August 2026 - NANOG-announce

Have you registered for a NANOG 98 workshop?
by NANOG News 27 Aug '26

27 Aug '26

** Thank you, Diamond Sponsors ------------------------------------------------------------ NANOG 98 wouldn't happen without the organizations that invest in the network operations community. A sincere thank you to our Diamond Sponsors, ARIN and Meta, for helping bring the industry together in Miami this October. https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/workshops/ ** Grab your seat for our workshops ------------------------------------------------------------ Three expert-led workshops are on the program at NANOG 98 in Miami, October 19–21. Each seats 50 and will sell out, so register soon! Multi-Path Traffic Engineering (MPTE) (https://nanog.org/events/n98-hpe-workshop/) : Zhaohui (Jeffrey) Zhang leads a hands-on session covering MPTE configuration and path calculation in a virtual HPE/Juniper environment, across both WAN and AIDC scenarios. MPTE debuted at NANOG 96 and this is your chance to try it yourself. Kea DHCP Server (https://nanog.org/events/n98-isc-workshop/) : Eddy Winstead, Darren Ankney, and Doug Freed walk participants through installing and configuring two Kea DHCP servers, setting up primary/backup high availability, and exploring the Stork graphical management interface. Routing Security Deep Dive on RPKI (https://nanog.org/events/n98-arin-workshop/) : Brad Gorman, Director of Customer Technical Services at ARIN, covers RPKI fundamentals, ARIN's routing security services, relying party validators, and best practices for managing RPKI resources. REGISTER NOW (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/workshops/) https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/ ** Find your people at NANOG 98 ------------------------------------------------------------ A Birds of a Feather session (BoF) is exactly what it sounds like: a room full of people who care about the same thing, with no presentations and no agenda, just time to talk. Think of it as a planned flash mob around a specific corner of the Internet. NANOG 98 has BoFs for people organizing or starting a local NOG, for IXP folks, and for anyone interested in network automation. Find your flock in Miami. SIGN UP FOR NANOG 98 (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/) https://nanog.org/members/elections/elections-nominations/ ** It's election season at NANOG ------------------------------------------------------------ Nominations for the NANOG Board of Directors are open through September 14. If you've been thinking about playing a bigger role in shaping the organization, this is how you do it. Self-nominations are welcome. You can also nominate a colleague by sending their name and email to nominations(a)nanog.org (mailto:nominations@nanog.org) . LEARN MORE (https://nanog.org/members/elections/elections-nominations/) https://nanog.org/events/future/ ** Join a network user group near you ------------------------------------------------------------ Regional Network User Group events are now listed on the NANOG events calendar. This fall, there are gatherings coming up in Kentucky, Connecticut, Missouri, Seattle, Detroit, and Philadelphia. They're a great way to stay connected with the community between NANOG conferences! SEE THE FULL EVENT CALENDAR (https://nanog.org/events/future/) ============================================================ http://nanog.org Working together to build the Internet of tomorrow. https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/ ** Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NANOG.org) ** Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/nanog_org/) ** LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/nanog/) ** X (https://x.com/nanog) ** Discord (https://discord.nanog.org/)

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The NANOG 98 CFP is open through 21-September-2026 (joke included!)
by NANOG Program 24 Aug '26

24 Aug '26

NANOG Community at large, It’s still hot outside, and hopefully your presentation ideas are baking too! We wanted to send one more reminder that we are accepting proposals through Monday, 21 September 2026, for in-person or live remote presentations at all sessions of NANOG 98 taking place in Miami, Florida on 19-21 October 2026. Our spotlight topic for NANOG 98 is “Global Connectivity”, but we accept presentations on all relevant topics. The work you do and the ideas you have are interesting and important, and we’d love to hear more about it! We have had repeated requests for presentations from and about enterprise (stub) networks. Perhaps you’re having trouble figuring out what the NANOG audience would like to see. During every NANOG Conference, we ask everyone to answer the surveys and tell us what they want to hear about at a future conference. Some of the most recent answers are below - plus signs (+) mean repeated requests! AI ++++++++++++++ Automation ++++++++ Security ++++++++ SR / SRv6 ++++ NOC +++ Access / enterprise networks +++ BGP and peering ++ Optical ++ Academic topics ++ Cloud and multi-cloud ++ Traffic engineering + Carrier-grade network design + How to grow a small access network + RPKI + Geolocation + Beginner-level tutorials / workshops + Certifications + Amazon's network innovations MPLS Incident response management ASPA DWDM Protocol deep-dives Troubleshooting complex outages, potentially with help from automation Grep presentation from N88 Network expansion to APAC and peering with Asian companies WAN load balancing Datacenter infrastructure, requirements, job creation Supply chain IETF Public policy Patch management w/r/t AI vulnerability-to-exploit timelines Hackathon IPv6 Social skills ISP core router theory Network engineer future Network operations Moving from SP to enterprise / enterprise to SP Career development Traceroute interpretation - - Submit your presentation proposal and abstract via the Program Committee Tool at: https://www.nanog.org/meetings/submit-presentation/ - Sign in with your Profile Account - Select the type of talk you propose to present, and complete the form Timeline for submission and proposal review: NANOG 98 Calendar of Events Date Event/Deadline June 16, 2026 CFP Reminder Announcement July 13, 2026 Call for Content Reminder #2 August 24, 2026 Call for Content Reminder #3 September 21, 2026 Submission Deadline and DRAFT Presentation Slides Due. No new submissions for NANOG98 after this date September 28, 2026 Meeting Agenda Published October 12, 2026 FINAL Slides Due - PC Tool closes to new uploads after this date October 18, 2026 On-Site Lightning Talk Submissions Open If you have any questions, please email the PC (nanogpc(a)nanog.org) and a representative will respond to you in a timely manner. Otherwise, submit your talk, tutorial, track, or panel proposal to the Program Committee Tool at your earliest convenience. We look forward to reviewing your submission! Did you hear about the IPv6 clothing store? All they sell is SLAACs. Sincerely, Adair Thaxton Program Committee Chair Sent on behalf of the NANOG PC

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Meet your NANOG 98 keynote speakers
by NANOG News 13 Aug '26

13 Aug '26

** AT&T and HPE power NANOG 98 ------------------------------------------------------------ NANOG 98's Global Connectivity Partners are AT&T and HPE. Their support makes this gathering of North America's network operators and infrastructure leaders possible. Thank you, AT&T and HPE! https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/ ** Find your people in Miami ------------------------------------------------------------ The program is only part of the NANOG experience. Scheduled socials, one-on-one meetups, and hallway conversations are where a lot of the real work happens. Swap operational knowledge, meet potential collaborators, and catch up with colleagues—only at NANOG. REGISTER FOR NANOG 98 (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/) ** Here's what's on the NANOG 98 agenda ------------------------------------------------------------ The first sessions for NANOG 98 have been accepted, and they go right to the heart of our spotlight topic, International Connectivity. On the program so far: "From Testing to Reliability: Detecting Silent Failures in Production Systems (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/content/5743/) ," "Affogatos: Navigating Intergenerational Working Relationships ( https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/content/5841/) ," and "Digital Coherent Optics - Deployment and Operation ( https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/content/5851/) ." CHECK OUT THE AGENDA (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-98/block-agenda/) ** Meet your NANOG 98 keynote speakers ------------------------------------------------------------ Day 1 opens with Paul Brodsky, Telecommunications Analyst at TeleGeography. Earlier this year, his firm testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security on foreign adversary threats to subsea cable infrastructure. At NANOG 98, he'll speak on global infrastructure and Layer 3 interconnection. Day 2 opens with John Evans, a founder with previous roles at Cisco, AWS, Cariden, and BT. His talk takes on a pointed question: self-driving cars are becoming reality at scale, so why does autonomous network operations remain an ambition? He'll cover what it actually takes to move beyond incremental automation: operational models, machine-actionable telemetry, causal reasoning, and guardrails. ** On the blog: Top 10 connectivity talks ------------------------------------------------------------ NANOG 98's spotlight topic is International Connectivity, and we put together a list of ten talks and articles from our archives worth reading before you get to Miami. From subsea cables in Africa to the internet's biggest BGP incidents to what the World Cup does to global traffic, it's a good primer on what the community has been working through. READ THE FULL POST ( https://nanog.org/stories/our-top-10-talks-and-articles-about-international… ) *** Stay Connected* ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.facebook.com/NANOG.org/ http://www.instagram.com/nanog_org/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/nanog/ https://www.twitter.com/nanog/ https://discord.nanog.org/

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