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<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-GB">---- Apologies for potential cross-posting ---<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></pre>
<p><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Dear sir or madam,<br>
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">From</span><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-GB">2019
on, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) will establish the
Cluster of Excellence 2092 "CASA - Cyber Security in the Age of
Large-Scale Adversaries" at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The CASA
cluster pursues the goal of enabling sustainable security
against large-scale adversaries, in particular nation-state
attackers. In CASA, researchers from the fields of computer
science, cryptography, electrical engineering, mathematics and
psychology work together in a constellation that is unique in
Europe. This holistic approach of CASA is unparalleled and holds
the potential for scientific breakthroughs.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">We would like to invite you to the <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Grand Opening of CASA</b>
on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">March 29 2019 </b><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">( Start 3 pm)</span><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b>in<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Bochum</b>.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">We are happy to announce the participation
of Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, Minister of Culture and Science of
the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Thomas Eiskirch,
Mayor of the City of Bochum, and by Axel Schölmerich, Rector of
the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Furthermore the Opening will be
enriched with two keynotes by Tal Rabin, IBM T.J. Watson
Research Center, and Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven. The program will be completed with a dinner.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Registration is now open until 15 March
2019: </span><br>
<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"><span
style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anmeldungen/Seiten/RegistrationCasa.aspx">https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anmeldungen/Seiten/RegistrationCasa.aspx</a></span></span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">The number of participants is limited.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Further information will be provided
shortly. Please also visit our website <span
class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.hgi.rub.de">www.hgi.rub.de</a></span>.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">If you have any questions, please contact <span
class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:info@casa.rub.de">info@casa.rub.de</a></span>.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">We are looking forward to seeing you in
Bochum.</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Yours sincerely,</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Thorsten Holz, </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">Eike Kiltz</span> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-GB">and </span>Christof Paar <br>
</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">CASA-speakers</span></p>
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