[crypto] [tanja at hyperelliptic.org: ECC 2009 first announcement]

R. Hirschfeld ray at unipay.nl
Thu May 14 10:25:23 CEST 2009


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Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:03:46 +0200
From: Tanja Lange <tanja at hyperelliptic.org>
Subject: ECC 2009 first announcement

THE 13TH WORKSHOP ON ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY (ECC 2009)

August 24-26, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
hosted by The University of Calgary

http://ecc.math.ucalgary.ca

First Announcement:

ECC 2009 is the 13th in a series of annual workshops dedicated to the
study of elliptic curve cryptography and related areas. Over the past
years the ECC conference series has broadened its scope beyond
elliptic curve cryptography and now covers a wide range of areas
within modern cryptography. For instance, past ECC conferences
included presentations on hyperelliptic curve cryptography,
pairing-based cryptography, side-channel attacks, voting protocols,
quantum key distribution, AES, hash functions, and implementation
issues.

At the same time ECC continues to be the premier conference on
elliptic curve cryptography. It is hoped that ECC 2009 will further
our mission of encouraging and stimulating research on the security
and implementation of elliptic curve cryptosystems and related areas,
and encouraging collaboration between mathematicians, computer
scientists and engineers in the academic, industry and government
sectors.

As with past ECC conferences, there will be about 15 invited lectures
(and no contributed talks) delivered by internationally leading
experts. There will be both state-of-the-art survey lectures as well
as lectures on latest research developments.

There will be a Rump Session on Monday evening, where participants can
give short (5-10 minutes) presentations on recent results, work in
progress, or make announcements of interest to attendees. A call for
submissions for the Rump Session will be issued to registrants in early
September.

Invited Speakers:

The following is only the initial list of invited speakers (all have been 
confirmed).  The complete list of invited speakers should be available by 
the end of May.

Matt Campagna - Certicom
Chen-Mou Cheng - National Taiwan University
Vassil Dimitrov - University of Calgary
Julio Lopez - University of Campinas
Alfred Menezes - University of Waterloo
Takakazu Satoh - Tokyo Institute of Technology
Andrew Sutherland - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Organizers:

    * Mark Bauer (University of Calgary)
    * Steven Galbraith (Royal Holloway University of London/University of Auckland)
    * Michael Jacobosn (University of Calgary)
    * Tanja Lange (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven)
    * Victor Miller (Institute for Defense Analyses)
    * Renate Scheidler (University of Calgary)
    * Edlyn Teske (University of Waterloo)
    * Scott Vanstone (University of Waterloo)


Summer School:

We will host a summer school on Elliptic and Hyperelliptic Curve
Cryptography the week before ECC in Calgary. The course is intended
for graduate students in cryptography and mathematics, and will take
place from August 19-22.  Lectures will be presented by Professors Larry 
Washington, Scott Vanstone, Mathew Greenberg and Mark Bauer.

Introductory topics on elliptic curves and cryptographic applications will 
be covered, with an emphasis on providing a strong background in support 
of the research talks at ECC.

Students interested in attending the summer school and applying for 
funding should submit the following materials:

*Short CV (listing scholarships etc)
*A copy of transcript(s), including grades
*Letter of support from supervisor
*Cover letter indicating amount of financial support required and other 
sources of funding secured.  We anticipate having at least partial funding 
available for most participants.

Please email the application materials to Helen Mortl 
(hjmortl at math.ucalgary.ca). The deadline for receiving complete 
applications is July 1, 2009.  Acceptance and funding decisions will be 
communicated by July 8, 2009.

Non-student participants (postdocs, faculty, etc...) should submit a CV 
and a brief research description.  Funding is intended for graduate 
student participants, but requests from non-students will be considered on 
a case-by-case basis.

We will arrange shared accommodations for successful funding applicants. 
If there is someone with whom you would prefer to share a room, please let 
us know in your application.

Travel:

Calgary's airport is about a 20 minutes drive away from the downtown area. 
Travel to Calgary is easy with daily flights from many major international 
airports. A list of all destinations with direct flights is available at 
the web page of Calgary's international airport: 
http://www.yyc.com/flight_info/destinations.htm

To obtain information on taxi cab and car rental services to and from the 
Calgary Airport please visit 
http://www.yyc.com/st/airport_guide/ground_transportation/ground_transportation.htm

In addition, there is also public transit available to and from the 
airport.  While public transit is somewhat lacking compared to European 
cities, it is still quite feasible to use.  Calgary transit information, 
including a trip planning guide, may be found at 
http://www.calgarytransit.com/index.html

Accommodations:

Participants are asked to make their own arrangements for accommodation. 
We have reserved blocks of rooms in the following hotels, all of which are 
within walking distance from the University of Calgary campus and, 
alternatively, one stop away by Calgary Transit Light Rail Transit (LRT).

NOTE:  When making your reservation please mention you are attending the 
ECC 2009 Conference at the University of Calgary.

Village Park Inn: 
http://www.bestwesternalberta.com/hotels/best-western-village-park-inn/

10 - 1 queen @$119+taxes/night (standard)
30 - 2 queen @$119+taxes/night (standard)
10 - 1 queen @$134+taxes/night (deluxe with breakfast)
30 - 2 queen @$134+taxes/night (deluxe with breakfast)
Unbooked rooms released on July 7


Hampton Inn & Suites: 
http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=YYCHSHX

25 standard (2 queen) at $167+taxes/night
12 one king study at $177+taxes/night
24 one king suite at $207+taxesa/night
Unbooked rooms released by June 23


Travel Lodge: 
http://www.travelodge.com/Travelodge/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=20753&cid=GTFTL&brandInfo=TL

10 one king at $98+taxes/night
All rooms come with continental breakfast
Unbooked rooms released on July 23


In addition, Calgary is a very large city with over 1 million residents. 
There are numerous other options for accommodations ranging from cheap to 
very expensive.


For further information, please contact:
     Camille Sinanan
     camille at cpsc.ucalgary.ca

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