as well as to offer recommendations for boosting the country's cybersecurity workforce. We also heard from experts on how to protect our children, neighborhoods, and even cultural expressions from abuse in this digital era.  The biggest take-away from #ETE17 was the call for a consortium to raise $500 million in federal and private funding to build Cybersecurity training labs/incubators at community colleges and Historically Black Colleges & Universities. As a next step, we plan to produce a policy report with a complete summary of #ETE17 festival recommendations and other important data.   Also be on the lookout for a #ETE17 photo gallery and survey to get your feedback on how to make next year's ETE festival even better.   As we set our sights ahead, I challenge you to be more than a passive supporter.  Lend a hand to make our bold vision a reality by becoming a STEM4US! Annual Partner (click on the link below).

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I also want to take this moment say a big thanks to the countless companies, government agencies, non-profits and individuals who lent their time and resources over the past year to support the success of #ETE17. In particular, let me recognize the following: ETE17 Partners: Pepco; Washington Teachers Union; NASDAQ OMX; US Department of Energy; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; District of Columbia Public Service Commission; District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel; National African American Drug Policy Coalition; Dr. Maurice Bygrave and the Caribana Arts Group (Toronto, Ontario, CA); Sabree, Inc; American Association of Blacks in Energy;International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals; Global Solutions Consulting; Mariko Bennett; Dr. Alan Anderson, Bowie State University, Chair, Department of Natural Sciences; Empowerment through Technology and Education (ETTE); BRIC, Inc.; Multicultural Media and Technology Council; Dinkra Stylez; Akira's Book Club;Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Washington Informer; NSBE-DC; IN3DC;National Bar Association, Health Law Section; Emille Bryant Presents; Clifford Barnes, Esq.; Bespoke, Inc.; DAS Designs and Graphics, Inc.; Duane Graves & Alpha Graphics, G Street, Washington, DC; and Malcolm Barnes Photography. ETE17 Exhibitors: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; District of Columbia Public Service Commission; Dinkra Stylez; Akira's Book Club; IN3DC; Emille Bryant Presents;United States Patent & Trademark Office; and ConnectDC. ETE17 Speakers: Talib I. Karim, STEM4US! CEO & Co-Founder;  Hassan S. Karim, CISSP, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, PNC Bank; Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, Vice President, International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals; David Sidransky, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health Care Finance; Tracy Adams Avery, Cyber Security Assurance & Compliance Manager, Founder/Executive Director of Cyber Secure Kids; Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr.; Tracey Woods, Vice President Operations, American Association of Blacks in Energy; Aaron Saunders, CEO, Clearly Innovative Inc./Luma Lab/IN3DC Incubator; Angel Rich, CEO, The Wealth Factory; Damani K. Ingram, TEC Law Firm; Stanley Pierre-Louis, Senior Vice President General Counsel, Entertainment Software Association;  Hilton George, CEO, Blerdcon;  Michael Lyles, Executive Director for the Prince George's County Human Relations Commission/Chair, Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Task Force; Fareed Hayat, Esq., Director, Howard Law Criminal Justice Clinic; Brendan Nichols, Esq., TEC Law Firm;  Jeffrey Baumgartner, Senior Advisor for Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Fellow, Brookings Fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation; Congressman Bobby Scott (Newport News, VA), Ranking Member, Education and Workforce Committee; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia),  Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit; Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson (Decatur, GA), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (Albany, GA), Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Mariko Bennett, CEO, Coco B Consultants; Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Provost, Lincoln University;  Dr. Frank Xu, Director of CAE-CD Cybersecurity Program/Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Bowie State University; Elizabeth Davis, President, Washington Teachers Union; Jameel Aalim-Johnson, Associate Vice President at NASDAQ; Hon. Betty Ann Kane, Chair, DC Public Service Commission; Edsel Brown, Assistant Administrator, Small Business Administration; Emmett Vaughn, Director, Exelon Office of Diverse Business Empowerment; Kerry Ann Thomas, CEO, KAT Productions; Dr. Maurice Bygrave, Dentist and Co-Founder of Caribana, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival; Nicholas A. Majett, Prince George’s County Chief Administrative Officer; Sheryl Ellison Ponds BSME, MBA; Laverne Largie Tucker, JD, LL.M, CHC, Chairwoman National Bar Association Health Law Section;Tonya Kinlow, Vice President of Community Engagement, National Children’s Medical Center; and Emille Bryant ETE17 Honorary Congressional Hosts: Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore, MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee  (D-Houston, TX), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations; Congressman Henry “Hank” Johnson (D-Decatur, GA), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law; Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-Albany, GA), Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie, MN), Ways & Means Committee; and Congressman French Hill (R-Little Rock, AK), Committee on Financial Services. ETE17 Honorees:  Jameel Johnson; Donna Cooper; Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr.; Dr. Maurice Bygrave, Tajjudin Sabree; Hassan Karim; and Ralph Smith ETE17 Team: Talib Karim, CEO; Akou Basse, Social Media Team; Alexis Lyers, Social Media Team; Brendan Nichols, Speaker Outreach Team; Brittany Edwards, Human Resources Team; Caleb Davis, Data Team; Drew Alfano, School Outreach Team; Emille Bryant, Partner Outreach Team, Gabriela Borjas, Operations Manager; Joel Sandjong, Data Team; Kai Johnson, Partner Outreach Team, Kaif Johnson, Social Media Team; Kerry Ann Thomas, Speaker Outreach, Marketing Consultant; Kiera Bell, Social Media Team; Latifa Hall, Social Media Team; Lena Williams, Social Media Team; Makaile Stanley, Social Media Team; Maria Jacobson, Social Media Team; Maryam Sabur, School Outreach Team; Neswanth Keepudi, Data Team; Roger Glass, Media Outreach Consultant; Sabrina Kidane Social Media Team, Sabrina Chung, Social Media Team; Sharifah Masten, Logistics Director; Chanice Demonsthene, Speaker Outreach Team; and Dehejia Butler, Marketing Team;  Brendan Nichols, Speaker Outreach Team;  and Chanice Demosthene, Outreach Team.

If you would like more details about becoming a STEM4US! Annual Partner or even serving on our board of directors or advisory board, shoot me an email to ta...@stem4us.org. Again, I appreciate your support and look forward to us working closer together over the next year and then celebrating our success at #ETE18!   Talib I. Karim, STEM4US!, CEO & Co-founder…#HacktheHackers

Photo by Malcolm Barnes A Message From Our Partner, Emille Bryant Presents Thanks to all of you for making #ETE17 a HUGE success.  I loved being a part of a great team and all of you made the event powerful. As such, I'd like to extend each of you a special discount to take my course, Awaken to Brazen Creativity.  This course is a groundbreaking, six-lesson, on-demand webinar that will help unlock your genius and boost your creativity right now.  Each lesson is packed with tips and tools, and thoughts, about what is happening in your world today and how you can release your potential and tap into it immediately.   To take advantage of this 75% discount, click on   https://www.brazencreativity.com/store/F9NuhBoo and use the following coupon code ETE17GOSTEM. Note, this offer expires onOctober 9th, 2017! Additionally, I'm offering the e-reader version of my book Start With A Sparkle at a 95% discount.  To get your e-book now for only 99 cents, click:  http://a.co/i2WpoSA(for just 99 cents)for you.  Be quick, this offer also expires on October 9th, 2017.

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Talib I. Karim
Attorney at Law & Writer

Mobile: (202) 256-0499
Email: Talib...@gmail.com