2005 Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS '05)

[Karen Seo <kseo@xxxxxxx>]

Title: 2005 Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (ND

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               ANNOUNCING THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S

2005 NETWORK AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM SECURITY SYMPOSIUM (NDSS'05)

February 2, 2005 - Pre Conference Workshop
February 3-4, 2005 - Symposium
Catamaran Resort Hotel, San Diego, California

General Chair:  Eric Harder, National Security Agency

Program co-Chairs: Dan Simon, Microsoft Research

                   Dan Boneh, Stanford University

ONLINE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: http://www.isoc.org/ndss05/

    The 12th annual NDSS Symposium brings together innovative and

    forward thinking members of the Internet community including

    leading edge security researchers and implementers, globally

    recognized security technology experts, and users from both

    the private and public sectors who design, develop, exploit,

    and deploy the technologies that define network and distributed

    system security.

    NDSS'05 provides a balanced mix of technical papers (with a

    strong emphasis on implementation) that cover new and practical

    approaches to security problems that are endemic to network and

    distributed systems. 

THIS YEAR'S TOPICS INCLUDE:
     * Cryptography in Network Security
      * Denial of Service Attacks,
    * Peer to Peer Approaches
       * Internet Defense
      * Intrusion Detection
   * Platform Security.

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER:

        * Amit Yoran, who was responsible for coordinating cyber-security

          activities for Homeland Security, will speak on "Security

          Challenges and Opportunities of the Future Enterprise"

PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE:
* Security in handling mobility on the internet

        * Security in wireless LANs
     * Security for telephony or voice over IP
       * Trust relations in ad hoc networks
    * Key management strategies to support mobility

        * Security in RFID.

     More information is available at:

        http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ndss/05/workshop.shtml

     Parties interested in submitting papers should see the above

        web page for directions

REGISTER EARLY FOR BEST PRICING

     Registration for NDSS'05 is now open. Student rates are available

     for both the workshop and symposium. See the web site for more

     information -- http://www.isoc.org/ndss05/  Registration fees:

        *  November 31, 2004-January 10, 2005   $625.

        *  After January 10, 2005               $695.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!

     If your organization would like to help support NDSS and gain

     visibility through sponsoring, please contact:

     sponsor-ndss@xxxxxxxxx  Information is also available at   

     http://www.isoc.org/ndss05/

Karen Seo

NDSS'05 Publicity Chair