Passwords^12: Practical info

Passwords^12 is now finished.
Thank you to organizers, speakers and all who attended.

Archives are available here:
http://passwords12.at.ifi.uio.no/

More content to be added over the next couple of days. Enjoy!


Practical information: Passwords^12

Passwords^12 will be held in Oslo, the capital of Norway, on December 3-5, 2012. This is the first & only conference of its kind, focusing ONLY on passwords & PIN codes in all forms, shapes and sizes. Anything from Creating, storing, sending, resetting to stealing, cracking & exploiting them. The conference is organized by me (Per Thorsheim), in close cooperation with Professor Audun Jøsang at the University of Oslo. Our main sponsor is FRISC (Forum for Research and Innovation in Security and Communications), headed by Professor Stig Frode Mjølsnes at NTNU, Norway.

Passwords^12 Venue:

The conference will be held at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. Although it is estimated to be 4,5Km walking distance from Rica Grand Hotel (see above), you may prefer to get there by bus, taxi or other motorized means of transportation. Free Internet access will be available (WiFi).

Conference Twitter hashtag: #passwords12

Passwords^12 Program:

17 September 2012: Here it is. Finally!


Please note that some talks are "TBA" (To Be Announced later). We have to keep some surprises until the very last minute. :-)

Registration is now open (Oct 2, 2012). Registration/payment through University of Oslo here. NOK 1800,- for 3 days, including coffee/tea, snacks and lunch. Limited seats available, first come, first served. Students (Bachelor, Master's, PhDs) get 50% discount, please bring ID.

Professor Audun Jøsang has also set up a local page with information at the University of Oslo, available here.

Sponsors:

Main Sponsor:
www.frisc.no

Platinum Sponsor:

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Competition sponsor:

Media Partners:


www.chmag.in

Coming to, and leaving Oslo:

You will be flying to Oslo Airport Gardermoen. From there you will take the airport express train to Oslo central station, or eventually one more stop: the National Theater. From there you have a wide selection of hotels to choose from in the very city center. You will take the same route back to the airport to catch your flights. I highly recommend being arriving at the airport at least 2 hours before any international flights, as security theater (sorry) security control may have long waiting lines. For your simple convenience, they have a webcam showing traffic right in front of the security controls (lower left). Lots of people <= 30 minutes waiting to get through security.

Simple & stupid video version, part #1:
video


Staying in Oslo:

Hotels in Norway have good standards in general, but personally I've stayed at, and can recommend these hotels in the inner city center of Oslo (Google Maps info). We'll try to get our speakers into the top 4 hotels on this list, as they are all within very short walking distance. Not just that, but they are perfectly located to get quickly to the conference location.

Best Western Hotell Bondeheimen
Thon Hotel Stefan
Thon Hotel Bristol
Best Western Karl Johan
Rica Grand Hotel

Expect temperatures around 0 Celsius (32F), rain & wind. Best case: cold, white snow, blue skies. Worst case: very cold, rain & wind. Lovely, just lovely. :-)

Surviving in Oslo:

You need a prepaid SIM card for phone, texting and outbound SSH access. Lots of shops available, but you have to bring valid ID (passport, drivers license, credit card with picture & signature) to get one. Additionally most hotels, cafes & restaurants offers free Wi-fi. 

Eating in Oslo:

Go outside your hotel. If you can't find a restaurant.... Ask for help from the locals :-)

I will be updating this page frequently over the coming weeks & months as we get closer to Passwords^12. If you are missing any type of information, please let me know and I'll try to add something useful ASAP.
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