PROPOSAL FOR ASIACRYPT 2014

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2014/12/07–11

D. J. Guan

National Sun Yat-sen University

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

November 29, 2012

1. Date

December 7–11, 2014

2. Hosting Country

Taiwan

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3. Organizers

• National Sun Yat-sen University

in cooperation with

• Institute of Information Science Academia Sinica,

• National Chung Hsing University,

• National Taiwan University, and

• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

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4. Sponsor

IACR

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5. Potential Supporters

• National Sun Yat-sen University

• Ministry of Education

• National Science Council

• National Information and Communication Security

Taskforce

• Kaohsiung City Government

• Other supporters from private organizations

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6. Organizing Committee

• Advisor

– Lynn Batten (Deakin University)

– Eiji Okamoto (Tsukuba University)

– San Ling (Nanyang Technological University)

– Kwangjo Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and

Technology)

– Xuejia Lai (Shanghai Jiaotong University)

– Der-Tsai Lee (National Chung Hsing University and

Academia Sinica)

• General Chair

– D. J. Guan (National Sun Yat-sen University)

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• Secretary

– Chun-I Fan (National Sun Yat-sen University)

• Treasurer

– Chia-Mei Chen (National Sun Yat-sen University)

• Local Committee Members

– Shiuhpyng Shieh (National Chiao Tung University)

– Ching-Long Lei (National Taiwan University)

– Wen-Guey Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University)

– Hung-Min Sun (National Tsing Hua University)

– Chen-Mou Cheng (National Taiwan University)

– Bo-Yin Yang (Institute of Information Science ,Academia Sinica)

– Tzong-Chen Wu (National Taiwan University of Scienceand Technology)

We will also hire professional assistance to engage in thelocal organization.

7. Program Chair

(To be assigned by IACR)

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8. Curriculum Vitae of General Chair

Personal Information

Name: D. J. GuanPosition: ProfessorAffiliation: Department of Computer Science

National Sun Yat-sen UniversityKaohsiung, Taiwan

Telephone: +886 7 5252000 # 4338,Fax: +886 7 5254301Email: guan@cse.nsysu.edu.tw

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Conference Organizers, Committees, from 2009, in

Cryptography and Information Security

• Organizer, Joint Workshop on Information Security, August

6–7, 2009, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• PC Chair, Joint Workshop on Information Security, August

5–6, 2010, Guangzhou, China

• Organizer, Japan-Taiwan Workshop on Cryptography and

Information Technology, November 15–16, 2010,

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• Organizer, Joint Workshop on Information Security,

October 5–6, 2011, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• Organizer and Program Committee for many local

conferences, such as National Information Security

Conference, etc.

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9. Venue Candidate

The conference will be held in a hotel in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Kaohsiung has an international airport, Kaohsiung Airport,

within the city limit.

Both candidate hotels can be reached from the airport within

30 minutes by taxi.

Public transportation in Kaohsiung is also very convenient.

Kaohsiung is also connected by high-speed railway.

It takes only 96 minutes from/to Taipei.

It takes only 90 minutes from/to Taoyuan, where a larger

international airport, Taoyuan Airport, is located.

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Locations of the two candidate hotels

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Ambassador Hotel Kaohsiung

The Ambassador Hotel Kaohsiung is located at the bank of

Love River, overlooking the enchanting Shoushan, and close to

the beautiful Mingsheng Boulevard, where the guests can

experience the beauty of Kaohsiung from any angle. It has

been rated as the cleanest, most comfortable and the best

software service of the international 5 star tourism hotel.

Meeting Room: Seating capacity of 350–400 people, 671 m2

Room Rates: Approximately $100–$150 per room per night in

2012

Transportation: 20 minutes from the Airport or High-speed

Railway Station

Conference package: Approximately $80–$90 per person/per

day

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Kaohsiung Ambassador Hotel

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Meeting Room

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Meeting Room

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Standard Single Room, 26 m2,$100

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Executive Double, 31.2 m2, $110

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Standard Twin, 31.2 m2, $120

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9. Budget

Basic DataCountry TaiwanCity KaohsiungGeneral Chair D. J. Guan Total Full Fee $600.00Exchange Rate 30 NT$ = 1 US$ Total Student Fee $360.00

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Number of Participants and Registration Fees,(US$)

Regular Attendees 150 Regular Fee (without IACR dues) $530.00Student Attendees 50 Student Fee (without IACR dues) $325.00Free Attendees 20 Accompanying Person Fee $100.00Total Attendees 220 IACR Full Fee $70.00Accompanying Guests 30 IACR Student Fee $35.00

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Income and Expenditure, (US$)

Income Plan Expenditure PlanRegular registrations $79,500.00 Fixed Costs $68,084.24Student registrations $16,250.00 Per Delegate Costs $68,242.50Accompanying persons $3,000.00IACR Fund for student authors $3,750.00Sponsorship $33,333.33Late registration surcharge $-TOTAL INCOME $135,833.33 EXPENDITURE $136,326.74SURPLUS/LOSS $(493.41)

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Effects of Variable Attendance, (US$)

EFFECTS OF VARIABLE ATTENDANCEAdditional -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75Regular AttendeesTotal Attendees 145 170 195 220 245 270 295Income $96,083.33 $109,333.33 $122,583.33 $135,833.33 $149,083.33 $162,333.33 $175,583.33Costs $114,764.24 $121,951.74 $129,139.24 $136,326.74 $143,514.24 $150,701.74 $157,889.24Surplus/Loss $(18,680.91) $(12,618.41) $(6,555.91) $(493.41) $5,569.09 $11,631.59 $17,694.09

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Per Delegate Costs, (US$)

PlanProceedings cost/copy $55.00 Number of lunches 3Social event cost/delegate $- Number of coffee breaks 7Welcome cocktail cost/delegate $30.00Rump Session cost/delegate $29.00Coffee cost/break/delegate $6.50Gala Dinner cost/delegate $50.00Crypto Cafe $-Lunch cost/day/delegate $18.00Delegate Pack $12.00

Welcome Cocktail Party $7,500.00 Variable costs per Guest $109.00Coffee breaks $10,010.00 Variable costs per Delegate $275.50Lunches $11,880.00Rump session $7,250.00Gala Dinner $12,500.00Crypto Cafe $-Social events $-Delegate packs $2,640.00Proceedings $12,100.00IACR Fees $1,400.00Credit card/bank fees $2,962.50TOTAL PER DELEGATE $68,242.50

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Fixed Costs, (US$)

PlanConference facility $20,769.00Audio Visual/Comms $2,000.00Conference support staff $5,000.00Printing $500.00Speaker assistance $5,000.00Program Committee $1,666.67Local Organising Committee $6,666.67Office consumables $533.30Board Meeting $1,200.00Insurances $1,466.60Internet Access $267.00Mailing costs $360.00Conference transport $1,030.00Student Travel Stipends $2,500.00Publicity $1,000.00Other charges $18,125.00TOTAL FIXED $68,084.24

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11. Alternative Venue Candidate

Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

GRAND HI-LAI HOTEL is the finest 5 star hotel located in the

central Kaohsiung. The latest renovation was completed in

2010. In 2011, it was selected as the best hotel with highest

customer satisfaction in Southern Taiwan.

Meeting Room: Seating capacity of 350–400 people

Room Rates: Approximately $120–$160 per room per night in

2012

Transportation: City Center and many nearby cheap hotels;

20 minutes from the Airport or High-speed Railway Station

Conference package: Approximately $90 - $100 per

person/per day

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Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

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Meeting Room

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Superior Room, 30 m2, $120

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Executive Double, 31.2 m2, $110

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12. Visa Information

• Nationals of many countries are eligible for the visa

exemption program. For details, visit

http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=779&mp=2

• Participants from mainland China need to apply permissions

to enter Taiwan from both Taiwan and China. The formal

usually takes a couple of weeks. The latter may take over a

month.

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Thank You

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