[I'm sending this to those who have expressed interest in the AES Development Effort over the last several years. Thanks. Jim] AES ANNOUNCEMENT: Monday, October 2, 2000 NIST will announce its selection which will be proposed for the Advanced Encryption Standard. TIME: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (local time in Washington, DC) PLACE: Lecture Room D, Administration Bldg. (Bldg. 101), NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA PARTICIPANTS: Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers NIST Director Ray Kammer Acting Chief of NIST's Computer Security Division Ed Roback WEBCAST: Anyone who wishes to view a real-time webcast of the press conference may do so by accessing http://real.nist.gov and then clicking on "LIVE BROADCASTS." That site also contains links to various streaming media players. OTHER: Following the announcement, NIST will be posting its "Report on the Development of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)" at the AES home page http://www.nist.gov/aes/. Additionally, the number and name(s) of NIST's selection for the AES will NOT be announced before the official announcement (so PLEASE do not contact me with that question, because I will not be able to respond).