Dear NANOG 69 Attendees,


Greetings to you on the first day of NANOG 69!  Just a few reminders for today:

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  – Registration is open in the Independence Foyer (5B Level)

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  – An Espresso Bar, is served in the Independence Foyer (5B Level)


8:00 - 10:30 a.m.  – Extended Breakfast will be located in Constitution Ballroom (3B Level)


10:00 - 10:30 a.m.  – The Conference Opens in the Independence  Ballroom A (5B Level)

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Conference continues in General Session (Independence Ballroom A - 5B Level)


12:00 - 1:30 p.m.  – Newcomer’s Lunch (by invitation) in the Constitution Ballroom CDE (3B Level)

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.  – Welcome Lunch (for all registered attendees) in the Constitution Ballroom AB (3B Level)

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - General Session continues (Independence Ballroom A - 5B Level)


3:30 - 4:00 p.m. – Afternoon Break in the Independence Foyer (Banquet Level)

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Tracks and Tutorials (Independence Ballroom A and Independence GFHI - 5B Level)


For more details about the program, sessions and speakers, please view the online agenda here:  http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/agenda.  You can also download the agenda via an iCal feed or search for NANOG 69 on the Guidebook app.


NANOG 69 is happy to have support from Host Sponsor - LINX and Connectivity Sponsor - Verizon.  Additional Sponsors today include:  Approved Optics, EdgeConneX, Ekinops, GTT, Kentik, Myriad Supply, Netflix, NOKIA, Salesforce.com, SolidOptics, and Verisign


Tonight’s Opening Night social is sponsored by our meeting host sponsor, LINX, along with co-sponsors CoreSite, DuPont Fabros Technology, Evoswitch, and Juniper Networks

6:30 -11:00 p.m. at Penn Social DC

801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004
This location is just 5 blocks away, approximately a 10 minute walk.  From the hotel, head south on 10th street to E Street.  Go East on E Street for two blocks.  Penn Social DC is located on the north side of E Street. For more information click here.

Finally - Don’t forget to take the daily survey for a chance to win an Amazon Echo and four Echo Dots. The daily survey giveaway is sponsored CompuDynamics. Links to all of the NANOG 69 surveys can be found here: https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/survey

Best wishes,


NANOG Staff