Regional Builder Days
A rotating host city, a shared challenge, and a full day for members to build useful compliance automation together.
A regional chapter initiative
Secure the South
Assure the A. Connect the region. Build what comes next.
Strong local chapters create stronger regional communities. Atlanta is helping connect practitioners across the South so ideas, speakers, projects, and opportunities can travel farther than any one city.
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ASSURE THE A◆SECURE THE SOUTH◆ENGINEER TOGETHER
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The mission
Local identity. Regional strength.
Every city keeps its voice. The region gains a bigger table.
Assure the A is our commitment to Atlanta: grow the local chapter, create practical opportunities, and make this city a visible center for GRC engineering.
Secure the South is the wider promise: connect nearby chapters, share the work, and create events that bring the Southern GRC community into the same room.
The growing network
Six cities. One shared direction.
Each chapter is independently growing through the official GRC Engineering Club program. This page creates a regional lens for collaboration, not a new membership layer.
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Atlanta, GA
Regional anchor
The capital of the South is building a home for practitioners turning governance, risk, and compliance into engineered systems.
Visit chapter AGSProvisionalAugusta, GA
Cyber + defense
A cyber hub with deep defense roots and a growing community ready to build practical GRC engineering capability.
Visit chapter HSVProvisionalHuntsville, AL
Aerospace + federal
Rocket City brings aerospace, federal, and defense practitioners together around compliance that can keep pace with engineering.
Visit chapter CAEProvisionalColumbia, SC
Government + education
State government, healthcare, defense, and universities create a strong base for workshops and hands-on GRC engineering labs.
Visit chapter BNAProvisionalNashville, TN
Cloud + healthcare
Nashville is combining cloud infrastructure, policy-as-code, AI, and compliance automation to move beyond documentation.
Visit chapter RDUProvisionalRaleigh, NC
Research + technology
The Research Triangle is building its chapter around hands-on sessions, shared artifacts, and learning by doing.
Visit chapterBuilt to travel
Joint events that make the whole region stronger.
As chapters mature, we can rotate host cities, combine audiences, and build a calendar that gives practitioners more ways to contribute than any single chapter could create alone.
Control Jams
Fast, collaborative working sessions where chapters turn one control problem into reusable code, evidence, or guidance.
Southbound Sessions
Cross-chapter talks and demos that move practical ideas between cities without waiting for one annual conference.
PULL UP
BSides Augusta 2026
Where the Next Big Thing Happens
Make the regional connection with practitioners gathering around security, technology, and shared practice.
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.
The South is already building
Start local. Think global.
Join your nearest official chapter, help it grow, and be part of the cross-city community taking shape across the South.