From: ry15@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
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Date: 28 Jul 92 15:21:01 GMT
Expires: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 07:00:00 GMT
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                               CALL FOR PAPERS

                         3rd annual EICAR - Conference
                   December 7th-9th, 1992 in Munich Germany

EICAR (European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research) will hold its
1992 conference on computer viruses and related threats to information
technology. The conference will be held in the Park-Hilton Hotel in Munich.

Dates:          draft paper deadline:           September 11th 1992
                notification of acceptance:     October    4th 1992
                final paper:                    October   25th 1992
                conference:                     December  7th-9th 1992

General Chair:  Dr. Paul Langemeyer, Siemens Nixdorf International AG
Program Chair:  Christoph Fischer, University of Karlsruhe

Scope:          The conference addresses the malicious software aspect of
                IT-security. The first day is an optional tutorial
                seminar on computer viruses and similar software threats.
                The second day will carry tracks covering retrospective
                and state-of-the-art information. The theme of the third day
                is future trends. The conference will end with a panel
                discussion.

Topics:         * virus trends                  * anti-virus technology
                * testing antivirus software    * virus naming
                * network security              * system security
                * backup measures               * risk assessment
                * corporate strategies          * disaster recovery plans
                * malware incident handling     * international cooperations
                * case studies                  * educational tasks
                * impact on technology          * epidemiology
                * forensic procedures           * legal aspects
                * social implications           * ethics

Conference Format:
                Introductory day (optional):
                December 7th      Tutorial Seminar

                Main Conference:  Two tracks (technical and non-technical)
                December 8th      retrospective and state-of-the-art papers

                December 9th      future trends papers
                                  Panel Discussion

Submission:     Submissions should be received by the program committee no
                later than September 11th 1992. After the formal peer review
                procedure the submitters will be notified by the program
                committee October 4th. Final papers are due by October 25th.
                Abstracts should be no longer than 1500 words (5 double spaced
                pages) and can be sent in as paper, e-mail, ascii file on
                PC disk, or FAX.

Final paper:    The final version of the paper should be either an ascii-file
                or a LaTeX file. Graphics (photos only if absolutely necessary)
                should be on separate sheets in high quality or as LaTeX,
                Postscript, HP-PCL (Laserprinter) or HP-GL file.
                Slides and overheads must be included as a b&w reproduction.
                Each author or the presenting author of groups must send in
                a short biography and a passport type photograph.

Addresses:

EICAR Office:        EICAR                      !
                     c/o Siemens Nixdorf AG     !
                     Dr. Ing. Paul Langemeyer   !
                     Otto-Hahn-Ring 6           !
                     D-8000 Muenchen            ! (+49) 89 636 82 660 (voice)
                     Germany                    ! (+49) 89 636 82 824 (FAX)


Program Committee:   University of Karlsruhe    !
(submissions)        Rechenzentrum              !
                     Micro-BIT Virus Center     !
                     Christoph Fischer          !
                     Zirkel 2                   ! (+49) 721 37 64 22 (voice)
                     D-7500 Karlsruhe 1         ! (+49) 721 32 55 0  (FAX)
                     Germany                    ! ry15@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de