FREEATL
Build Your First Compliance Pipeline
with Nick McLaren
A hands-on virtual workshop with Nick McLaren on building an automated compliance evidence pipeline with Python, cloud APIs, Docker, and CI/CD.
Show up in the A
Events in the A
Upcoming GRC Engineering programming from the Atlanta Chapter, plus selected community events in Atlanta and Augusta. Show up, learn together, and build relationships around work that matters.
Upcoming events
Put these on your radar.
Chapter-hosted GRC Engineering programming and external community events worth attending, all in one place.
Featured Partner Event
PULL UP
Atlanta Developers' Conference 2026
A community-led developer conference
Atlanta Developers' Conference brings local and regional developers, architects, and technology experts together to share practical experience across AI application development, agentic coding, software security, languages, frameworks, and career growth.
PULL UP
Avant South 2026
AI in Action
Atlanta's annual tech and innovation conference, presented by the City of Atlanta with local colleges and universities. This year's theme, AI in Action, looks at how AI is reshaping the industries Atlanta knows best, from logistics and fintech to healthcare and media.
PULL UP
Code Reading Club
with Refactr Tech
Join REFACTR.TECH for a guided, language-agnostic reading of an unfamiliar code excerpt. Practice understanding code through prompts and group discussion alongside newer developers and seasoned engineers.
PULL UP
Appy Hour: The App Accelerator × Lance.App
Where Tech and Talent Meet
Appy Hour is a networking mixer and thought-leadership series for technical minds, two-curious visionaries, founders, developers, and builders. This edition brings together The App Accelerator and Lance.App for conversations about ideas, building apps, and getting products closer to launch.
PULL UP
BSides Augusta 2026
Where the Next Big Thing Happens
Make the regional connection with practitioners gathering around security, technology, and shared practice.
FREEATL + AUG
BSides Augusta Club Dinner
Tacos, good conversations, same community
After BSides Augusta wraps, join the Augusta and Atlanta GRC Engineering Club chapters at Tacocat. No presentation and no agenda, just dinner and conversations that started at the conference. Everyone orders and pays for their own food and drinks.
FREEAUG
Augusta GRC Engineering Club Chapter Kickoff
Build GRC Engineering in the CSRA
The Augusta chapter is bringing the local tech community together to learn about and build GRC Engineering in the CSRA. Meet the chapter leaders, see what the chapter is building, hear what's coming next, ask questions, and start building together. Attend in person at theClubhou.se in the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center or join virtually via Zoom.
PULL UP
Google DevFest Atlanta 2026
Empowering Developers & Builders in the Agentic Era
GDG Atlanta is hosting Google DevFest, a community-driven tech conference for developers and builders. Two days of Google tech sessions, hands-on labs, and local builder programming around building, securing, and scaling with AI.
PRO
Nick McLaren examines how threat actors abuse trusted platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket to distribute malware. The session explores a threat-hunting framework that correlates repository activity, endpoint telemetry, network communication, and cyber threat intelligence to identify multi-stage attack patterns.
PULL UP
Simply Cyber Con 2026
The Cyber Con That Feels Like Coming Home
A two-day practitioner-led cybersecurity conference built around authentic community, career growth, technical learning, and inclusive voices. This PULL UP event is outside Atlanta, with in-person attendance in Folly Beach, South Carolina and a virtual option.
PULL UP
Code Reading Club
with Eve Stroud
Join REFACTR.TECH for a guided, language-agnostic reading of an unfamiliar code excerpt. Practice understanding code through prompts and group discussion alongside newer developers and seasoned engineers.
PULL UP
BFUTR 2026 Global Tech Summit
Reprogramming the Enterprise: Technology, Talent & Leadership
Obsidi brings 20,000+ executives, technologists, investors, builders, and leaders together in the Greater Toronto Area to explore how AI is changing technology, talent, leadership, cybersecurity, data, and the future of work.
FREEATLTBC
Save the Date: Atlanta Home Turf Tour
Our first in-person chapter meeting of 2027
Save the date for the Atlanta stop of the GRC Engineering Club Home Turf US Tour. We are bringing the chapter together in person with GRC Engineering Club founder AJ Yawn joining us. More details are coming soon.
FREEATLTBC
Show & Fail
A recurring chapter show-and-learn series
Share something you tried, what did not work, and what you learned. Bring an unfinished project, a failed experiment, or a small improvement. All experience levels are welcome; dates, format, and participation details will be announced.
LEADSATL
WeeklyWeekly Leadership Standup
with the Jump Squad
A working session for chapter leads to coordinate priorities, remove blockers, and keep the chapter moving.
LEADS
MonthlyLeadership Huddle
with Abdie Mohamed
A monthly working session for chapter leaders with Abdie Mohamed, global chapter president. Compare notes across chapters, share what is working, surface challenges, and stay connected to the direction of the broader GRC Engineering Club.
PROATL
WeeklyLive Founder Q&A
with AJ Yawn
A weekly conversation with AJ Yawn, founder of the GRC Engineering Club. Bring questions, get unstuck, and hear how the club is thinking about GRC engineering.
About external events
PULL UP events are organized by independent community partners, not the Atlanta Chapter. Registration, pricing, schedules, and event policies are controlled by the external organizer.
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Access guide
Know before you go
Four labels. No guesswork.
No-cost chapter programming. Eligibility and registration details are shown with each event.
For official GRC Engineering Club members.
For members of the Atlanta chapter leadership team.
An external community event our members are encouraged to attend.
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How we meet
Useful interaction is the program
Community first. Programming second.
We are not trying to fill a calendar. We are creating reasons for people to work together, learn from one another, and let useful participation reveal what the chapter should build next.
Relationships over reach
Attendance numbers matter less than whether people leave with a useful connection, a clearer question, or someone they can call next time.
Participation over performance
Bring the problem, experiment, spreadsheet, question, or lesson. Practical contribution beats passive presentation.
Accessible by design
We keep chapter programming open whenever possible and make room for people across roles and experience levels.
The community is bigger than us
We partner with Atlanta security and technology communities because every useful event does not need to carry our name.
Want to know more about membership? Check out our Field Guide!
Read the ATL Field GuidePreviously in the community
A few things we've already shown up for.
A small look back at completed chapter and community programming. Not a full archive, just a few moments worth remembering.
State of the A
Atlanta Chapter Kickoff
State of the A brings the Atlanta GRC Engineering community together for a chapter kickoff. Meet chapter leaders, revisit what we are building in Atlanta, hear what's coming next, and bring your questions for an open Q&A.
Intro to GRC Engineering
with Danielle Koppel, President of the Augusta Chapter
Danielle Koppel, President of the GRC Engineering Club Augusta Chapter, introduces the ideas behind GRC Engineering and how automation, code, evidence, and security practices can move GRC beyond manual processes and checkbox compliance.
Anti Checkbox Pop-Up Museum - San Diego
A GRC Engineering Club community event
The Anti Checkbox Pop-Up Museum brought the GRC Engineering community together in San Diego for an in-person experience focused on moving beyond checkbox compliance and engaging with the discipline in a more practical, participatory way.
The next event starts with the roster
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Join the Atlanta chapter roster to hear when new sessions, labs, and community meetups are confirmed.