Dear NANOG49 Attendee, We look forward to seeing you at NANOG49, hosted by Netflix, June 13-16 at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. We expect excellent attendance, with over 500 registered attendees to date. This message has some brief reminders to help you prepare for the meeting. Agenda ------ The agenda is complete and available at: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/agenda.php An abbreviated paper copy will be provided with your name badge. Check-in -------- When you arrive at the meeting, please check in at the NANOG registration desk to pick up your name badge, t-shirt and important handouts. The registration desk will be located on the Mezzanine Level and open during the following hours: Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. Monday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday: 8 a.m. to noon Community Meeting ----------------- An important part of every NANOG meeting is the opportunity to hear updates from, and communicate with, the committees that support and guide the meetings and the NANOG community. We invite you to attend and participate in the NANOG Community Meeting on Sunday, June 13, from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom on the Mezzanine Level. Newcomers' Breakfast -------------------- If this is your first NANOG meeting, you are invited to attend a special breakfast where committee members, Merit staff and long-time NANOGers will talk about the organization, the meetings, and how to make best use of both. Please attend to learn more about NANOG and how to get the most out of your first meeting. The Newcomers' Continental Breakfast will be held on Monday, June 14, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the California Room on the Second Floor. Social Gatherings ----------------- Please join us in thanking the NANOG49 meeting host and sponsors for their generosity in support of the NANOG community: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/sponsors.php The sponsors contribute to the meeting's breakfasts, breaks, and other features, and are noted in the agenda. We are pleased also to remind you of the following special opportunities to gather outside the formal meeting: Sunday, June 13, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Social event sponsored by Silent Partner and Dyn at Harry Denton's Starlight Room in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/invitation1.php Monday, June 14, 6:00-8:00 p.m. NANOG Beer 'n Gear in the California Room (Floor 2), sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent, Arbor Networks, Brocade, Cariden Technologies, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Mu Dynamics, NTT America, OSI Hardware, and XKL Monday, June 14, 8:15-midnight Social event sponsored by Netflix, Equinix and Google at Ruby Skye http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/invitation2.php Tuesday, June 15, 8:00-11:00 p.m. Social event sponsored by CORESITE and Hurricane Electric at the Clift Hotel http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/invitation3.php NANOG wireless network ---------------------- Wireless Internet service is available in all meeting rooms and many public areas within the meeting space. New at this meeting, the SSID "nanog-wpa2" provides encrypted wireless access. Please see the following link or the handout at the registration desk for more information about this service. http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/wireless.php In-room Internet access ----------------------- If you are staying at The Westin St. Francis under the $209 NANOG group rate, in-room Internet access is complimentary and the hotel should provide the following instructions at check-in: "Your in-room high speed Internet access is complimentary. However, you will still need to select the service from the menu page, agree to the terms and conditions, and click through until connected. While it will appear that you are being charged for Internet service, the accounting system will automatically remove the charge from your room account." Travel links ------------ Transportation: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/transportation.php Parking: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/parking.php The Westin St. Francis parking garage offers a $25 flat rate for "day parking" only. You must get a voucher each day from the NANOG registration desk to present to the valet when leaving. Meeting Email Lists ------------------- You may use the list nanog-attendee@nanog.org to communicate with other attendees about meeting activities. Messages sent to that list will go to all other attendees who agreed to join the list during registration. If you did not subscribe to the list when you registered, you can subscribe now at: http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-attendee attendee@nanog.org is an email list used solely by Merit to communicate important meeting information directly to all attendees. If you need help or have a comment or suggestion for the Merit staff operating the meeting, you may send email to nanog-support@nanog.org. We hope this information is helpful in your preparations. Best wishes for good travel to San Francisco. --Merit Network, NANOG Registration & Support Staff