<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">All,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for expressing an interest in participating in the USENIX Security Grand Challenge Competition Unhackable Servers. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to provide you an update with forthcoming information.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Prize money:</div><div>There is a $10,000 purse for prize winners and participants sponsored by BAE Systems to be awarded in the following ways:</div><div>$5000 1st place</div><div>$2000 2nd place</div><div>$1000 3rd place</div><div>and participation prizes. The judges decisions are final and checks will be issued to winners after the event is concluded by USENIX.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Location:</div><div>As you know the competition will be held August 12-13 at USENIX Security in Montreal, CA. See <a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/">http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/</a> for site information and logistics.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Registration:</div><div>We will be formally registering teams on the USENIX Security web site ( <a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/">http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/</a> ). I'm told by USENIX that the Challenge Competition registration page will be up for online registration Monday July 27th and will closed Monday August 3rd. So you will need to register during that time or you will have to register on site. </div><div><br></div><div>You can either register for the Competition only at a cost of $100.00 (US) per person on-site or if you register for the USENIX Security Conference you also gain access to the Competition. If you register for the conference you can use our discount code SEC09CTF to get a discount on conference registration. </div><div><br></div><div>4. Student Travel Grants</div><div>We have significant student travel grants available for students that are participating on site at the conference. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(16, 16, 16); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; ">Request for support must be sent via email to <a href="mailto:grand-challenge@cs.ucsb.edu" style="color: rgb(41, 89, 50); ">grand-challenge@cs.ucsb.edu</a>. The request must come from the faculty advisor of the student and must include the CV of the student, the name of the competing team, and the name of the University. Requests for financial support represent a committment to participate in the competition with a system.</span></div><div><br></div><div>5. Web site updates</div><div>Please visit the Challenge Competition Web site for updates <a href="http://www.securitygrandchallenge.org">http://www.securitygrandchallenge.org</a> . </div><div><br></div><div>We anticipate this event will receive media coverage and is a great opportunity to show off your best stuff.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for your interest and I look forward to meeting you in Montreal. Stay tuned for updates.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Anup K. Ghosh</div><div>Organizing Committee</div><div>USENIX Security Grand Challenge Competition Unhackable Servers</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>