Posted Apr 23, 2026.
Hi! Your incoming Cyber president Matt here. If you weren't already in the know, ACM Cyber is recruiting new board members for 2026-2027! Confused? Nervous? So was I. ACM has a wonderful elections guide, but I thought I wanted to get more specific here.
There are a lot of areas of computing you can dive into. However, cybersecurity can be a bit more confusing and at a glance it might seem like there are fewer ways to get involved. That's where we come in.
If you're interested in spreading the good word of cyber, ACM Cyber is for you. If you've been to our events and felt that this is your vibe, ACM Cyber is definitely for you.
As always, joining an org like ACM is a great opportunity to touch grass and network.
Beyond the activities listed below, duties include attending weekly and quarterly meetings and be reasonably active on Discord.
You'll host fun workshops. They can range from Intro to CTFs to Wi-Fi hacking, or anything you can come up with - what matters is that attendees have a blast learning something they might not have seen in class! The expectation is that you host at least one a quarter, maybe more if room bookings allow. Check our events page for inspo!
You'll help keep everyone nice and cozy by hosting socials. Think Cyber movie night, board games, snack runs, you name it. You'll do 1-2 of these a quarter. You might also help us with marketing and expand our social media presence. Same goes: check our website for inspo.
You'll help organize SDCTF by setting up challenge infrastructure, organizing challenge development, and ironing out sponsors and logistics. As such, prior CTF or CyberPatriot or any kind of experience with competitions is great but not required! We are also developing a team for CCDC, but this project is more in the works. This is probably the most involved role.
Since we can't pay you real money for your effort, all we can ask for is
This means that we care that you care. Technical skills or past experience are good to have but secondary to your general enthusiasm for Cyber. If you need to learn something, you'll likely just learn it along the way!
Here's what I mean: let's say your role involves hosting events. Then you'll really shine through to attendees if you're passionate about what you're doing, and they'll keep coming back.
Please don't think that you're not "good enough" to join. ACM Cyber tries to be the opposite of that idea.
To apply for ACM Board, fill out a single board ranking form where you mark down your favorite teams. We hope Cyber is up there! Then for each team (like us), complete a separate form.
We'll ask why you chose us and why you think you're qualified. Feel free to discuss your experience in ACM or other orgs, or anything you think we should know about you!. We also allow you to submit your resume if you have one, but you shouldn't worry about it as much. Think of it as supporting documentation.
The next step is a single 30-minute Zoom interview. Don't worry, it's not that deep. We just want to get to know you a little and think about how you might fit in our team. This is a club and we're all students so you don't have to dress formally or anything like that. I'll probably be wearing a hoodie.
We'll ask behavioral questions only, with one half exception: if you're applying to host workshops or socials, be ready to talk about how you might organize a hypothetical event. What might the premise be? What activities will attendees do?
Check the elections guide for when we'll release decisions. If you receive good news from us and want to accept, please let us know quickly! Likewise if you decide you won't join us; this helps us keep things moving. After that, please keep checking your email and Discord where we'll send you info about onboarding and next steps.
If we can't offer you the position, please don't take it as a reflection of your skills. It sucks and I've been there. There are limits on the size of our team, and they're usually lower than the number of applicants. Keep your chin up! There'll always be more cycles and more opportunities to get involved.
Happy to answer them! Join the Cyber Discord and send me a question or ask in general chat so more people can see and benefit!
Whether or not you apply or get accepted, please know that you're a cherished member of our community. When we say that ACM is members-first, we're talking about you, so thanks for giving us a chance and good luck!