Welcome to the 12th electronic issue of the IACR Newsletter!

This issue of the newsletter contains the usual up-to-date announcements of events in cryptology, open positions, and miscellaneous announcements. For those interested in IACR's business, there are also the final minutes of the Board of Directors Meetings and Membership Meetings held in 2001.

The summer is here - at least in the northern hemisphere - and with it Crypto 2002 is approaching in late August. This conference seems more popular than ever: the record number of 175 submissions indicates that the conference is on track!

You are welcome to send your contributions to the Newsletter to

newsletter@iacr.org

The next issue of the IACR Newsletter is scheduled for publication in October 2002. However, announcements will be posted on the IACR Website as soon as possible.

Christian Cachin
IACR Newsletter Editor

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