Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems 2005 (CHES 2005) Edinburgh, Scotland Monday Evening August 29th - Thursday September 1st, 2005

Currency

We still use sterling in the UK. There are ATMs everywhere, including train stations and the airport.

Weather

Edinburgh at this time of year is usually dry, fairly sunny, neither too hot nor too cold. There can be occasional showers and sometimes a chilly wind. Average rainfall is 2mm per day, average max temperature about 19C, average min temperature about 11C in August. Here is a five day forecast: BBC Weather or Metoffice.

City Center Maps Edinburgh Reservations Tourist Publications Edinburgh Government Tourism Edinburgh Castle Palace of Holyrood Royal Yacht Britannia Royal Botanic Gardens Hopetoun House The Forth Bridge (take a train over it from Edinburgh Waverley station, and a bus back over the famous road bridge). Concorde Edinburgh & Lothians Tourist Board Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh Fringe Edinburgh Military Tatoo National Galleries St. Giles The National Trust for Scotland, 7 & 28 Charlotte Square (very close to the conference): Georgian House and No 28 Charlotte Square.

Photo courtesy of UndiscoveredScotland

John Napier

John Napier (Encyclopedia), 1550-1617, a native of Edinburgh, is credited with the invention of natural logarithms. There is now a university with his name in Edinburgh and this hosts a website with more information about "John of Logs".

Information about other famous Scots can be found here.