Start an (ISC)² Chapter in Your Community

To be eligible to start a chapter, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• Be an (ISC)² member in good standing for a minimum of 3 years
• Be a resident of the area in which you plan to start a chapter for at least one year
• Have proven leadership experience in a professional setting
• Not currently serving as an officer of another security chapter organization
• No previous convictions of criminal activity or conduct

Also, you agree to:

• Not offer unauthorized training or training materials that prepare individuals for any (ISC)² related exam or otherwise commercially compete with (ISC)² education products and services. (Free study groups conducted and run by Chapter officers and or members excluded.)
• Attend at least one of two scheduled online Chapter Officer Meetings via Skype throughout the year. (APAC Region only)

(ISC)² is accepting petitions to start new chapters during specific enrollment periods per region throughout the year via a new online chapter application system. Learn which regions are enrolling now.

 

Chartering Chapter Timeline

	Q1-2021			Q3-2021
	APAC, EMEA, LATAM, & NAR			APAC, EMEA, LATAM, & NAR
Activity	Start	End		Start	End
PETITION PHASE - OPEN ENROLLMENT	1-Jan	31-Jan		1-Jul	31-Jul
PETITION REVIEW / APPROVAL	1-Feb	30-Apr		1-Aug	31-Oct
APPLICATION PHASE	1-May	31-May		1-Nov	15-Dec
ESTABLISHMENT PHASE	1-Jun	30-Sep		16-Dec	30-Apr
OFFICIAL PHASE	1-Oct	31-Oct		1-May	31-May

 

*Note: All dates are tentative and may be changed any time, and without notice

 

To start an (ISC)² Chapter:

• Learn about the chapter application process by downloading the (ISC)² Chartering Chapter Guidelines
• Preview questions by reviewing the petition form.
• Return to this page for enrollment periods and updates

Contact us with questions at chapters@isc2.org.