August 2021 - NANOG-announce

Meet our Scholarship Recipients (VIDEO) + Poll Results + Digital Blast from the Past
by Nanog News 19 Aug '21

19 Aug '21

Meet our 2021-22 Scholarship Recipients *We love supporting our builders of the Internet of tomorrow. * Meet Esu, Charly, Wendy, and Juan. Four incoming undergrad freshman engineering students from all over the United States, that NANOG was able to help support their career dreams. Learn more about how they will invest the funds toward their future. *MEET THE STUDENTS <https://www.nanog.org/stories/meet-our-2021-22-scholarship-recipients/>* Our Next Webinar: Your Voice HeardThe polls are in. We asked you what you wanted to learn about for our next NANOG webinar and this is what you voted for. *Follow us *on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanog/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true>to vote on more of NANOG's programming. *TAKE OUR NEXT POLL <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6833509193845116929/>* *NANOG's Blast from the Digital Past* *One of the Internet's Earliest "Memes"* Dancing hamsters anyone? Throwback to the late nineties, *when this dated meme would have been the latest in digital entertainment *to roll out of your email.* In fact, you may have been pranked with these critters. *A trending office joke at the time was to set *Hamster Dance*as your colleague's browser homepage. *According to KnowYourMeme <https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hampster-dance>, *Hampster Dance is "one of the earliest single-serving sites." Set to the annoyingly good, and instantly stuck-in-your-head, sped-up melodies of *Whistle Stop* by Roger Miller, the meme features rows of dancing hamster GIFs. *WATCH ORIGINAL HAMSTER DANCE <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5XmNS1M-g>*

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NANOG 83 Registration + 2020 Annual Report 👉
by Nanog News 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

*NANOG 83 Registration Opens! * NANOG 83 <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/> will be our first hybrid meeting and will take place, November 1-3 in Minneapolis, MN. We are pleased to announce that meeting registration for NANOG 83 is now open! Your in-person conference registration includes full onsite access to our three-days of peer-reviewed talks, tutorials, keynotes, and panels, including special sessions (Women in Tech, Newcomers, and BoFs), a Virtual Expo, opportunities for networking, games + prizes, and more! To keep our events as open and as accessible as possible, there is always the option to select "Virtual Complimentary Registration" for free access to our conference. *REGISTER NOW <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/registration/>* *Call for In-Person + Virtual Presentations * Did you know that you always have the option to present a talk at NANOG virtually? NANOG now allows for both in-person and virtual presentations. In addition, we offer rolling submissions. So you can submit a talk for NANOG 83, 84 or 85. *SUBMIT PRESENTATION* <https://www.nanog.org/program/call-presentations/> *2020 Annual Report Now Available * *"NANOG, like most organizations, found itself scrambling to address the restrictions brought upon by the pandemic – no air travel, social distancing, and no large gatherings. Conditions such as these for an event-centric organization, such as NANOG, can be devastating. However, change, whether welcome or not, always creates opportunities for reflection and potentially – growth."* - NANOG Executive Director Edward McNair *The year 2020 introduced a concerted effort to connect with our community virtually.* Production and organization pivots included NANOG developing a method to engage a large attendee participation via virtual platforms. NANOG had previously webcasted meetings before 2020, but had never before interacted with the audience while live streaming. *Read the full annual report *to find out more about our successes and growing pains during this unprecedented + historic year. *2020 ANNUAL REPORT <https://www.nanog.org/resources/annual-report/>*

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NANOG 83 Meeting Registration
by Nanog Support 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

Dear NANOG Community, NANOG 83 <https://nanog.org/events/nanog-83/> hybrid meeting, hosted by Kentik <https://www.kentik.com/> will take place November 1-3 in Minneapolis, MN. We are pleased to announce that meeting registration for NANOG 83 is now open. 1. Registration Fees + Deadlines 2. Hotel Guest Room Block 3. Schedule Adjustment 4. Safety + Travel 1. Registration Fees + Deadlines Meeting Registration: https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/registration/ Dates Member Non Member Student Virtual Early Aug 3 - 15, 2021 $525 $550 $100 $100 Standard Aug 16 - Oct 10, 2021 $625 $650 $100 $100 Late Oct 11 - Oct 30. 2021 $725 $750 $100 $100 Onsite Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2021 $925 $950 $100 $100 Cancellation Policy: Cancellation Fee ( August 3 - October 17, 2021): $50 Cancellation Fee (October 18 - 30, 2021): $100 *No refunds will be offered after October 31, 2021 **Donations are non-refundable Social Guest Pass for NANOG Social: $50 per guest (limit 2) 1. Hotel Guest Room Block Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 1300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 Online Reservations: click here <https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/MSPRM/G-NANT> Group Name: NANOG 83 Room Rate: $179.00 USD — Standard Room Occupancy* (up to 2 people) $204.00 USD Triple Occupancy* $229.00 USD Quadruple Occupancy* *PLUS applicable taxes, which are currently at a rate of 14.025%* Group Rate Expires: Oct 7, 2021 or once the NANOG block is filled Reservations: +1.612.370.1234 OR Toll Free 1.800.233.1234 Check In Time: 3:00PM Check Out Time: 11:00AM Cancellation Policy: Guests can cancel their reservations 72 hours prior to their arrival to receive a full refund of their deposit. Any reservation canceled after 72 priors to arrival will forfeit a fee of one night's room and tax. BEWARE: It has come to our attention that a company fraudulently representing itself as NANOG’s housing vendor is contacting individuals in our community in an attempt to solicit your business. They will offer to make hotel reservations within the NANOG 83 hotel block on your behalf, and in some cases will also misrepresent themselves as staff of the meeting hotel itself. Parking Rates: Short Term Valet (0-2 Hours) - $15.00 + Tax Short Term Valet (2-4) - $20.00 + Tax Valet (Over and above 4 Hours) - $40.00 + Tax Self-Parking (0-20 Minutes) - $5.00 Self-Parking (21-40 Minutes) - $10.00 Self-Parking (41-60 Minutes) - $15.00 Self-Parking (61-80 Minutes) - $20.00 Self-Parking (81 Minutes - 24 hours) - $27.00 In and Out Access* - $30.00 *Parking ticket must be validated at the Front Desk and charged to a guest room 3. Conference Schedule Adjustment Please be advised that the NANOGO conference will start at 2PM on Monday, November 1. For additional details please visit NANOG Calendar of Events <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/> . 4. We are working closely with the conference hotel to keep you as safe as possible during the event. Please visit Safety + Travel <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/safety-travel/> for the latest information. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Sincerely, the NANOG Staff nanog-support(a)nanog.org <https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/members>

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