Welcome to the 14th electronic issue of the IACR Newsletter!

Thanks to all of you who responded to my survey in the last IACR newsletter. The results are available in the newsletter distribution section. Surprisingly to me, you have expressed an overwhelming preference for the full-text email distribution. Which means that I will continue to produce the full-text version and distribute it by email.

This newsletter issue also contains the regular announcements, including the ever-growing list of events in cryptology.

Please send your contributions to the Newsletter to

[email protected]

The next issue of the IACR Newsletter is scheduled for publication in June 2003. However, announcements will be posted on the IACR Website as soon as possible.

Christian Cachin
IACR Newsletter Editor

P.S. If you have not received the IACR Newsletter by email and would like to receive it in the future, then please make sure that the IACR membership directory contains your current email address. A printed copy of the membership list is mailed yearly to all members.