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The IACR sponsors three annual conferences, Crypto , Eurocrypt and Asiacrypt ; and three annual workshops, Fast Software Encryption ( FSE ), Public Key Cryptography ( PKC ) and Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems ( CHES ). Beginning 2006 or 2007, the IACR will also sponsor the Theory of Cryptography Conference ( TCC ). A few other conferences and workshops are affiliated to the IACR.

The IACR was organised at the initiative of David Chaum at CRYPTO '82. CRYPTO '83 was the first conference officially sponsored by the organization. In 2000 , IACR had approximately 1000 members and its current president is Andy Clark.

The IACR has established the IACR Fellows Program, an honor to bestow upon its exceptional members. There are currently eleven IACR Fellows: Tom Berson , David Chaum , Don Coppersmith , Whitfield Diffie , Ronald Rivest , Adi Shamir , Kevin McCurley , Gustavus Simmons , Jacques Stern , Gilles Brassard , and Martin Hellman .


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