This year, the European Institute of Computer Anti-Virus Research conference was held in Berlin at the Forum Hotel. This was the eleventh EICAR conference, and also the first time they held a Doctoral Consortium. This idea of Tugkan Tuglular was an innovation aimed at helping M.S. and Ph.D. students produce Anti-Virus or e-Commerce related theses, and to enter the job market. The seminars in the Consortium included the hot issues in computer security research, general advice on Ph.D.s, and the opportunity for the students to discuss their projects.
Interesting aspects of the EICAR conference are its' academic leaning, now strengthened by the Doctoral Consortium, and its' involvement with European Community initiatives, including the EC Convention on Cyber Crime.