17th Annual
17th Annual
17th Annual
policy
competition
The NYU Center for Cybersecurity and Center for Global Affairs are proud to present the CSAW’20 Policy Competition. Students from various educational backgrounds who are interested in the nexus of policy and emerging technological issues are invited to think critically about major cybersecurity policy issues affecting society. The Policy Competition cultivates an environment encouraging students, academics, and professionals to challenge the status quo and impact the cyber-policy industry by presenting their ideas to leaders within the field.
2020 Policy Topics:
competition timeline
Competition Details & Registration Opens:
24 July 2020
Registration Deadline:
extended to 24 September 2020
Policy Writing Seminar:
25 September, 3:00 - 4:00 EDT
Policy Brief Deadline:
1 October 2020
Workshop on Presentation Skills:
2 October 2020, 1:00 EDT
Qualification Round Presentations*:
5 - 12 October 2020
Finalist Notification:
by 20 October 2020
Virtual Final Conference & Presentations*:
5 - 7 November 2020
Virtual Award Ceremony:
8 November 2020
*Presentation times to be scheduled with teams in advance
participating regions
Wesleyan University
rules & guidelines
competition registration
Please read the rules before you register for eligibility, topics, and links to background papers and grading rubrics.
Registration is via NYU Google Forms and users will be required to sign-in with a Google account. Please email the organizers if this poses a concern.
resources
background papers
policy writing seminar
25 September, 3 - 4 PM EDT
Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos and Hallie Stern of the NYU Center for Global Affairs will review guidelines and best practices for policy memo writing.
An online meeting link will be shared with registered teams.
workshop on presentation skills
02 October, 1 - 2 PM EDT
The CSAW Policy Competition is thrilled to announce a special session with Dr. Chris Ankersen and Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos of the NYU Center for Global Affairs.
Join us on October 2 at 1PM EDT for an opportunity to better understand how to best prepare your oral presentation for the CSAW competition.
An online meeting link will be shared with registered teams.
programs
competition organizers & judges
The policy competition is organized by students from NYU's Center for Global Affairs, the College of Arts & Science, the Graduate School of Arts & Science, and the School of Law. Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos joins CSAW as the Policy faculty lead for 2020.
Email the Organizers