[fc-announce] Call for Participation: FC16 (early registration deadline TODAY)

[R. Hirschfeld]

SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

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Financial Cryptography and Data Security
February 22-26, 2016, Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados
http://fc16.ifca.ai/
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EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2016 **TODAY!**

Registration information is available at:
http://fc16.ifca.ai/registration.html

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Financial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international
forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and
debate regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on
commercial contexts.  The conference covers all aspects of securing
transactions and systems.

The goal of the conference is to bring security and cryptography
researchers and practitioners together with economists, bankers,
implementers and policy-makers.  Intimate and colourful by tradition,
the FC program features invited talks, academic presentations,
technical demonstrations and panel discussions.

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ANNIVERSARY

FC16 is the twentieth FC conference, and a special anniversary program
is planned, including a panel, presentations, and keynote addresses by
David Chaum and Adi Shamir.

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AVAILABLE ONLINE

We have assembled a vibrant program featuring technical presentations
of 27 full papers and 9 short papers, selected by rigorous peer review
from 139 submissions.  Technical sessions include:

 - Fraud and Deception
 - Payments, Auctions, and e-Voting
 - Multiparty Computation
 - Mobile Malware
 - Social Interaction and Policy
 - Cryptanalysis
 - Surveillence and Anonymity
 - Web Security and Data Privacy
 - Bitcoin Mining
 - Cryptographic Protocols
 - Payment Use and Abuse

For full details please visit http://fc16.ifca.ai/program.html

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WORKSHOPS

Three affilliated workshops will be held in conjunction with the
conference:

BITCOIN'16: 3rd Workshop on Bitcoin and Blockchain Research

VOTING'16:  1st Workshop on Advances in Secure Electronic Voting
                Schemes

WAHC'16:    4th Workshop on Encrypted Computing and Applied
                Homomorphic Cryptography

More details on the workshops can be found at:
http://fc16.ifca.ai/workshops.html

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CONFERENCE HOTEL

Rooms at the conference hotel should be reserved by January 24, 2016
to take advantage of the group block.  Participants are STRONGLY
encouraged to book their room ASAP to avoid disappointment, as the
hotel is expected to be fully booked.

Information on room rates and reservations is available at:
http://fc16.ifca.ai/accommodation.html

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AIRLINE DISCOUNTS

Discounted airfares to Barbados have been arranged for those attending
the conference.  Information about the discounts is available at:
http://fc16.ifca.ai/travel.html

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This conference is organized annually by the International Financial
Cryptography Association.

Additional information about the conference can be found at:
http://fc16.ifca.ai/
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