TCC 2004: Call for Papers
http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/tcc/tcc04/cfp.html

The first Theory of Cryptography Conference will he held in Cambridge
MA, USA, at MIT. Papers presenting original research on theoretical
and foundational aspects of cryptography are sought.

The Theory of Cryptography deals with the paradigms, approaches and
techniques used to conceptualize, define and provide solutions to
natural cryptographic problems. More specifically, research in this
area includes:

    * The study of known paradigms, approaches and techniques,
      directed towards their better understanding and utilization.
    * Discovery of new approaches and techniques that overcome limitations of
       the existing paradigms.
    * Formulation and treatment of new cryptographic problems.
    * Modeling and analysis of cryptographic constructions.

The Theory of Cryptography Conference is a new venue dedicated to the
dissemination of results in the area. The conference will provide a
meeting place for researchers and be instrumental in shaping the
identity of the Theory of Cryptography community. A more detailed
statement of purpose is available on the TCC web site.

Important dates are:
Conference February 19--21, 2004
(Electronic) Submission Deadline August 27, 2003 
   (must be RECEIVED by 17:59 EST)
Notification of decision October 29, 2003
Proceedings version deadline Nov 29, 2003

Instructions for authors: Submissions must not substantially duplicate
work that any of the authors has published elsewhere or has submitted
in parallel to any other conference or workshop that has
proceedings. The submission should begin with a title, names,
affiliations and contact information of authors, and a short
abstract. It should contain a scholarly exposition of ideas,
techniques, and results, including motivation and a clear comparison
with related work. The length of the paper should be at most 12
letter-sized pages, excluding bibliography and appendices, in 11pt or
larger font with reasonable spacing and margins. A detailed
description of the electronic submission procedure will appear by
August 20, 2003. Electronic submissions must conform to this procedure
and be received by the deadline indicated above. Electronic submission
via this interface is the only form of submission considered. (In
particular, hardcopy or emailed submissions will not be considered.)
Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference. Proceedings will be published in
Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series and will be
available at the conference. Instructions about the preparation of a
final proceedings version will be sent to the authors of accepted
papers. The final copies of the accepted papers will be due on
November 29, 2003.

Program Committee Chair: Moni Naor, Weizmann Institute
Conference General Chair: Shafi Goldwasser, MIT and Weizmann Institute
Program Committee: Ran Canetti, Ronald Cramer, Cynthia Dwork, Yuval Ishai, 
  Joe Kilian, Phil Mackenzie, Daniele Micciancio, Moni Naor, Birgit Pfitzmann,
  Omer Reingold, Salil Vadhan.

TCC Steering Committee Members: Mihir Bellare (Chair), Ivan Damgard, 
  Oded Goldreich, Shafi Goldwasser, Johan Hastad, Russell Impagliazzo, 
  Ueli Maurer, Silvio Micali, Moni Naor, and Tatsuaki Okamoto.

The TCC Web site: http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/tcc/