more on Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference, but No Visas

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jack Holleran <jholleran () comcast net>
Date: August 18, 2005 8:17:49 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RE: [IP] Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S.  
Conference, but No Visas


Dave,

Conferences are usually planned out further than five weeks.  You  
have been
a keynote speaker yourself many times.  Didn't you have more like 3-6  
months
notice that you were speaking? ... more than enough time for Visa
processing.

It seems to me that the speakers, regardless of their country, should  
have
started the Visa application process when they submitted their paper
(presuming that many would attend as a delegate) or when it was  
accepted.

To wait until five weeks before requesting a Visa for a 2 month process,
there was and is a high probability of failure, especially in today's  
global
travel environment.

I'd also recommend that all conference planners provide some additional
information in their speaker packets about starting the process early or
face a problem of finding suitable substitute speakers.

Jack Holleran, CISSP

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From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:40 PM
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Subject: [IP] Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S.  
Conference,
but No Visas



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From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com>
Date: August 18, 2005 11:11:54 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference,
but No Visas


[re-sent with a Subject line this time - pt]

For IP, if you wish.

A case can be made Dr. Wang's result is the most
significant development in applied cryptography
in the past few years.

Fortunately, American cryptographers were protected
from learning about it first hand.

I feel safer already.

Peter Trei
Disclaimer: The above is my personal opinion
only.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/worldbusiness/17code.html


Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference, but No Visas
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: August 17, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 - Last year a Chinese mathematician, Xiaoyun
Wang,
shook up the insular world of code breakers by exposing a new
vulnerability
in a crucial American standard for data encryption. On Monday, she was
scheduled to explain her discovery in a keynote address to an
international
group of researchers meeting in California.

But a stand-in had to take her place, because she was not able to enter
the country. Indeed, only one of nine Chinese researchers who sought to
enter the country for the conference received a visa in time to attend.

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