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Security: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’ On 7 November 2009, the ACCU* will be holding a one day conference at Bletchley Park, home of the legendary World War Two 'Enigma' codebreakers and the site at which the world's first digital computer went operational. All proceeds of the conference will go to the Bletchley Park Trust to help with the upkeep of Bletchley Park. Confirmed speakers include: Tony Sale Hon FBCS Simon Singh Cracking the Cipher Challenge
Cont’d/ Phil Zimmermann The Conference will be held in Bletchley Park’s elegant Victorian Mansion. Delegates will have the opportunity to visit Bletchley Park and its various museums and exhibits and the National Museum of Computing (www.tnmoc.org), which is based at the Park. Bletchley Park is home to Colossus, the Bombe re-build and a mock-up Bombe that featured in the film 'Enigma', original Enigma machines and a Lorenz coding machine. * The Conference is organised by the ACCU, an organisation of programmers who care about professionalism in programming and are dedicated to raising the standard of programming. Conference rates are £85 ACCU members and £95 non-ACCU members. Bletchley Park: www.bletchleypark.org.uk For further information contact: Astrid Byro This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Alan Lenton This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it tickets, go to http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/shop/index.rhtm/130872/cat.html For
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