(ISC)² is excited to announce that the seventh annual Security Congress will be held in Austin, Texas. The event will take place September 25–27 and will be held at the JW Marriott.

For the first time, (ISC)² Security Congress will be an independent event. For the first six years, Congress was collocated with ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits; this past year Congress was also collocated with the InfraGard National Members Alliance 20th Anniversary Congress and Conference. (ISC)² is grateful to ASIS International for allowing us to collocate with them over the past six years. Their support and guidance was integral to the success of Security Congress.

The date and venue announcement was shared at the annual Town Hall member meeting at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on September 11. The decision was made to break away this year after surveying members following past Congresses. Feedback indicated that (ISC)² members wanted their own event, with their own content catering to their specific fields. (ISC)² is committed to listening to our members, and after careful planning, the decision was made to make the seventh annual Security Congress an independent event.

Early-bird registration will open in Spring 2017 at http://congress.isc2.org/.