Dear NANOG 72 Attendees – Greetings to you on the first day of NANOG 72, sponsored by CyrusOne. Just a few reminders for today: *7:30am-5:00pm* – Registration opens in the foyer outside the Ellington Ballroom (14th floor) *7:30am-9:45am* - Welcome Breakfast, sponsored by BICS and Imperva, is served in the Overlook Ballroom (14th floor) *10:00am-10:15am *– The Conference Opens in the Ellington Ballroom (14th floor). Welcome and a word from Ryan Donnelly, NANOG Board Chair, Josh Snowhorn, CyrusOne, Ryan Woolley, Netflix *10:15am-11:00am* - Keynote: A history of the Internet: Hint, it was not the Bomb (Ellington Ballroom) Presenter, Scott Bradner, Harvard University, retired *11:00am-11:30am -* Project Loon: LTE and Mesh Networks in the Stratosphere (Ellington Ballroom) Presenter, Brian Barritt *11:30am-12:00pm* - Hackathon Wrap-up and Winning project announced (Ellington Ballroom) *12:00pm-1:30pm* – Newcomer’s Lunch (by invitation) in the Mercer Ballroom *12:00pm-1:30pm* – Welcome Lunch (for all registered attendees) sponsored by Oath, Charter Communications, LightRiver Technologies (Overlook Ballroom) *1:30pm-2:30pm *- Virtualizing the Network for Fun and Profit, Presenter Richard A Steenbergen, (Ellington Ballroom) *2:30pm-3:30pm* - Optical Transceivers in Open Networks, Presenter, Christian Urricariet, Finisar (Ellington Ballroom) *3:00pm-3:30pm* - Docker LibNetwork Drivers: Explorer's Tale, Presenter, Paul Greenberg (Ellington Ballroom) *3:30pm-4:00pm* - Monday Break sponsored by Digital Realty, GTT and Myriad Supply (Ellington Pre-Function) *4:00pm-4:50pm* - Data Modeling-Driven Management: Latest Industry and Tool Developments, Presenter, Benoit Claise, Cisco System (Ellington Ballroom) *5:30pm-6:30pm -* Peering Coordination Forum (Overlook Ballroom). Please note for future events, sign-up for a table at the Peering Coordination opens a few weeks prior to the meeting and are offered on a first come first served basis. For details about the programs, sessions and speakers, please view the online agenda here: NANOG 72 Agenda <http://www.cvent.com/events/nanog-72/custom-116-4d16fb4c959e4dceb0002423a182e949.aspx> The NANOG Agenda is also available to download to your local electronic calendar via Guidebook. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. To use Guidebook go to https://guidebook.com/getit/. Simply search for NANOG 72. Don’t forget to take the daily survey for a chance to win an Xbox One X 1TB (one X-box each day). The daily survey giveaway is sponsored by Infomart. The survey can be found here: NANOG 72 Daily Survey <http://www.cvent.com/events/nanog-72/custom-120-4d16fb4c959e4dceb0002423a182e949.aspx> Please note, sponsorship opportunities for NANOG 73, sponsored by Coresite, taking place June 25-27 2018, in Denver, CO, are now available. Please find Ilissa Miller or email sponsor-support@nanog.org to inquire about availability. *Happy NANOGing* *The Sponsor Support Team*