NIST, Computer Security Division, Computer Security Resource Center
The Third SHA-3 Candidate Conference
March 22-23, 2012
Washington D.C.
The Third SHA-3 Candidate Conference will be held at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC on March 22-23, 2012, following SHARCS 2012 and FSE 2012. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the SHA-3 finalist algorithms, and to solicit public feedback before NIST selects a winning algorithm for standardization later in 2012.
Zip files of the presentations and papers are now available.
(Filename is based on the presenter's last name)
Registration
$490 USD - Full registration fee
$390 USD - Student registration fee (Students will be asked to present student identification at registration desk.)
**Conference paper submitters should wait until they are notified of their paper acceptance before registering. Authors will be notified January 27, 2012. Speakers of the accepted papers should contact Sara Caswell for registration details.
Registration fee includes conference materials, refreshments during coffee breaks and lunches on March 22-23, 2012.
Any cancellation requests must be received in writing or by email by 5:00 p.m. EST February 21, 2012 to be eligible for a refund of the entire registration fee. Email inquiries to tina@fbcinc.com or call 301-206-2940.
On-line registration closed on March 15, 2012.
Accommodations
Conference registration does not include your accommodations. There is a large Credit Union National Association Conference the same week as our event in D.C. We encourage you to make your hotel reservations early. The cut-off date for hotel room blocks is Febraury 20. After February 20, rooms will be made available to the general public. We have reserved room blocks at the following hotels:
Washington Marriott Hotel (conference hotel)
1221 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037 USA
RATE: $279.00 USD +14.5% tax
A dedicated booking website has been created for SHA-3 at the Washington Marriott Hotel at
https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=3898449.
You may use this site to make, modify and cancel hotel reservations online, as well as take advantage of any room upgrades, amenities or other services offered by the hotel. Reservations may also be made by calling 1-800-266-9432. Please reference SHA-3 to get the group rate.
The room block for Friday evening is very limited. If you plan to stay over Friday night, please make reservations early.
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The Melrose Hotel
2430 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20037
RATE: $249.00 USD +14.5% tax
To make reservations at The Melrose Hotel, guests may use the following web address or call reservations at 1-800-MELROSE or 202-955-6400. Guests should mention the group name FSE/SHA-3 or group code FSE031812.
https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=15333&Chain=5415&group=FSE031812