Welcome to the 12th CHES Workshop

This year, the CHES Workshop will be held together with the Crypto Conference at the campus of University of California Santa Barbara, the home of Crypto conferences since 1981. The combined Crypto+CHES event is designed with the hope that the co-location of these conferences will result in increased cross pollination of ideas among the respective communities.

This is the local information website about the CHES 2010 Workshop. For scientific information, please refer to the CHES and Crypto websites. Here you will find information about registration, lodging, local transportation, visa and invitation letters, and other useful information.

The Registration

CHES Registration Page is Closed Now!!

Please note the following: The early registration fee for the CHES 2010 is $688 ($344 for students). For those who have previously registered and paid for an IACR conference/workshop in 2010, the early fee is $600 ($300 for students). The deadline for early registration is Thursday, July 15 2010. All registrations after this date will incur a $100 surcharge. Members who already registered and paid the registration fee for CRYPTO 2010, will receive a $200 discount ($100 for students) on their registration fee for CHES 2010.

On-Campus and Off-Campus Accommodation

UCSB is offering on-campus housing for Crypto and CHES attendees, as well as for the other coinciding events, FDTC and SHA-3. Please go to the webpage prepared by UCSB for on-campus accommodation: UCSB On-Campus Accommodation.

For off-campus hotels, there is a separate page: Off-Campus Hotels.

If you are traveling with children, we strongly encourage staying in a hotel for reasons of comfort and security.

The Program

The combined Crypto and CHES event days are projected to be as follows:

August 15, Sunday, evening: Crypto Registration

August 16, Monday, morning & afternoon: Crypto Regular Sessions

August 16, Monday, evening: Crypto Dinner

August 17, Tuesday, morning & afternoon: Crypto Regular Session

August 17, Tuesday, evening: Crypto Rump Session (open for CHES Participants)

August 17, Tuesday, evening: CHES Registration

August 18, Wednesday, morning: Crypto Regular Session & CHES Regular Session

August 18, Wednesday, afternoon: Crypto & CHES Joint Session (Invited Talk)

August 18, Wednesday, evening: Crypto & CHES Joint Beach BBQ

August 19, Thursday, morning & afternoon: CHES Regular Sessions

August 19, Thursday, evening: CHES Rump Session & Awards Dinner @ 4 Seasons Biltmore

August 20, Friday, morning & afternoon: CHES Regular Sessions & Closing

Detailed Program for Crypto and CHES

The following page is a detailed table, containing the days, hours, rooms and events for both events: Crypto+CHES. This table will be updated as needed. A copy of of this page will be distributed to the Crypto and CHES participants at the time of registration.

Event Hours

The breakfasts will be served at 7:30-8:45 while the catered lunches are at 12:00-1:30pm everyday. The Crypto Rump Session on Tuesday: 6:00-11:00pm. The Crypto & CHES Joint Beach BBQ on Wednesday: 6:00-8:00pm.

The CHES Rump Session and Awards Dinner will take place in the La Pacifica Ballroom & Terrace of the Four Seasons Biltmore. The shuttle service from UCSB starts at 5:45pm. The Reception is at 6:30pm and the Dinner and Rump Session starts at 7:00pm. The day ends at 11:00pm.

Invitation Letters and Visa

Almost every non-US person needs a visa to enter the US; for exceptions and rules please refer to the U.S. Department of State website. Please read the IACR website to prepare the necessary documents for your visa. Please note that you need to allow sufficient time to obtain visas in order to avoid last minute problems. For the invitation letters please write an email to Prof. Çetin Kaya Koç.

Uploading your Presentation

You may bring your presentation in a removable USB disk or alternatively you may upload it to a server at UCSB, prepared for Crypto and CHES events. Here is the info on how to use the presentation server: media.pdf. Note that you need to upload your presentation to the server at least one day before CHES Workshop starts, i.e., the latest on August 17.

However, please bring your presentation with you in a removable USB disk for the Rump session as it is being held outside UCSB.

Welcome to Santa Barbara/Goleta and the University of California at Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is situated on a narrow coastal plain in a setting of great natural beauty. The Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands lie to the south (the coast runs east-to-west in this part of California) and Goleta, where UC Santa Barbara is located, is to the west. The Santa Ynez Mountains (up to 1300m) rise directly to the north with more extensive mountain ranges and a large wilderness area behind them. The Santa Ynez Valley, is shaped by the Santa Ynez River, which runs from the County’s eastern mountains in the Los Padres National Forest to the ocean west of Lompoc. The Valley has major vineyards and wineries is about a 35 min drive to the northwest. The location and near perfect year round weather make Santa Barbara a popular tourist destination.

Because the coastal plain narrows to the east and the west, the Santa Barbara area is isolated from other populated areas with the nearest communities being more than 50 km away, both down the coast towards Los Angeles and up the coast towards San Francisco. The Santa Barbara metropolitan area has a population of about 210,000 and routinely ranks in the top five or so locations in the US in terms of recreational opportunities because of the proximity of both the ocean and mountains.

This area has a mild, maritime climate, and weather in August is usually sunny and pleasant with low humidity. Average high and low temperatures are 23° and 15° C along the coast but it can be considerably hotter several km inland. It virtually never rains in August (the long term average is < 0.3 mm). Nights can be cool and there is occasional coastal fog in the mornings and evenings. Many people will want a jacket or sweater for morning and night times.

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is in Goleta, 12 km west of downtown Santa Barbara and 150 km from Los Angeles. It has a student body of about 21,000 and is located on 1,055 acres overlooking the Pacific. More than 200 majors, degrees, and credentials are offered through UCSB's five colleges and the Graduate Division. Engineering and the sciences are particularly strong at UCSB, and five faculty members have received Nobel Prizes since 1998.  Beaches and natural, protected habitats are on or immediately adjacent to campus.

Phone, Fax, and Copying

There are public phones in the University Center. For those staying on-campus, there are also courtesy phones in the residence hall lobbies.  Photocopying and faxing can be done during regular business hours in the FedEx-Kinko’s store adjacent to Corwin Pavilion.

Medical Assistance

For police, ambulance and other security matters, dial 9-911 from the residence hall courtesy phones or 911 elsewhere.

Emergency Rooms

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Emergency Room, 351 S. Patterson, Goleta

Tel: 681-6473

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Emergency Room, Pueblo at Bath, Santa Barbara,

Tel: 569-7210

Non-Emergency - Local Urgent Care Centers

Sansum - SB Medical Foundation Urgent Care, Hitchcock Branch - 51 Hitchcock Way

Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00 & Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00

Goleta Pacific Oaks Medical Center, 17127 Hollister Ave Suite 8, Goleta, Tel: 685-5600

Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun: Closed