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You're Invited: SANS DC Metro 2026 Community Night

The Washington, DC metro region is home to one of the nation's most influential cybersecurity communities, where government, industry, and security leaders come together to tackle today's biggest challenges. Join us for an evening of networking, conversation, and lasting connections.

When: Wednesday, September 30 | 5:30 – 7:45 PM ET

Where: The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton 8120 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814

*NOTE: Space is limited. Please reserve your space using the form below. 

Experience Community Night

A closer look at the people, conversations, and energy behind SANS Community Night.

Connect with the Washington, DC Cybersecurity Community

Home to federal agencies, defense organizations, leading enterprises, and cybersecurity innovators, the Washington, DC metro area brings together one of the nation's most active security communities. SANS DC Metro 2026 Community Night is your opportunity to connect with the professionals, practitioners, and leaders advancing cybersecurity every day.

Why Attend

People Socializing in a Bar

Shake hands with SANS Faculty, Fellows, and fellow practitioners who are actively solving the hardest security problems

Rich Green Teaching

Hear a featured SANS@Night talk, full of expert knowledge, zero cost, no sales pitch

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Build real relationships in the SANS community and the broader industry

Meet Your SANS@Night Presenter

SANS Principal Instructors don't just teach, they're active practitioners shaping the field in real time.

Viswanath (Vis) Chirravuri, Certified Instructor Candidate Chief AI Security Governance at Thales Cyber and Digital

Viswanath “Vis” Chirravuri brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and product security experience to the fast-moving intersection of AI security, application security, DevSecOps, and software supply chain security. A SANS Certified Instructor Candidate for SEC545: GenAI and LLM Application Security and the author of SEC546: Securing Agentic AI, and Chief AI Security Governance at Thales Cyber and Digital, he helps students connect GenAI and LLM application security to the realities of product security, secure software development, cloud security, and AI/ML lifecycle governance.

Viswanath Chirravuri

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NOTE: Space is limited. Please reserve your space using the form below.