About the Event

In response to the ever-increasing threats to U.S. and UK Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Fairmont State University is partnering with the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the University of Plymouth to deliver an interactive solution-focused conference discussing the protection of CNI.  Pursuing an international perspective, the conference will profile specific physical, biological, and cyber threats to CNI while also considering how state and non-state actors may coordinate these vectors to inflict maximum harm.  In addition to the externally directed threats to CNI, the conference will examine the unique challenges associated with internal sabotage or ‘insider threat’ and the ways in which this can be exploited by hostile state actors and their proxies.

When: July 28 and 29
​Where: On the campus of Fairmont State University, additional locations for specialist conversations by invitation

For more information about the event, email Dr Greg Cutlip (Fairmont State University) [email protected]

Register to Attend

Complete the form below to register for the event or make a gift in support of the conference.

Call for Abstracts

To submit posters and/or podium presentations for consideration, please provide a PDF that includes the following information:
  • identify proposal as poster presentation or podium presentation
  • title of submission
  • names of authors
  • affiliations of authors
  • 250 word abstract

Email Dr Greg Cutlip to share your submission 
[email protected]​

Lodging Information

To qualify for block rates, please reserve your room by July 13, 2025.

Holiday Inn Express
2256 Landing Lane
Fairmont, WV 26554
$109 plus tax
Must call to book rooms.  304-816-5133. 
​The code is FSU, and the block number is 135701.

Fairfield Inn & Suites 
27 Southland Drive
Fairmont, WV 26554
$94 plus tax
Must call to book rooms.  304-367-9150. 
The code is FCCS (Fairmont State Cybersecurity Conference)

Microtel Inn and Suites at Charles Pointe
201 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, WV 26554
$85 plus tax
Must call to book rooms.  304-808-2000

Comfort Suites Bridgeport
285 White Oaks Blvd.
Bridgeport, WV 26330
$117 plus tax
Must call to book rooms.  304-933-3390. 
The code is FSU Cybersecurity
​*All cash gifts to the Fairmont State Foundation will be charged a 4% management fee. You may choose to pay that fee up front or have it taken out of your overall gift.