August 2023 - NANOG-announce

Call for Board Member Nominations + More
by Nanog News 31 Aug '23

31 Aug '23

*NANOG 89 is Just Around the Corner* *Register for our Next Meeting off the Coast of San Diego, Oct. 16 - 18 * Check out more info about the venue, peering forum, or the latest confirmed talks. *REGISTER NOW <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…>* *Call for Board Member Nominations * *Nominations for Board of Director Candidates are Open* Play a role in shaping NANOG's future. As a NANOG member, you’ll have the right to exercise your civic duty every year, and elect a Board of Directors that best reflects both you, and our organization. *LEARN MORE <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…>* *VIDEO: Students Share NANOG Experience* *NANOG College Immersion (NCI) Program Enables Students to Attend Conference* *Why it's worth your time:* Learn what it is like to experience a meeting through the eyes of young newcomers and see our NCI Program in action! *WATCH NOW* <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…> *Video of the Week **400ZR Revolutionizing Networking w/ Scott Wilkinson* *Why it's worth your time:* 400ZR has changed how data centers are interconnected and how data centers are designed. In this presentation, Wilkinson will show the current status of 400ZR development and deployment, how it changes network designs, and explain what is coming next. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yub4lx4FFy4>

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A (Tech) Road Less Traveled, New 2023 Election System + Sponsor Hackathon
by Nanog News 24 Aug '23

24 Aug '23

*A (Tech) Road Less Traveled * *Cohen Shares How a Passion for Travel Led to a Career in Tech* As a 20-something U.S. citizen playing pro tennis in Europe during the late 1980s, a career in tech was not what Cohen envisioned for his future. Married and father of two, Principal Program Manager for Microsoft, Peter Cohen said he has been in the "convincing business" side of the Internet industry for more than two decades. However, a passion for travel and culture has steered his non-linear career. *READ MORE <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.org/stories/articles/a-tech-road…>* *Introducing the New 2023 Election System! * *NANOG Transitions to Ranked Choice Voting * To encourage more membership voting and provide more transparency in votes received, we are moving to Ranked Choice Voting for the 2023 election cycle. *LEARN MORE * <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nanog.org/members/elections/ranked…> *Sponsor the NANOG 89 Hackathon!* *Unlock Innovation at the Nexus of Networking* Join us in catalyzing innovation, forging connections, and propelling the networking industry into uncharted territories. Partner with NANOG Hackathon and be a catalyst for change. Contact Business Development Specialist, Shawn Winstead today at swinstead(a)nanog.org to explore sponsorship opportunities. *Video of the Week* *Peering API Automation w/ Jenny Ramseyer (Meta), Matt Griswold (FullCtl) and Erica Salvaneschi (Cloudflare)* The API allows machine-to-machine network peering configuration, entirely automated without human interaction. The team presents the proposed solution and will demo the system with a proof-of-concept exchange of peering configuration messages. Next, they will cover future work and the forthcoming RFC. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxsoplROYs>

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Early Registration Ends Sunday! + Sponsorships Available + Final Call for Presentations
by Nanog News 16 Aug '23

16 Aug '23

*Early Registration Ends Sunday! **Don't Miss Your Chance to Receive a Discounted Rate * NANOG 89 will take place off the coast of San Diego at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort from 16 - 18 October. *REGISTER NOW <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…>* *NANOG 89 Sponsorships Available! * *Invest in the Strength of the Community We've Built * *Sponsorship Benefits:* + Showcase your newest technologies + solutions + Increase your brand’s visibility + reach + Amplify your organization’s message + Connect with industry influencers + decision-makers + Empower people + inspire change *MORE INFO <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…>* *Final Call for Presentations* *Submission Deadline is Monday!* We want to hear from you! Present on the stage or virtually for our next meeting. Anyone interested in sharing their experiences, ideas, or the latest technologies with the greater NANOG community must submit a presentation proposal by Monday, 28 Aug 2023. *MORE INFO <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…>* *Video of the Week * *Network Telemetry on Modern Routers w/ Pavel Odintsov* Watch a detailed overview of traffic telemetry protocols in modern routing platforms.The speaker, Pavel Odintsov will cover well-known protocols such as Netflow, IPFIX, sFlow, and port mirror. He will additionally provide deep dive into current protocols such as inline monitoring services and IPFIX 315. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRxmNje8wgc>

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VIDEO - NANOG Talks to Seattle Community Network + Guest Column: Geoff Huston
by Nanog News 09 Aug '23

09 Aug '23

*VIDEO - NANOG Talks to Seattle Community Network* *NANOG Talks to SCN About Connecting the Underserved Across Puget Sound* *The Seattle Community Network (SCN) is an Internet built by the community for the community.* NANOG Executive Director Edward McNair sat down with a volunteer of SCN + Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Washington, Esther Jang, at our most recent meeting, NANOG 88 (Seattle, Wa, 12 - 14 Jun) to discuss the mission of SCN and how they are connecting + empowering underserved regions locally. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…> *Guest Column: Geoff Huston "The Source of Time, According to a Technologist"* *Exploring the Definition of Time from Early Astronomical Observations to its use in the Internet Today* An underappreciated aspect of our digital infrastructure is how dependent we are on time. Disrupting time leads to communication disruption and can result in various forms of service compromise. A synchronized view of the time is essential to the Internet's service platform. *READ MORE * <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nanog.us20.list-manage.com/track/click…> *Upcoming Fall Online Course* *Fundamentals of Designing and Deploying Computer Networks* *Date: *11 September – 20 October 2023 *Title:* Fundamentals of Designing and Deploying Computer Networks *Description:* This course will discuss the fundamentals of networking, Ethernet, and WIFI technologies. It will additionally teach the planning, design, and deployment of simple LANs and cover how to connect a LAN to the Internet. The course will also present the most common ways to connect a LAN to the Internet (Mobile Internet, ADSL, Fiber) and how to set up the connections. *MORE INFO * <https://www.internetsociety.org/learning/ddcn/> *Video of the Week* *Deploying a Backbone in APAC with Pierre-Yves Maunier* Maunier discusses what his team learned and changed during their multi-year journey expanding their network footprint in the Asia Pacific region. He will speak about the challenges they faced, their mistakes, and how they worked around them with various iterations of their deployment. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9xsOPCVHI&t=217s>

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Fun Facts About Your Next Meeting Destination + Call for Presentations Deadline Approaching + More
by Nanog News 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

*NANOG 89 to Take Place in Historic + Iconic Coronado* *Fun Facts About Your Next NANOG Meeting Destination* *NANOG's 89th community-wide meeting will occur at the "secluded waterfront oasis" of Loews Coronado Bay Resort, located off the coast of San Diego, CA, on 16 - 18 Oct.* The conference venue sits on a 15-acre peninsula, surrounding one of "the top ten beaches" in the U.S. and the magnificent San Diego skyline. *READ MORE* <https://nanog.org/stories/articles/nanog-89-to-take-place-in-historic-iconi…> *NANOG 89: Call For Presentations* *Don't Wait to Submit - Deadline Approaching Soon!* Please submit your presentation proposal, including draft slides no later than Monday, 28 Aug. *Specific talk topics include:* - Network Automation - practical uses, how to get started - Network Future - forecast for changes in technology, design, applications - Research & Education - what research is happening now in network operations - Security - developments in, problems/solutions, various protocols of - Tutorials - all levels, IPv6, BGP, Segment Routing, DNS *MORE INFO * <https://nanog.org/program/call-presentations/> *Video of the Week* *Design Driven Network Assurance w/ Jeremy Schulman - NANOG 88* *Why it's worth your time:* In this talk, Jeremy will present MLB's approach to network automation and Infrastructure as Code. This system is used to design, deploy, and validate complex multi-vendor networks with ongoing design changes. The "prime directive" focuses on validating the expected operational state. Jeremy will discuss the architectural elements and the benefits of this methodology. He will also offer a comparative analysis of traditional configuration-management IaC approaches. *WATCH NOW * <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIn_Cu5vYEw> *Call For Expert Guest Blog Contributors * *Share Your Expertise With The NANOG Community * *Have something to say (in your own words)? * NANOG is looking for expert guest contributors to write in a blog-style format. We are looking for 500 to 1000 words in an area of your choice of expertise. If interested, please contact us at news(a)nanog.org.

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