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 Hotel Information The conference will be held at the Westin St. Francis, at Union Square in San Francisco, CA.
A room block has been set aside for Symposium attendees at the Westin San Francisco Airport (main site, reservations) and at the Westin St. Francis (main site, Rooms at the Westin San Francisco Airport are offered at the rate of $179.00 per night, not including the sales/room tax, currently at 15.58%. The hotel will offer complimentary unlimited access to the Health Club and wireless internet access in guest rooms. Please note that rooms are limited availability, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit this page for reservations. There will be a complimentary shuttle from the Westin San Francisco Airport to the conference. Another option is to use public transportation via the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. The schedule for the shuttle and public transit details are below.
Transportation Option: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Downtown Westin - Powell St. BART station: The Downtown Westin is about 2 blocks from the station. Airport Westin - Milpitas BART station: walk about 0.3 miles to/from the station. The station is on the West side of the 101 freeway. The hotel is on the East side of the freeway. The Airport Westin can provide detailed directions. Airport Westin - SFO BART station: use the hotel airport shuttle to/from the airport international terminal. The BART station is on the North end of the international terminal. Contact the Airport Westin for more information regarding their airport shuttle. Parking available on-site, with in and out privileges. Rates: $20 + tax per night per car. Special Rebate Offer! $100 off of the symposium price, for anyone paying full price in his/her category and staying at the Airport Westin and registering with our room block. The rebate will be issued the week of the conference, via the same mechanism as the payment mechanism. For example, if you are a non-member who paid by credit card on or after 4/14, the rebate will be for $100, paid to the same credit card. If you are a student who paid in full by check, you will also get a $100 rebate, paid by check. Westin St. FrancisThe Westin St. Francis is now sold out. Please book your rooms at the Westin San Francisco Airport. The following information is for reference only: Rooms at the Westin St. Francis are offered at the rate of $259.00 per night, not including the sales/room tax, currently at 15.58%. The hotel will offer complimentary unlimited access to the Heath Club and wireless internet access in guest rooms. Please note that rooms are limited availability, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit this page for Garage Parking available on-site, with in and out privileges. Rates: $50 + tax per night per car, $57 + tax per night for oversized vehicles. |
Conference News
Panel Preparation
May 22, 2012 Participants who wish to prepare for the discussion on Science of Security on Wednesday afternoon should take a look at the Wikipedia entry on "Strong Inference", link. In particular, if you have time, skim Platt's paper.
Best Paper Awards!
May 22, 2012 Congratulations to the paper award winners. Best paper award: Don't Trust Satellite Phones Best student paper award sponsored by Google: Memento Best practical paper award sponsored by IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine: User-Driven Access Control
Short Talks Announced
May 17, 2012 The eleven short talks for the Tuesday evening session have been announced. The list is available here.
Airport Westin Shuttle Schedule Posted
May 15, 2012 The schedule for the shuttle between the Westing San Francisco Airport and the Westin St. Francis has been posted on the travel page and the hotels page.
Poster Abstracts Added
May 14, 2012 Abstracts for (almost) all the posters in the Monday evening poster session can be viewed here.
Special Rebate Offer!
April 22, 2012 $100 off of the symposium price, for anyone paying full price in his/her category and staying at the Airport Westin and registering with our room block. See the hotels page for more details.
Call for Short Talks posted
April 20, 2012 The Call for Short Talks has been posted on the Call for Papers page. The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 11, 2012.
List of accepted posters available
April 15, 2012 The list of accepted posters can now be viewed posters. The poster session will be Monday, May 21 from 5:45-8:00pm.
Panel of experts formed
April 6, 2012 The panel discussion on Wednesday afternoon will be titled: "How can a focus on "science" advance research in cybersecurity?". Discussion will be moderated by Carl Landwehr. See the program for a detailed description and list of distinguished panelists.
Student Travel Grants Awarded
April 5, 2012 The IEEE S&P 2012 Organizing Committee has awarded 24 student travel grants. More information is available in the "News Bulletin" section of the press page.
Hotel Booking Available
February 13, 2012 Hotel details have been posted. There are room blocks available at two San Francisco area hotels. Conference registration information will follow shortly.
Call For Posters
February 13, 2012 Adam Chlipala has been named as this years Poster Session Chair. Poster submission details have been posted. The deadline for abstracts is April 6, 2012.
Tentative Skeleton Program Posted
January 28, 2012 Program details are still being finalized. Attendees from past years should be aware that the conference is likely to continue later into Wednesday afternoon than in prior years.
Student Travel Grants
January 10, 2012 Information for students who wish to apply for travel grants is now posted here.
2012 Donors Rolling In
December 16, 2011 Many have already generously donated to the 2012 symposium. Information about donating and the benefits therein can be found here.
2011 Proceedings Available Online
November 1, 2011 All the papers for the 2011 symposium have been made available free of charge at ieee-security.org.
New Venue Confirmed!
October 10, 2011 The 2012 conference will be held at the Westin St. Francis. Detailed hotel and travel information has been posted on the travel page.
Call For Donors Posted
September 12, 2011 Information about donating to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy and the IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops has been posted here.
Call For Papers Posted
August 12, 2011 The 2012 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Call for Papers is now posted here.
Workshop Proposal Deadlines Approaching
August 11, 2011 IEEE S&P Workshop proposals have been accepted, but room is still available, and the deadline, August 15, 2011, is approaching for the second round of proposals. More information available here.
New Website Up
June 21, 2011 The new version of the 2012 conference website is now up. 
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