Rules and expectations:
- Interactions between attendees, speaker(s) and host(s) shall remain courteous.
- Speaker's opinions: attendees should be aware that the speakers may often speak on their own behalf, not necessarily representing the views of their affiliation.
- Presentation scope: While meetings are often open to non-NIST members, some presentations may include work in progress, or incomplete material posed for feedback, reflections, and comments that the speaker(s) may prefer not be made public beyond the meeting (possibly during a certain period, such as until the presentation recording is posted) — attendees shall respect this non-public scope.
- Audio and video recording: The meeting host can record the presentation (upon obtaining permission by the speaker). Other attendees are prohibited from recording the presentations. The video recording by the host may in some cases be later published in the corresponding presentation page. Attendees joining later (also possible) should be aware that the presentation may be being recorded.
- Virtual mute: During virtual meetings, attendees should remain in "muted" mode while not making intentional comments. Clarification questions for a short answer are usually allowed during a presentation (unless the speaker or host suggest otherwise). Talks will usually reserve a period for more open questions after the talk, during the final part. In case of attempted concurrent comments, consider using the "raise hand" functionality to facilitate finding an appropriate time for your comment to be considered.
- Code of conduct: Attendance in Crypto Reading Club meetings requires abiding to the Code of conduct for NIST conferences.
Disclaimer: The NIST Crypto Reading Club series of meetings, organized by the Cryptographic Technology Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), includes hosting diverse talks about cryptography-related topics, often presented by NIST associates, and often also presented by invited NIST-external speakers from industry, academia or government. By default, the opinions expressed in these meetings are those of the speakers (or attendees, as applicable, for example when asking questions or making comments), who are assumed to speak on their own behalf, not necessarily representing the views of their affiliations. Some presentations may be based on work in progress, and include incomplete material presented for feedback, and personal reflections, subject to adaptation in subsequent developments of the work. Regardless of any existent or non-existent association between the speaker and NIST, the invitation or hosting of these talks, and the possible publication of some of its media (such as speakers' names and affiliations, presentation abstract, list of suggested readings, presented slides and presentation video) should not be construed as indicating any preference, indication of suitability, recommendation or endorsement by NIST about the discussed technology, about the identified commercial entities, equipment and materials, or about the expressed ideas.
