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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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Lightning talks open for NANOG 48
by David Meyer 16 Feb '10

16 Feb '10

Get yours in now! Looking forward to seeing all of you in Austin. Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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NANOG 48 coming up soon
by David Meyer 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Folks, NANOG 48 is less than 3 weeks away. Data Foundry and Giganews are serving as co-hosts for the meeting, February 21-24, in the great city of Austin, Texas. The Program Committee has a stimulating agenda planned and recently added more presentations to an already packed agenda: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/agenda.php Register now and take advantage of the current rate, which increases $75 this Monday, February 8. Also, the special group rate at the Austin Hilton expires this Friday, February 5, so make your reservation soon. If your company would like to have a sponsor presence at the meeting, there are still some opportunities available. For additional meeting information and all related links, please see: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/index.php We look forward to seeing you there. David Meyer (on behalf of the Program Committee)

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NANOG 48 is coming up
by David Meyer 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

Stretch your travel dollar further by registering now for NANOG 48, February 21-24, co-hosted by Data Foundry and Giganews in Austin, Texas. The early registration rate prevails through January 21, and the discounted hotel rate expires February 5 or when the room block is full. Rooms are limited so make your reservation soon. We have a great meeting planned, and you can review the draft agenda at http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/agenda.php. Hotel and travel information, meeting registration, and a list of meeting sponsors and sponsorship opportunities are available through http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/index.php. Look forward to seeing you there, David Meyer (for the NANOG Program Committee)

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REMINDER: CFP for NANOG 48
by Tom Daly 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Hello Fellow NANOG'ers, As you all should know by now, NANOG 48 is coming up in February. The NANOG Program Committee has been busily recruiting, collecting, and reviewing submissions for the program, however, we still need more content. We have lined up many interesting Tracks and Panels, but need more General Session submissions - to learn more about what you're up to in your networks and what is important to you! The NANOG 48 Call for Presentations is still available at http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/index.php. The PC will be having a call next Tuesday to review submissions, and would like to have more material to review. So what that means: - YOU: Go think of something you think is important to the NANOG Community - YOU: Write up some slides (PDF format prefered) - YOU: Submit them to the PC tool (https://pc.nanog.org) - WE, THE PC: Tell you how awesome your presentation looks - YOU: Present at NANOG 48 and take all the credit for your awesome talk! Yes, it really is that simple. Do it now! Shamelessly, for the NANOG PC, Tom Daly -- Tom Daly CTO, Dynamic Network Services, Inc. http://dyn.com/

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NANOG 48 Call for Presentations now available
by David Meyer 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

Folks, The NANOG 48 Call for Presentations is now available at http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/index.php. Please take a look at the important dates, and submit your proposals at http://pc.nanog.org. Look forward to seeing you all in Austin. Thanks, Dave (for the NANOG PC)

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Communications Committee members
by Steve Feldman 09 Nov '09

09 Nov '09

Kris Foster and Michael K. Smith have been chosen to fill two year terms on the Communications Committee (formerly known as the Mailing List Committee.) They join Randy Epstein and Tim Yocum, who are starting the second year of their terms, and Sue Joiner, who is the Merit appointee to the CC. The Steering Committee would also like to thank Simon Lyall for his service on the MLC. His diligence and attention to refining and documenting the committee's processes was greatly appreciated. For the SC, Steve Feldman (chair)

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Communications Committee (formerly Mailing List Committee) Nominations close today!
by Joe Provo 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

The nominations for the NANOG Committee (formerly known as the Mailing List Committee) close today, October 29. As Steve said in his last note, the new direction from the recent amendments means this is a chance to break new ground for NANOG and help define the future path for this team. If you are interested or know someone who is, please send the nomination to <nominations(a)nanog.org>. If you are being nominated, please be prepared to confirm your interest and provide some bio data and a statement of interest (like those up on http://www.nanog.org/governance/elections/2009elections/2009mlc_candidates.…) before the Steering Committee meets on 3 November. Cheers! Joe Provo -- RSUC / GweepNet / Spunk / FnB / Usenix / SAGE

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