Dear NANOG51 Attendee, We look forward to seeing you at NANOG51, hosted by Terremark, January 30-February 2 at the Hotel Intercontinental Miami. We are expecting excellent attendance, with over 470 registered attendees to date. This message contains information and brief reminders to help you prepare for the meeting. If you are arriving on Sunday, January 30, please be advised there will be intermittent road closures in/out of the Hotel Intercontinental due to the ING Marathon in Miami. (The finish line is on Biscayne Boulevard in front of Bayfront Park, which is adjacent to the Intercontinental Hotel.) Agenda ------ The agenda is complete and available at: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog51/agenda.php An abbreviated paper copy will be provided with your name badge. Check-in ------ The NANOG meeting rooms are located on second floor. 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 Second Floor Foyer 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 ------ We invite you to attend and participate in the NANOG Community Meeting on Sunday, January 30, from 5:45-7:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom, Second Floor. The Community Meeting is an important opportunity to hear updates from, and communicate with, the committees that support and guide the meetings and the NANOG community. Newcomers' Tutorial and Breakfast ------ If this is your first NANOG meeting, you are invited to attend Sunday's 1 p.m. Newcomers (first-time attendee) tutorial in the Sandringham Room for an overview of the meeting. You will also want to attend the Newcomers' Continental Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Bayfront Room on the First Floor (lobby level) 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 plan to attend to learn more about NANOG and how to get the most out of your first meeting. Social Gatherings ------ Please join us in thanking the NANOG51 meeting host, contributors and sponsors for their generosity in support of the NANOG community: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog51/sponsors.php The sponsors contribute to the meeting's breakfasts, breaks and other features; their contributions are noted in the agenda. We are pleased to remind you of the following special opportunities to gather outside the formal meeting: Monday, January 31, 6:00-8:00 p.m. NANOG Beer 'n Gear in the Bayfront Room on the First Floor (lobby level), sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent, Arbor Networks, Cariden Technologies, Cisco Systems, FPL FiberNet, Network Hardware Resale, OSI Hardware, PCCW Global, Merit RADb, and SubSpace Communications Monday, October 4, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Social event sponsored by the meeting host, Terremark, at Club Space, 34 NE 11th Street. Transportation will be provided starting at 8:15 p.m. leaving from the hotel lobby. Return transportation will continue until the end of the event. NANOG wireless network ------ Wireless Internet service is available in all meeting rooms and many public areas within the meeting space. An SSID that provides encrypted wireless access is available. Please see the following link or the handout at the registration desk for more information about this service. http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog51/wireless.php In-room Internet access ------ If you are staying at the Intercontinental Hotel under the $205 NANOG group rate, in-room Internet access is complimentary. When you check in, the hotel should provide you with an individual authorization code to use for in-room Internet access. Travel links ------ Miami Information from Terremark: http://nanog.terremark.com/ NANOG Hotel Page (lower section): http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog51/hotel.php Parking: Intercontinental Hotel - valet parking only: $15 day - need to get validation sticker from NANOG registration desk. No in/out privileges with the daily rate. $30 overnight 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 If you need help or have a comment or suggestion for the Merit Network 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 Miami. See you there! --Merit Network, NANOG Registration & Support Staff