HammerCon 2026: 5th Annual National Convention of the MCPA @ Johns Hopkins APL (Laurel, MD)
HammerCon is the annual national convention of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) and serves as the premier gathering of, by, and for the American military cyber community. This year’s theme is “Mastery in Action: Vigilant – Vicious – Victorious”. Join us at our world-class venue, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)!
So many speakers, exhibitors, and activities! MCPA members and US military attend for FREE. Earn CEU/CPE to maintain certs! Find more details at the event site HammerCon.org. Sponsor and exhibitor info here. See pics/vids/info about last year’s event here.
Schedule: Registration opens at 0800 (US eastern) unless you picked up your badge at the pre-HammerCon social the evening before, opening remarks at 0830, lunch available at 1200, awards and closing remarks at 1630, and on-site networking reception at 1700 (all attendees invited). A detailed agenda is maintained on the event site, HammerCon.org.
Planned Activities: similar scope as last year, but more thanks to the generosity of our national and event sponsors (including Palo Alto Networks, our Founding HammerCon Two-Star Executive Sponsor)!
- 4 Tracks: main, research, scholars, and commercial
- Villages: we usually host villages like IoT, RF, Soldering, Hiring, Packet Hacking, Lockpick, and more
- Exhibitors: info tables from orgs across this community and beyond
- Consumables: food, drink, and other free stuff
- Presenting of medals, scholarship, raffle items, and more
- VIP Lounge