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2010 NANOG election timeline
by Steve Feldman 02 Aug '10

02 Aug '10

Hello NANOGers! Per the charter, we are approaching the annual NANOG election and appointment time. In addition to the series of "call for nominations" messages at the opening of each period, we thought to send an overview and time line ahead of the actual nominations opening. Hopefully this will get more of the eligible members of the community to consider standing for a role in one of the Committees that helps makes NANOG what it is. All nominations should be sent to nominations(a)nanog.org. The election timeline is: Aug. 2 - SC Nominations begin Aug. 24 - Charter discussed in Futures Aug. 24 - PC Nominations begin Aug. 30 - SC Candidate information posted/nominations close Sep. 13 - Call for Mailing List Committee nominations Sep. 21 - Ballot approved Oct. 3 - Voting opens at 12:00 EDT Oct. 4 - PC Candidate Information posted/nominations close Oct. 6 - Voting closes at 09:15 EDT, results announced before the close of NANOG 50. NANOG Steering Committee The NANOG Steering Committee works closely with Merit to promote, support and improve NANOG. The Steering Committee is responsible for the selection of the Program Committee and the Comunications Committee, and is the community's instrument for ensuring that the NANOG organization remains open, relevant and useful. Elections for three of the seven positions on the Steering Committee will be held in October 2010. The currently-serving Steering Committee members whose terms are expiring are Patrick Gilmore, Joe Provo, and Rob Seastrom. Joe has served two consecutive terms so per the charter, he cannot be considered for re-election until October 2011. Other than being an eligible voter, there are no restrictions on eligible candidates. Steering Committee members must commit to attending two out of every three annual NANOG meetings per the charter (6.2.6). A good candidate will have experience with Internet engineering, operations, and governance organizations as well as the principles and practices which guide them. Consensus organizing, leadership, outreach and communication skills are prized. NANOG Program Committee The Program Committee is a group of sixteen individuals from the NANOG community who together are responsible for the solicitation and selection of material for NANOG meeting Programs. A new Program Committee will be selected by the Steering Committee after the election in October. Eight positions are to be filled. The currently-serving Program Committee members whose terms are expiring are Nina Bargisen, Tom Daly, Brian Deardorff, Igor Gashinsky, Mike Hughes, David Meyer, Tom Scholl and Richard Steenbergen. Furthermore, Igor, Mike and Richard have all served two consecutive terms so per the charter, they cannot be considered for another Program Committee appointment until October 2011. Per the NANOG charter (6.2.1), eligible candidates are individuals who have attended at least one NANOG meeting in the past 12 months (one or more of NANOG 48, NANOG 49 or NANOG 50). Broad technical knowledge of Internet operations and familiarity with NANOG meetings are useful attributes. Having constructive opinions and ideas about how NANOG meetings might be improved is of high value. NANOG Communications Committee The Communications Committee is a group of five individuals from the NANOG community who together are responsible for the administration and moderation of the NANOG mailing lists. A new Communications Committee will be selected by the Steering Committee after the election in October. Two positions are to be filled. The currently-serving Communications Committee members whose terms are expiring are Randy Epstein and Tim Yocum. The main NANOG mailing list serves an important role in the community by providing a day-to-day forum for network operators. Participating in the CC gives you the opportunity to make a noticeable contribution. The CC is covered under section 7.1.2 of the NANOG charter. Why? If you care about NANOG as a set of fora and think you would like to take a turn at volunteering your time to help make it better, please consider either volunteering yourself or nominating someone else. Also, as NANOG evolves into a fully self-governed organization, these committees will play an increasingly important role in our success. By joining now, you can be an integral part of the process. For more information about the role of any Committee, or to find out more about what's involved in being a Committee member, please do consult the current NANOG charter or contact someone who is already serving and ask them directly. Thanks, Steve Feldman on behalf of the NANOG Steering Committee

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Please get your talks in for NANOG 50
by David Meyer 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Folks, NANOG 50 is looming. If you have content you'd like to present, please go to pc.nanog.org, create a username (if you don't have one), and upload your materials. Thanks, Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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Registration open for NANOG 50 - Atlanta, GA
by Steve Feldman 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Registration is now open for the 50th Meeting of the North American Network Operators' Group. NANOG 50 will be held October 3-6 in the new Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown. The meeting will be hosted by Telx. The meeting will be back-to-back with ARIN XXVI. A joint NANOG/ARIN program will be presented on the morning of October 6, featuring IPv6 deployment experiences. ARIN XXVI will continue through October 8. See http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog50/index.php for complete meeting details, and follow the important links on the left to submit presentations, register, and reserve your hotel room. Please note there are tiered rates for registration, so plan to register early to take advantage of the best rate. If you need lodging you are encouraged to make your reservation early, as rooms are limited. The NANOG group rate expires on September 15 or when filled. See you in Atlanta this fall! Steve Feldman NANOG Steering Committee Chair

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NANOG 50 Call for Presentations now available
by David Meyer 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

Folks, Its time to start thinking about the presentation(s) you want to give at NANOG 50. NANOG 50 is our annual joint meeting with ARIN, so there will be great opportunities to present both the NANOG and ARIN communities. We had a great deal of content for NANOG 49 so if your talk wasn't accepted please consider resubmitting for NANOG 50. The Call for Presentations can be found on http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog50/callforpresent.php Looking forward to seeing all of you in Atlanta. Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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Book Now - Hotel Rate for NANOG 49 Expires Soon!
by Carol Wadsworth 20 May '10

20 May '10

If you are attending NANOG 49, June 13-16, in San Francisco and need overnight lodging, the group room rate at The Westin St. Francis expires this coming Monday, May 24, so please make your reservation soon. NANOG 49 is being hosted by Netflix. For all meeting related details, please see: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/index.php See you there!

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Re: [NANOG-announce] Draft NANOG 49 program available!
by David Meyer 16 May '10

16 May '10

Matt, > I maybe the only one, but a lot of the tutorials during the 2 - 3:30 are > related and should be spread out between the 2 - 3:30 times and the 4 - 5:30 > times. I think if someone is interested in either they could pick one from > each session or one from each, but having an all in one in each session > really creates a problem in scheduling sessions. Thanks for the feedback. We try to schedule the tutorials to avoid just the sort of thing you are describing, so we'll take another look. Thanks again for the feedback. Dave

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Draft NANOG 49 program available!
by David Meyer 13 May '10

13 May '10

Please see http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/agenda.php. A few dates of interest: (i). The registration fee increases on May 17. (ii). The special group rate at the hotel expires May 24. We're looking forward to seeing you all in San Francisco. Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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NANOG 49 Call for Presentations now available
by David Meyer 05 May '10

05 May '10

Folks, After a great meeting in Austin, we're gearing up for NANOG 49. The NANOG 49 CFP is now available on http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/callforpresent.php Important dates include: Presentation Abstracts and Draft Slides Due: 09-Apr-2010 Final Slides Due: 07-May-2010 Draft Program Published: 13-May-2010 Final Agenda Published: 27-May-2010 Please submit your materials to http://pc.nanog.org Looking forward to seeing everyone in San Francisco. Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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The Evolution of NANOG
by Steve Feldman 14 Apr '10

14 Apr '10

Dear members of the NANOG community, Since its inception in 1994, the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) has had its meetings and activities organized under the auspices of Merit, providing an incredible service to the North American region, and in fact, to the global Internet engineering community. The value of this work can not be easily overstated – it is likely that, absent Merit’s involvement, the pace of global Internet development would have significantly slowed and that the high levels of Internet performance that we all enjoy today would not have come to pass. Several periods of evolution have marked the Merit/NANOG relationship. The most significant inflections have been the sharp growth in NANOG attendance in the late 1990s, the increasing importance of the NANOG mailing list as a method of inter-carrier communication, the utilization of NANOG meetings as a conduit of communications between major government entities and the Internetworking community, and the 2004-2005 Charter Process where NANOG took a significant step towards self-governance while remaining a Merit activity. Through the successive evolutions, Merit has stayed loyal to the ideals of NANOG, providing staff to administer conferences; administer servers to host presentations, mailing lists, and archives from the early days of the Internet; funds to pay for all of NANOG’s activities; and, equally as important, entering into contract obligations on NANOG’s behalf for meeting venue hotels, at times taking on significant contract liability. Since the beginning of this relationship, one constant has been the gratitude of NANOG’s membership and governance communities towards Merit for their dedication, hard work and financial commitment. Starting from the ratification of the 2005 NANOG Charter, the membership of NANOG has worked hard to establish self-governance institutions including our Steering Committee, Program Committee, Communications Committee, and Marketing Working Group. These institutions have acquired experience and resilience over the past five years and matured to the point of self-governance. The Steering Committee believes the time has come for NANOG to continue its natural evolution toward an independent organization. We are therefore beginning the process of creating a non-profit, tax- exempt entity that will produce NANOG conferences, administer the NANOG mailing list, and expand our educational mission. A re- structuring of the NANOG/Merit relationship allows each organization to focus on the direct needs of its respective constituency. This effort is still in the preliminary stages. Our intention is to work jointly with Merit to devise a transition plan and a transition timeline before NANOG 49 in June of this year. This transition will be gradual and designed to ensure a seamless handover of responsibility to the new entity, minimizing changes seen by the community as a whole. The governance and committee structure will be left largely intact, with our current charter converted into a set of governing bylaws. We expect to hold a community vote to ratify the new bylaws and structure during the annual October election. We expect there will be many questions and concerns raised regarding this process, and suggest that the nanog-futures mailing list is the appropriate venue for discussion. (See https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures for subscription information.) We also encourage you to share reactions directly with the Steering Committee. In the next few days, the Communications Committee will create and post a Frequently Asked Questions page. We will also hold an extended community meeting during NANOG 49 to review progress and discuss the transition. One thing that won’t change throughout the course of this next evolution is the gratitude of the NANOG membership for the hard work and support that the Merit board, staff, and member institutions have provided to us over the course of the last 16 years. For the NANOG leadership, Steve Feldman (Steering Committee chair) Patrick W. Gilmore (SC member) Sylvie LaPerrière (SC member) Joe Provo (SC member) Robert Seastrom (SC member) Duane Wessels (SC member) David Meyer (Program Committee chair) Tom Daly (PC vice chair)

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Early registration for NANOG 49
by Steve Feldman 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

Registration is now open for the 49th NANOG meeting, to be held in San Francisco on June 13-16, 2010 and hosted by Netflix. The early registration price is $450, so register now to get the best value! Hotel reservations are also available. The group rate expires on May 24, 2010, or when the room block is full. See http://www.nanog.org for more information on the meeting, and follow the links to register and reserve your hotel room. See you in San Francisco! Steve Feldman NANOG Steering Committee chair

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