Meet CAcert members at Chaos Communication Camp

Attendees of the Chaos Communication Camp can join an unorganized informal meeting with other CAcert members for assurances and discussions about CAcert from 16:00 to 17:00 each day at the hackcenter.
The event takes place in Finowfurt near Berlin, Germany from 8th to 12th August 2007.

SHA1 Collision search

IAIK has started a SHA1 collision search project based on the distributed computing platform BOINC and needs your help: http://boinc.iaik.tugraz.at/

CAcert Board Members’ Offices

As the new secretary for CAcert, Inc. I am happy to publish the offices to be held by the board members, as follows:

Greg Rose, President

Robert Cruikshank, Treasurer, Public Officer

Evaldo Gardenali, Secretary

All other board member positions are to be declared vacant for the term of this board, until the next Annual General Meeting, scheduled for later this year.
I would also like to say thanks once more to the previous board members, and all the people who helped us with the SGM, especially our Advisory team.

CAcert Inc. SGM: changes in CAcert Inc. board

At the 25th of May 2007 Special General Meeting (SGM) the CAcert Inc. members (re)elected Robert Cruikshank, Evaldo Gardenali and Greg Rose on the CAcert Inc. Committee (board). The resignations of the old board were accepted by the members.

All the (seven) nominated new members (nominated from January up to June 2007) were accepted and are welcomed as new members.

Membership expressed many thanks to the efforts made by resigned board members for CAcert Inc., especially gratitude is expressed to Duane Groth. We hope that they will continue their support as CAcert Inc. members.

CAcert at webinale in Ludwigsburg, Germany

The LUG Backnang will provide CAcert assurances at the webinale in Ludwigsburg, Germany from 21st to 23rd May 2007.
Die LUG Backnang bietet vom 21.-23.5.2007 im Rahmen der webinale in Ludwigsburg, Deutschland CAcert-Assurances an.

CAcert auf dem Linuxtag 2007 in Berlin

der Linuxtag 2007 vom 30.Mai bis 02.Juni steht vor der Tür.
CAcert wird hier auch mit einem Stand vertreten sein an dem sich Interressierte Besucher informieren und assuren lassen können.

Assurer, die gerne helfen wollen sollten sich bitte schnellstmöglich unter http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/LinuxTag2007 erintragen, damit der Stand geplant werden kann. Geplant sind unter anderem Assurer Schulungen am Stand und weitere Neuerungen.

CAcert Assurances at Usenix conf, Santa Clara CA, June 17-22

June 17-22, 2007 at the USENIX Annual Techn. Conference, Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, CA US, there will be CAcert Assurance sessions as well PGP/GPG signing sessions. A special Birds of Feather (BoF) session for assurances and PGTP/GPG signing is being organized on Wed, June 20 from 8:30 – 9:30pm San Tomas room. if you are not registrated for the conference itself you will be still able to attend this BoF.
CAcert Assurers can be recognized easily by their CAcert Assurer label (a pin) on their conference batch.

For Assurers CAcert labels/pins will be available. The persons at the Registration desk can help you to points the pins down for you.

TECHbash 2007

Gregory will be at TECHbash 2007, a Microsoft-centric event in Naticoke, PA, United States of America on 19th of May and will offer information on CAcert as well as assurances.

If you’d like to support Greg please contact him.

CAcert Inc. Call for SGM 25th of May 2007, 21:00 UTC

The CAcert Association is calling for a Special General Meeting on the 25th of May 2007, at 21:00 UTC. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a new Committee and Public Officer. You have to be an Association Member in order to join this SGM. CAcert is greatful to the former and current board members who (and all those volunteers) have made CAcert to this current great success.

Unix & Linuxday 2007

Wie auch letztes Jahr findet am 5.Mai 2007 an der FH Kaiserslautern, Standort Zweibrücken der “Unix & Linuxday 2007” statt.

Hier gibt es auch wieder die Möglichkeit sich am Stand von CAcert assuren zu lassen. Darüberhinaus wird es um 11:00 einen Vortrag zu Themen rund um CAcert (Zertifikatserstellungen, SSL, etc.) geben.

Interressierte können sich gerne im Wiki unter http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/UnixLinuxDays2007 eintragen.