New implementation options for NTRUEncrypt and ElGamal-type elliptic curve encryption schemes are discussed. Topic 1: Choosing Parameters for NTRUEncrypt Authors: Jeff Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, John Schanck, Joseph H. Silverman, William Whyte and Zhenfei Zhang Topic 2: Encoding-Free ElGamal-Type Encryption Schemes on Elliptic Curves Authors: Marc Joye and Benoît Libert