IEEE P1363 Working Group:
     Standard Specifications for Public-Key Cryptography


                      MEETING NOTICE

     Wednesday, October 27, 1999, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
      Thursday, October 28, 1999, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
         Friday, October 29, 1999, 8:30am-4:00pm

             Trumbull Marriott Merritt Parkway
               Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
                    (203) 378 - 1400

This meeting of the P1363 working group, open to the public,
will review the status of the P1363 ballot (which will
hopefully be ready for final submission to IEEE RevCom) and
discuss changes to the P1363 draft if necessary, introduce
newly elected officers, discuss a draft of the IEEE P1363a
addendum,discuss selection criteria for schemes and review
proposals for new projects.

The meeting host is Pitney Bowes

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1999
 8:30 -  9:00   1. Approval of Agenda
                2. Approval of Minutes of August Meeting

 9:00 - 10:00   3. Introduction of New Officers
                4. Officers' Reports

10:00 - 12:00   5. Update on P1363 Ballot
                6. Vote for Approval of Ballot Response
                7. Changes to P1363 Draft (if necessary)

12:00 -  1:00       Lunch

 1:00 -  5:00   8. Review of P1363a Draft

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1999
 8:30 - 12:00   8. Review of P1363a Draft (continued)

12:00 -  1:30      Lunch

 1:30 -  2:30   9. NTRU:  A Public Key Cryptosystem
                          Joseph Silverman (NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc.)

 2:30 -  5:00  10. Proposals for New Projects

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1999
 8:30 -  4:00  10. Proposals for New Projects (continued)
               11. Discussion of P1363 future work
               12. Work Assignments
               13. Meeting Schedule

Depending on how long the final sections take, the meeting may
end early on Friday.


There will be a meeting fee, which will be an IEEE fee
of $10 per half-day .

Information on the working group is available through
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1363/. To join the working
group's electronic mailing list, send e-mail with the text
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MEETING LOCATION

The meeting will be held at the Trumbull Marriott Merritt
Parkway, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611. You can obtain a rate
of $159 per night if you ask for the Pitney Bowes corporate rate.  The
phone number for the hotel is (203) 378-1400.  For more information and
for directions, go to http://www.marriott.com/marriott/BDRCT/.

REGISTRATION

Although formal registration is not required for IEEE P1363
meetings, for planning purposes, please RSVP to Bettie
Villavicencio via e-mail at  villavbe@pb.com or by phone at
(203) 924-3757.