MINS 00–15
Kickoff, Local Job Board & Intros
Welcome new members (high school, collegiate & adult learners), announce open Horry County tech internships and roles, and introduce visiting guest mentors.
MONTHLY OPEN LAB // CONWAY, SC (NOV LOCATION: TBD) // $0 ADMISSION
Hands-On Tech, Hardware & Career Mentorship for Anyone & Everyone in Horry County.
Conway Computer Club (CCC) is a free, 100% open-to-the-public monthly gathering for everyone passionate about technology. We welcome high school students discovering their first lines of code, undergraduate and trade scholars, adult career changers, self-taught tinkerers, and local IT leaders. We kick off in November 2026 (Location: TBD — Conway / Horry County) with dedicated Cyber & IT Career Advice, Job Market Strategy, and Live Group Resume Teardowns, followed by monthly hands-on technical labs. (All ages 13+ welcome; youth under 18 welcome with parent/guardian consent or accompanied by an adult).
CADENCE
Monthly (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
NOV 2026 LOCATION
TBD (Conway / Horry County, SC)
COST TO ATTENDEES
$0.00 (100% Free / 501c3 Funded)
01 // STANDARD 2-HOUR LAB ARCHITECTURE
Zero Fluff. Half Career Mentorship, Half Hands-On Lab.
Every monthly Conway Computer Club session follows a disciplined 120-minute run-of-show designed to give students both immediate career feedback and keyboard/soldering-iron time.
MINS 15–45 // MENTOR VILLAGE BLOCK
Career Clinic & Resume Engineering
Working CISOs, IT Directors, and senior practitioners conduct live 1-on-1 resume teardowns, mock interview Q&A, and career path mapping.
MINS 45–105 // OPEN LAB
60-Minute Hands-On Technical Lab
Break into guided stations: Raspberry Pi 5 networking & Linux cyber range, microcontroller & electronics prototyping, cloud/SOC defense labs, or team CTF exercises.
MINS 105–120+
Lightning Demos & Peer Networking
Demo student projects or lab solutions, followed by informal Q&A and mentorship networking in Conway.
02 // COMMUNITY LAB & WORKFORCE ROADMAP
5-Month Community & Student Hands-On Runway
Starting in November 2026 (Location: TBD — Conway / Horry County), Conway Computer Club runs monthly 2-hour sessions designed around practical engineering skills, portfolio building, and career readiness for learners at all levels.
MONTH 01 // LOC: TBD
NOV 2026
Go-Live Kickoff: Path to Cyber, Industry Roadmap & Resume Teardown
How to actually break into cybersecurity in 2026: certifications that matter vs. hype, what hiring managers look for, translating coursework & home labs into job offers, live group resume teardowns, and submitting your resume for asynchronous deep review. (Location: TBD in Conway / Horry County).
PATH TO CYBER & RESUME TEARDOWN
MONTH 02 // LOC: TBD
DEC 2026
AI in Your Pocket: What Does It Look Like to Carry AI in Your Pocket?
Demystifying everyday artificial intelligence: running lightweight local models on phones and laptops, privacy-first assistants, practical personal productivity workflows, and cutting through AI marketing hype.
AI IN YOUR POCKET
MONTH 03 // LOC: TBD
JAN 2027
Zero to Hero: Offensive Cybersecurity in an Afternoon
A fast-paced, practical walkthrough of offensive cybersecurity fundamentals taught by Joe Brinkley: the adversarial mindset, ethical reconnaissance, common web/network vulnerabilities, and why the best defenders think like attackers.
ZERO TO HERO CYBER
MONTH 04 // LOC: TBD
FEB 2027
Proof of Work: Building Your GitHub & Home Lab Portfolio
Why tangible proof of work wins technical interviews: setting up low-cost virtual labs at home, writing clean project documentation, publishing technical writeups, and showcasing real skills to employers.
HOME LAB & PORTFOLIO
MONTH 05 // LOC: TBD
MAR 2027
Local Cyber & Tech Community Roundtable: Mock Interviews & Q&A
Bringing regional IT and security practitioners together for live 1-on-1 technical mock interviews, open Q&A on local and remote tech career paths, and informal community networking.
MOCK INTERVIEWS & NETWORKING
03 // MOBILE LAB INFRASTRUCTURE
What We Bring Into the Lab
Funded by Mentor Village, Inc. community grants, our lightweight portable kits turn any classroom, library room, or meetup space into an interactive computing and security workshop in 15 minutes.
Isolated Cyber Range & Linux Cluster
Portable mini-PC and Raspberry Pi computing nodes running isolated Linux training environments, defensive packet analysis, and security capture exercises.
AI in Your Pocket: Portable Model Demonstrations
Lightweight local language models and agent toolchains running directly on consumer laptops, mini-PCs, and mobile hardware—demonstrating real-world, privacy-preserving AI.
Job-Hunting & Portfolio Engineering Modules
Structured resume teardown rubrics, hiring manager screening criteria, technical interview workbooks, and GitHub project showcase templates.
Accessible Computing & Tactile Tracing Kits
Braille and high-contrast labeled patch cabling, audio-continuity testers, and screen-magnification profiles so visually impaired, low-vision, and neurodivergent tech learners participate equally.
04 // FIELD EXPEDITIONS & CONFERENCES
Where Conway Computer Club Deploys
We don't stay in the lab. Through Mentor Village, Inc. student conference scholarships and travel grants, club members travel, compete in collegiate CTFs, and present offensive and defensive security research across the region.
SPRING 2027 // CONWAY & MYRTLE BEACH
HOME TURF // SHOWCASE
Coastal Carolina Cyber & STEM Showcase 2027
📍 Conway & Myrtle Beach, SC
Our home collegiate cybersecurity summit and hardware demo lab organized with Mentor Village, Inc. Features student villages, tactile hardware hacking stations, and regional IT / SOC recruiting.
WINTER 2026–2027 // REGIONAL
SPEAKER & SQUAD
BSides Charleston & Greenville
📍 Charleston & Greenville, SC
Regional cybersecurity community conferences where club founder Joe Brinkley presents on tactile hardware hacking and student cohorts attend subsidized by Mentor Village, Inc.
JANUARY 2027 // MID-ATLANTIC
RESEARCH FIELD TRIP
ShmooCon 2027
📍 Washington, DC
Iconic East Coast hacker convention bringing deep technical exploit and defense research. CCC leaders connect with national labs, federal security directors, and alumni.
AUGUST 2027 // LAS VEGAS
THE BIG SHOW
DEF CON 35 / Black Hat USA
📍 Las Vegas, NV
The pinnacle gathering for hardware hacking, wireless security, and adversarial defense. CCC alumni and student scholars participate in community villages and hardware workshops.
05 // COMMUNITY, CAMPUS & CIVIC ROOTS
Open to All: High Schools, Colleges & Grand Strand Builders
Conway Computer Club actively partners with local schools, collegiate educators, regional employers, and Horry County civic organizations. We are 100% community-driven and open to anyone eager to build, solder, code, or pivot into technology.
- 100% Free & Open to All (Ages 13+): No dues, no experience required. High schoolers, college students, veterans, adult career changers, and self-taught tinkerers. (Youth under 18 welcome with parent/guardian consent or accompanied by an adult).
- Zero Cost to Host: Fully operated under Mentor Village, Inc. (SC 501(c)(3) Public Benefit Nonprofit — EIN: 43-2521194).
- Student & Youth Leadership Roles: Dedicated Student Liaison & Lab Coordinator roles for high school and college members to build leadership credentials on their resumes.
- Direct Employer Pipeline: Connects Horry County talent directly with local IT directors, CISOs, and regional technology employers.
06 // JOIN THE ROSTER (NOV LOCATION: TBD)
RSVP for the Nov Career & Resume Kickoff, or Volunteer as a Mentor
Open to anyone and everyone: high school students, collegiate scholars, adult career changers, self-taught tinkerers, and local IT leaders. (All attendees age 13+; minors under 18 welcome with parent/guardian consent or accompanied by an adult). Select your role below to register for the November 2026 Kickoff (Location TBD — emailed to all RSVPs once finalized).