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I am running for re-election as a Director of IACR, the International Association for Cryptologic Research, Inc.
Directors are responsible for setting strategic directions and overseeing the operations of IACR. Elected Directors represent IACR members in these functions. Directors are expected to attend Board of Directors meetings (twice a year), to be available by email and telephone for business that arises between meetings, and to participate actively in IACR activities.
I will appreciate your continued support.
Fifty-Word Candidate's Statement (appears on the printed ballot)
I have served IACR since 1983 as Secretary, Treasurer, President, and Director. During that time we created conferences, cryptologic literature, and community. Our present challenges include maintaining balance and tolerance in the evolving community. I know where we have been; I know where we are going. Please vote for me.
More About Balance and Tolerance
I have often returned home from an IACR event thinking, "That was a very sweet conference." This is unique to IACR. I know of no other professional organizations or technical conferences about which the word sweet has ever been used.
A strength of our community, which we have been developing and nurturing since the beginning, is that we welcome, include, and respect our members, no matter what their specific cryptologic interests, no matter by whom they are employed, and no matter what national culture they bring.
This spirit of balance and tolerance seems to me to have weakened lately.
- It may be that we have created too many cryptographers, who perceive they are competing for too few jobs or too little grant money.
- It may that there is now so much to learn about cryptography that today's experts in one area are unaware (and worse, unappreciative) of the contributions of today's experts in a quite different area.
- It may be that we are all creatures of our times, and that we allow polarizations and tensions on the world stage to color our professional and collegial relationships.
Whatever its causes, I believe that loss of balance, tolerance, and respect threatens the very fabric of IACR. If you re-elect me as Director, I will promote balance in our flagship conferences and in our publications, and I will promote tolerance of intellectual and cultural diversity in all IACR activities.
Tom's IACR Service Record
- 1985-1988 Secretary-Treasurer (they were a combined job)
- 1988-1991 President
- 1991-2006 Director
- Founding Member of IACR (1983)
- General Chair, Crypto '84
- Program Committee member (12x)
- Editor, Journal of Cryptology (1986-2001)
- Negotiated Springer-Verlag contracts (2x)
- Editor-in-Chief Search Committee (2x)
- Bylaw Revision Committee
- Election Committee (4x)
- Chair, Asiacrypt Sponsorship Committee
- Fellow of the IACR (2004)
- IACR Distinguished Lecturer (2000)
Tom's IACR Attendance Record
I have attended and participated in every IACR Board Meeting since 1983.
Please vote for me.
Your IACR Election Ballot must be received by the Returning Officer by 15 November 2006.
Thank you.
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