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NIST Cybersecurity Awareness Month

To cap Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering its third annual National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workshop, October 30-November 1 at its Maryland campus.  NICE is focused on enhancing the overall cybersecurity posture of the U.S. by accelerating the availability of education and training resources designed to improve the cyber-behavior, knowledge, and skills of every segment of the population.  The workshop will feature four tracks focused on NICE’s primary goals: Raising Awareness: Online Safety Starts with You!; Education, Professionalism, and Certifications; Training and Maintaining a Competitive Cybersecurity Workforce; and the Role of Cybersecurity in Competitions.  Attendees will also observe students competing in a challenge.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://csrc.nist.gov/nice/2012workshop/.

K12 Administrators Dept. of Ed Family Policy Compliance Office

On October 24, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Department’s Family Policy Compliance Office will present via webinar a basic overview of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).  This one-hour presentation will be geared toward local school officials.  TO REGISTER, PLEASE GO TO https://educateevents1.webex.com/educateevents1/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=748074727.

2012 ARSC Awards for Music Excellence

Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.

2012 ARSC Awards for Excellence
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of
the 2012 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Begun in
1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers of books, articles, liner notes,
and monographs, to recognize outstanding published research in the field of recorded
sound. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages
high standards, and promotes awareness of superior works. Two awards may presented
annually in each category—one for best history and one for best discography. Certificates
of Merit are presented to runners-up of exceptionally high quality. The 2012 Awards for
Excellence honor works published in 2011.
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