I view the position of IACR Vice-President as one of service — to the membership, to the Board of Directors, and to the President. The only formal responsibilities of the Vice-President (aside from filling in for the President if necessary) are to "perform such duties as the President or the Board may assign". I believe that my years of service to the IACR in a variety of positions enables me to provide support in many different domains.
In total, I've spent eight years on the IACR Board of Directors. I'm proud of my service as IACR Secretary. I'm delighted to have, as General Chair of Crypto 2006, reduced registration fees from $512 the previous year to $432 — with, I believe, no degradation of the quality of the event — and to have still returned a large surplus to the IACR. After years of debate about anonymous submissions, I take special pride in having proposed and authored the 2006 ballot resolution which gave the membership an opportunity to vote and finally put the matter to rest.
Members of the Board of Directors must listen carefully to and act upon the needs of the membership — both short and long term. The role of the IACR has grown substantially in recent years — adding workshops, electronic payments, and improved data management. Now is a good time to step back and assess where we want the organization to be 5-10 years hence. Do we want to move towards electronic publishing, and if so how? Are more sponsored workshops or a different conference/workshop management structure desirable? Should we replace our current paper-based election system with an on-line system? These are just a few of the many questions that we face that do not have easy answers.
I believe that my extensive experience qualifies me exceptionally well to help work towards answering these questions, maintaining the strong research reputation and fiscal integrity of the IACR, and ensuring that the organization runs as smoothly as possible to support the research needs of the membership. Please vote for me to be IACR Vice-President.