The fifth annual YooperCON event at Northern Michigan University will be held on Wednesday, March 11, at the Northern Center. Hundreds of high school students from across the Upper Peninsula will converge on NMU's campus for a day of cybersecurity education and career exploration.
Students will have the opportunity to connect with industry professionals and learn about internet safety, scam detection and the role of artificial intelligence in the digital landscape.
YooperCON 2026 will feature 10 unique cybersecurity education sessions: Ask AI Right; Career Q&A; Cyber Bingo; Metadata Mayhem; Gamer's Challenge; Network Topo; Digital Vapor Trails; Teachable Machines; Hack A House; and KC-7. The breakout sessions are scheduled from 9:20-11:25 a.m. and noon to 1:55 p.m., with lunch in between.
Registration is free and all registered students and teachers receive lunch and a t-shirt. YooperCON 2026 is sponsored by the NMU Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute (UPCI), a Marshall Plan for Talent Grant, NMU's Seaborg Center for Math and Science, and the MiSTEM Network.
For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/YC2026.