This year, the CHES Workshop will be held together with the
Crypto Conference at the campus of University of California Santa Barbara, the
home of Crypto conferences since 1981. The combined Crypto+CHES event is
designed with the hope that the co-location of these conferences will result in
increased cross pollination of ideas among the respective communities.
This is the local information website about the CHES 2013 Workshop. For
scientific information, please refer to the CHES and Crypto websites. Here you
will find information about registration, lodging, local transportation, visa
and invitation letters, and other useful information.
Registration for CHES 2013 is now online!
The early registration fee for the CHES 2013 is $670 ($335 for students). For those who have previously registered and paid for an IACR conference/workshop in 2013, the early fee is $600 ($300 for students). The deadline for early registration is Friday, July 19th 2013. All registrations after this date will incur a $100 surcharge. Members who already registered and paid the registration fee for CRYPTO 2013, will receive a $200 discount ($100 for students) on their registration fee for CHES 2013. You can find more information on our Registration Page
UCSB offers on-campus housing for CHES and CRYPTO attendees in
the university residence halls. Attendees can make reservations for
on-campus accommodations through UCSB conference services
On-Campus Housing.
Note that children under the age of 13 can not stay in the dormitories, so those
bringing younger children will need to make separate arrangements in one of the
nearby hotels.
For attendees staying on campus, free shuttle bus service is available between
the residence halls and the airport. In addition, parking is also available
at no cost to attendees who reside on campus, and a permit can be requested
upon arrival.
Attendees who choose to stay off campus are responsible for making their own
reservations. Early reservations are advised, since August is a popular season
in Santa Barbara.
Note that the city of Goleta is closer to UCSB than Santa Barbara, but a car
will be required to travel between any hotel and the campus. Here are maps of
the UCSB Campusand the
Goleta area.
For further information, try contacting the Santa Barbara Conference and
Visitors Center, www.santabarbaraca.com.
Information on United States visas can be found on the
U.S. Department of State
website. Please note that you need to allow sufficient time to obtain visas
in order to avoid last minute problems. The time to obtain a visa can vary
widely and has taken over three months for some individuals in the past. An
interview at a consulate may also be required.
The US Department of Homeland Security has implemented the Electronic System for
Travel Authorization (ESTA). ESTA is a new fully automated, electronic system
for screening passengers before they begin travel to the United States under the
Visa Waiver Program. ESTA applications may be submitted at any time prior to
travel to the United States, and VWP travelers are encouraged to apply for
authorization as soon as they begin to plan a trip to the United States. Please
note that ESTA has become mandatory for all travelers from current Visa Waiver
Program member countries.
Conference attendees who require a visa will typically need an invitation letter from the CHES General Chairs. To expedite the process, please provide as many of the following pieces of information as possible in your request:
We hope that you will be able to attend CHES 2013 in Santa Barbara!
Santa Barbara is situated on a narrow coastal plain in a setting
of great natural beauty. The Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands lie to the
south (the coast runs east-to-west in this part of California) and Goleta, where
UC Santa Barbara is located, is to the west. The Santa Ynez Mountains (up to
1300m) rise directly to the north with more extensive mountain ranges and a
large wilderness area behind them. The Santa Ynez Valley, is shaped by the Santa
Ynez River, which runs from the County's eastern mountains in the Los Padres
National Forest to the ocean west of Lompoc. The Valley has major vineyards and
wineries is about a 35 min drive to the northwest. The location and near perfect
year round weather make Santa Barbara a popular tourist destination.
Because the coastal plain narrows to the east and the west, the Santa Barbara
area is isolated from other populated areas with the nearest communities being
more than 50 km away, both down the coast towards Los Angeles and up the coast
towards San Francisco. The Santa Barbara metropolitan area has a population of
about 210,000 and routinely ranks in the top five or so locations in the US in
terms of recreational opportunities because of the proximity of both the ocean
and mountains.
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is in Goleta, 12 km west of
downtown Santa Barbara and 150 km from Los Angeles. It has a student body of
about 21,000 and is located on 1,055 acres overlooking the Pacific. More than
200 majors, degrees, and credentials are offered through UCSB's five colleges
and the Graduate Division. Engineering and the sciences are particularly strong
at UCSB, and five faculty members have received Nobel Prizes since 1998. Beaches
and natural, protected habitats are on or immediately adjacent to campus.
There are public phones in the University Center. For those staying on-campus, there are also courtesy phones in the residence hall lobbies. Photocopying and faxing can be done during regular business hours in the FedEx-Kinko's store adjacent to Corwin Pavilion.
For police, ambulance and other security matters, dial 9-911 from the residence hall courtesy phones or 911 elsewhere.
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Emergency Room, 351 S. Patterson, Goleta
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Emergency Room, Pueblo at Bath, Santa Barbara, Tel: 569-7210
Sansum - SB Medical Foundation Urgent Care, Hitchcock Branch - 51 Hitchcock Way
Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00 & Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00
Goleta Pacific Oaks Medical Center, 17127 Hollister Ave Suite 8, Goleta,
Tel: 685-5600
Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun: Closed