Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES 2006) Yokohama, Japan Tuesday Evening October 10th - Friday 13th, 2006

Registration and Accommodation

Registration System

Nippon Travel Agency (NTA) Co., Ltd. is the official travel agent for CHES 2006 and FDTC 2006, and will handle workshop registrations and hotel accommodations. On-line registration was closed on September 26, and only cancellation for accomodation is crrently oparated at the NTA website"Apollon". Anyone who missed the registration deadline, please send e-mail to ches06@mlab.jks.ynu.ac.jp.

Conference Site The conference will be held at the Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel, tel +81-45-223-2222, located in the Yokohama Bay area called Minato Mirai 21 (MM21). This area typifies modern Japan and is conveniently located for sightseeing, shopping, and business. The unique yacht-sail shape of the hotel is a landmark of the MM21 district, sitting adjacent to the MM21 Line (subway) Minato Mirai Station. Alternately, it is a 12-minute walk from the JR (Japan Railway) Sakuragi-cho Station. All of the other hotels reserved for CHES are within a 10-minute walk of the conference site. A PDF map for the neighborhood of the conference site is available here.The Grand Yokohama provides free wireless LAN service and AC outlets (100V/50Hz) in the conference hall. The six hotels listed below are close to the conference site and offer rooms with breakfast at conference discount rates from October 9th (Mon) to 14th (Sat). The room charges include service charges and tax. Reservations at these rates must be entered as the NTA Registration Page by September 25th (Monday). Hotel maps are available at MAP1 and MAP2.

Registration Fee

The CHES 2006 registration fee includes participation in the technical program and all social functions (welcome drink, lunches, banquet, and excursion) as well as a copy of the conference proceedings, 2007 membership in the IACR, and a subscription to the Journal of Cryptology. Those who wish to decline IACR membership can do so on the registration form. Accompanying guests with extra tickets can also participate in the conference social functions.

Those who have previously attended any IACR conference or workshop in 2006 are exempt from the IACR membership fee by registerering with their IACR reference number. Any member who does not remember their number can obtain it at IACR membership update page by entering their e-mail address. If you have attended a qualifying conferences but declined to become an IACR member, please specify the conferences you have participated in when using the NTA's registration system.

FDTC 2006 will be held immediately before CHES 2006, and the FDTC 2006-only registration is available. The workshop is not related to IACR, and thus that registration fee does not include IACR membership. The FDTC registration includes the proceedings and a lunch.

Hotel List

Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel (Conference Site)

• URL: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ic/1/en/hd/yokha
• Address: 1-1-1, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012
• Tel: +81-45-223-2222 Fax: +81-45-221-0650
• Room Charge: 21,000 Yen (Single), 25,200 Yen (Twin)

• URL: http://yokohama.panpacific.com
• Address: 2-3-7, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012
• Tel: +81-45-682-2222 Fax: +81-45-682-2223
• Room Charge: 23,100 Yen (Single), 25,200 Yen (Twin)

• URL:http://www.yrph.com/stay/stay-e.html
• Address: 2-2-1-3, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-8173
• Tel: +81-45-221-1111 Fax: +81-45-224-5153
• Room Charge: 17,850 Yen (Single), 27,300 Yen (Twin)

• URL:http://web.mytrip.net/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=14800
• Address: 2-1-1, Shinko-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0001
• Tel: +81-45-633-6000 Fax: +81-45-633-6001
• Room Charge: 11,500 Yen (Single), 20,100 Yen (Twin)

• URL:http://www.wh-rsv.com/english/yokohama_2
• Address: 1-1-67, Sakuragi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0062
• Tel: +81-45-683-3111 Fax: +81-45-683-3112
• Room Charge: 10,000 Yen (Single), 16,000 Yen (Twin)

• URL:http://www.heiwaplaza-hotel.com (Japanese)
• Address: 5-65, Ohta-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0001
• Tel：+81-45-212-2333 Fax：+81-45-212-2350
• Room Charge: 7,600 Yen (Single), 12,000 Yen (Twin)

Cancellation Policy

Full cancellation of CHES and/or FDTC can be made before September 25th (Monday) with a charge of JPY 5,000. No cancellation is allowed after the date.

• 4 to 13 days before the first night of your stay:
  ------30% of daily rate per person charge.
• Less than 3 days before the first night of your stay:
  ------50% of daily rate per person charge.
• On the arrival day or with No notice given:
  ------100% x night(s) of no-show

Stipends for Authors

A limited number of stipends are available for student authors of CHES 2006 papers. To apply for a stipend, please have your advisor or department chair send a brief justification to the General Chair (ches06@mlab.jks.ynu.ac.jp) by August 31, 2006. Stipend requests may also be considered from non-student authors of accepted papers who are unable to obtain adequate funding.