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NANOG 46 Call for Presentations
by Todd Underwood 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

NANOG 46 Call for Presentations ============================== The North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) will hold its 46th meeting June 14-17, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NANOG 46 will be hosted by Comcast. The NANOG Program Committee is now seeking proposals for Presentations, Panels, Tutorials, and Birds of a Feather sessions (BOFs) for the NANOG46 program. We invite presentations highlighting issues relating to technology already deployed or soon-to-be deployed in the Internet. Vendors are encouraged to work with operators to present real-world deployment experiences with the vendor's products and interoperability. NANOG 46 submissions are welcome at http://pc.nanog.org. Conditional acceptance notifications for NANOG 46 will be sent by 19 May 2009. Detail of the submission process, as well as NANOG 46 dates of interest are described below. About NANOG =========== NANOG is the premiere meeting for network operators in North America, and provides a forum for information exchange among network operators, engineers, and researchers. NANOG meets three times each year, and include panels, presentations, tutorial sessions, and BOFs. NANOG attendees include operators from networks of all sizes, enterprise operators, peering coordinators, transport and switching equipment vendors, and network researchers. NANOG attendees will share ideas and interact with leaders in the field of network operations, discuss current operational events and issues, and learn about state of the art operational techniques. Materials from NANOG46 will be archived on http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog46. Key Dates for NANOG46 ===================== Call for Presentations Opens: 02 March 2009 Please use http://pc.nanog.org Deadline for Speaker Submissions: 27 March 2009 Final Slides: 06 April 2009 Final Program Published: 17 April 2009 Lightning talk submissions open: 15 May 2009 Technical Conference ==================== The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorial sessions, and BOFs in all areas of network operations, including (but not limited to): - Power and facilities Topics may include power reliability and engineering, green power, power efficiency, cooling, and facilities management. - Interconnections Topics may include IXes, intra-building, MMR, metro-wide connections, peering, and transit purchasing tactics and strategies. - Security Topics may include routing security, route filtering of large peers/customers, and inter-as security and cooperation. - DNS Topics may include using DNS data for network metrics, botnet discovery, and geolocation. - IPv6 Topics may include real-world deployment challenges, Carrier Grade NAT, NAT-PT implementations that work and scale, and allocation strategies. - Content Topics may include Distribution (p2p, IPTV), content payment models, content distribution technologies and networks, and storage/archiving. - Disaster recovery Topics may include Risk analysis, training, agencies, planning methods, hardware portability, key tools, transport audits, and other lessons learned. In general, presentations are being sought by and for network operators of all sizes. Presentations about difficult problems (and interesting solutions) that you encounter in the course of your job are encouraged. If you think you have an interesting topic but want some feedback or assistance working it into a presentation, please email the Program Committee chair (chair(a)pc.nanog.org) and a representative on the Program Committee will give you the feedback needed to work it into a presentation. Talks ===== Plenary Session --------------- A plenary session talk should be on a topic of interest to the general NANOG audience, and may be up to 30 minutes long (including time for questions and answers.) Tracks ------ Tracks are 90-minute informal agenda blocks on topics which are of interest to a portion of the NANOG community. The 90-minute block can be subdivided into any number of combinations to suit the theme. A moderator generally coordinates content within the 90-minute block of time. A typical track session includes some presentations, but usually is focused on community discussion and interaction. Frequent track topics include: - Peering - ISP Security - Tools A track session is 90 minutes. Typically two tracks or three tracks will be run concurrently. Panels ------ Panel selection will be based on the importance, originality, focus and timeliness of the topic; expertise of proposed panelists; as well as the potential for informative and controversial discussion. The panel leader should provide an abstract describing the panel theme, list of panelists, and an outline of how the panel will be organized. After acceptance, the panel leader will be given the option to invite panel authors to submit their presentations to the NANOG Program Committee for review. Until then authors should not submit their individual presentations for the panel. A panel may be up to 90 minutes long. Lightning Talks --------------- A lightning talk is a very short presentation or speech by any attendee on any topic relevant to the NANOG audience. These are limited to ten minutes; this will be strictly enforced. If you have a topic that's timely, interesting, or even a crackpot idea you want to share, we encourage you to consider presenting it. Signups for lightning talks will be accepted during the NANOG meeting. Research Forum -------------- Researchers are invited to present short (10-minute) summaries of their work for operator feedback. Topics include routing, network performance, statistical measurement and analysis, and protocol development and implementation. Studies presented may be works in progress. Researchers from academia, government, and industry are encouraged to present. Tutorials --------- Proposals are also invited for tutorial sessions from the introductory through advanced level on all related topics, including: - Disaster Recovery Planning - Troubleshooting BGP - Best Practices for Determining Traffic Matrices - Options for Blackhole and Discard Routing - BGP/MPLS Layer 3 VPNs - Peering business and engineering basics BOFs ---- BOFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) are informal sessions on topics which are of interest to a portion of the NANOG community. BOFs may be held in the hallways, break-out areas or in an unscheduled tutorial room by request submitted to nanogpc(a)nanog.org at least 30 minutes in advance of desired use with estimated duration notes. A typical BOF session may include some structure or presentations, but usually is focused on community discussion and interaction. Frequent BOF topics include: - R&D collaboration - Hot-topics in the media - Peering - ISP Security - Tools The less structured nature of BOF sessions allows for the greatest flexibility from a timing perspective. Registration Fee Waivers ========================= The meeting registration fee will be waived as follows: - General session talk: one speaker - General session panel: one moderator and all panelists - Research forum talk: one speaker - Track: one moderator - Tutorial: one instructor How to Present ============== The deadline for accepting abstracts and slides is 06 March 2009. While the majority of speaking slots may be filled by that date, a limited number of slots may be available after that date for topics that are exceptionally timely, important, or critical to the operations of the Internet. The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit presentation information and an abstract on-line at: http://pc.nanog.org Once you have done this, you will receive instructions for submitting your draft slides. See Presentation Guidelines for complete submission guidelines. All submissions must include: - Author's name(s) - Preferred contact email address - Submission category (General Session, Panel, Tutorial, Research Forum, or BOF) - Presentation title - Abstract - Slides (attachment or URL), in PDF (preferred) or Powerpoint format (Slides are optional for BOFs.) You may instead submit the presentation information and draft slides in email to nanog-support(a)nanog.org. We look forward to reviewing your submission. Todd Underwood, Chair NANOG Program Committee

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NANOG45 Updates
by Betty J. Burke 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Dear Community... One more thank you to Terremark for hosting NANOG45, and to all those in the Dominican Republic who made our stay a bit more enjoyable. However, it sure is nice to be home. Before moving on to our next adventure together, a few pieces of closure information for NANOG45 follows: <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xAI_2bhyaMaWjl2diOG8lBKQ_3d_3d> Survey open until Friday, February 13, be sure you completed yours!! http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php Now includes the video archive Meeting attendance and survey information will be posted in approximately 2 weeks. Moving forward, we are excited about NANOG46 in Philly! and look forward to seeing everyone there. Sincerely, Betty Merit NANOG Community Project Manager

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NANOG45 Survey
by Betty Burke 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Please excuse the posting to NANOG, however given the large number of remote viewers we wanted all to be aware; the NANOG45 Survey is online. Please take a moment and complete http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xAI_2bhyaMaWjl2diOG8lBKQ_3d_3d For those on site, there are also some paper copies in LaFiesta. We look forward to your comments!! All best. Betty Merit Network Inc. Merit/NANOG Project Manager

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Reminder: Submit Your NANOG 45 Lightning Talk!
by Tom Daly 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Hi Folks, A general reminder from the NANOG Program Committee that submissions for Lightning Talks for NANOG 45 are open at: http://www.nanogpc.org/lightning/ The Program Committee is in the progress of voting for the first round of lightning talks as we speak, but we still have plenty of space open for Tuesday and/or Wednesday, so please submit your talk right now! See all of you in Santo Domingo. Tom Daly Program Committee Member, NANOG -- Tom Daly tom(a)dyn-inc.com Dynamic Network Services, Inc. http://dynamicnetworkservices.com/

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New Year NANOG 45 Reminders
by Joe Provo 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Happy New Year, NANOGers! I hope you all had a good [operationally quiet] end to 2008, and look forward to 2009 along with this January's meeting in the Dominican Republic. Registered NANOG45 attendees will get further updates sent to the <nanog-attendee(a)nanog.org>, so please do subscribe to it if you had opted out at the time of registration, either by mailing <Nanog-attendee-request(a)nanog.org> or dropping http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-attendee into your web browser. We have been working through our generous host Terremark with the Dominican Republic's government to make entry a smooth process. The NANOG Program Committee has once again provided an excellent agenda (http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php) for the conference. Our sponsors (http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/sponsors.php) have also received assistance with customs issues, and are ready to meet and talk with you, our clued attendees. Should you need a formal Letter of Invitation, please contact Merit staff at <nanog-support(a)nanog.org>. Information regarding entrance and exit requirements (with links to official DR sites) are available on the meeting website (see http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/entry.php) For those still sorting out their travel, be aware that the registration fee will increase on January 16 (see https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/) Flight costs are about the same as domestic travel within the US, and the hotel rates are less than many of our other locations, but the NANOG group rate ends January 9 (see http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/hotel.php) so if you haven't booked yet, time is of the essence. Merit staff and members of the Steering, Program and Mailing List Committees are all working hard to support the NANOG community. As always, we encourage you to send any questions or concerns via email, or by voice at Merit 1.734.527.5700. Looking forward to seeing you there! Joe Provo SC Chair -- RSUC / GweepNet / Spunk / FnB / Usenix / SAGE

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NANOG 45 Agenda Posted
by Todd Underwood 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

On behalf of the NANOG Program Committee and Merit I'm pleased to announce that an updated Agenda is available and posted at: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php We're excited about the quality of the agenda and we hope you are, too. I want to thank all of the members of the Program Committee who worked hard to recruit, review and select the presentations and tutorials that make up this program. I also want to thank everyone who submitted a proposal. The quality and variety seemed very high this time around. Please note that there remain a very small number of slots open for late-breaking or especially topical presentations, so if the Internet melts down completely between now and January, feel free to submit a presentation explaining what happened. Lighting Talk slots will officially open after the first of the year. If you have not already registered for the conference and reserved your hotel room, now is a great time to do that. See http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/ and in particular https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/ to get started. Remember that Hotel expenses are fantastically low this time, with rooms as cheap as $104 and cheap flights are still available to the SDQ airport. The overall cost of this NANOG should be the same or lower as previous ones. I mention this because I know that many travel budgets are tight and I hope that this information might be useful to your management. I look forward to seeing all of you in Santo Domingo. Todd Underwood Chair, NANOG Program Committee toddunder(a)gmail.com

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NANOG45 Update
by Betty Burke 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Hi Everyone:> On behalf of Merit, we look forward to our continued working relationship with the NANOG SC and PC who are working hard to bring a great program to NANOG45. Our Host, Terremark, continues to work hard to provide all of the additional support items to make everyone comfortable in Santo Domingo. A meeting that is sure to be unique, and one you will not want to miss! The Program Committee has been working very hard, a draft of the complete agenda is expected very early next week. A highlight of the agenda topics can be found at: http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php The attendee list can be found at: https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/attendee.list.epl?MEETING_ID=45 Lastly, take advantage of the early registration fee, do consider getting your registration completed via: https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/ Of additional importance are our NANOG Sponsors. We appreciate the current economic impact on budgets. However, NANOG continues to be the premier event for national and international network operators, engineers, content providers, and of course the peering community; an event which provides sponsors low cost direct access to customers. Send your inquiry to nanong-support(a)nanog.org. We will work hard to design a NANOG45 package that works for your company and NANOG. Look forward to seeing many of you in late January 2009! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Merit directly via nanog-support(a)nanog.org or any of the NANOG committees. All best. Betty Merit Network Inc. (734)527-5763

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NANOG 45 Preliminary Agenda and Conference Registration
by Todd Underwood 22 Nov '08

22 Nov '08

NANOG 45 is fast approaching. Today we have a preliminary agenda to announce that should assist people who need supplementary material for travel justifications. There are a number of presentation slots still available. The Program Committee will continue to accept presentations next week (if you plan to submit something, today was the deadline, but we will try to review presentations that arrive over the weekend or on Monday. Please contact me if you have a talk in progress and need information on how to submit it, but in general: http://www.nanogpc.org/ Please note that conference registration is open and the early bird discount expires in under two weeks: https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/ Hotel registration is open as well, although to get the discount rate you may have to call the hotel. They are working on the automated registration issue and should have it resolved soon. Be aware: the hotel is outrageously cheap for very nice rooms (part of what should make your travel justification easier), so be sure to register soon. Also, consider booking travel soon. A number of airlines have substantially discounted flights at the moment, but one never knows when they might expire. The following talks were submitted early and have already been accepted by the Program Committee: Tutorials: ===================================================================== Introduction to LISP Dave Meyer, Cisco Dino Farinacci, Cisco Small Network Operator - Lessons Learned Pete Templin, Nextlink BGP 102: Scaling the Network Avi Freedman, Akamai DNSSEC at Comcast Srini Avirneni, Comcast Cable Accurate and Advanced Traceroute for Troubleshooting Richard Steenbergen Peering 101 William Norton and Kevin Oberman Plenary Presentations: ===================================================================== Tutorial on using the Malware Hash Registry Stephen Gill, Team Cymru Practical Reverse Traceroute Ethan Katz-Bassett, University of Washington DNSSEC at Comcast Srini Avirneni, Comcast Cable BFD - Is it worth it and does it work in production networks? Tom Scholl, AT&T Labs It's The End Of The World As We Know It (aka "The New Internet Architecture") David Meyer, Cisco/Univ of Oregon 4-byte ASNs Greg Hankins, Force10 Networks Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs): ===================================================================== ISP Security Danny McPherson, Arbor Networks Warren Kumari, Google Peering (including welcome, peering personals, peering survey results contact aaronh(a)bind.com to present) Aaron Hughes, Cariden Technologies, LMCO, UnitedLayer Research Forum: ===================================================================== A Comparative Analysis of BGP Anomaly Detection and Robustness Algorithms Kotikapaludi Sriram, Patrick Gleichmann, and Doug Montgomery 100Gbps for NexGen Content Distribution Networks Martin Zirngibl, Alcatel-Lucent I Look forward to seeing all of you in Santo Domingo, t. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Todd Underwood, Chair, NANOG Program Committee toddunder(a)gmail.com

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The new NANOG Mailing List Committee
by kris foster 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Hi everyone The Steering Committee has selected new Mailing List Committee members. We would like to thank our outgoing member David Barak for all of his work over the last two years. The MLC members and their term lengths are: Randy Epstein - 11 / 2010 Kris Foster - 11 / 2009 Sue Joiner - Merit appointee Simon Lyall - 11 / 2009 Tim Yocum - 11 / 2010 Thank you to everyone who put their names forward to volunteer! Sincerely Kris Foster Mailing List Committee Chair

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Mailing List Committee call for volunteers
by kris foster 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Hi Everyone The Mailing List Committee (MLC) is now seeking volunteers to fill two terms ending November 2010. Please send expressions of interest to admins(a)nanog.org by Monday, November 3rd. We aim to announce the new MLC members by Tuesday, November 11th. The current members of the MLC are Kris Foster, Simon Lyall, and Sue Joiner (Merit). David Barak and Tim Yocum currently hold the seats with expiring terms. The NANOG mailing list serves an important role in the community by providing a day-to-day forum for network operators. Participating in the MLC gives you the opportunity to make a noticeable contribution. The MLC is covered under section 7.1.2 of the NANOG Charter. If you have any questions about the MLC or its activities please contact admins(a)nanog.org . http://www.nanog.org/governance/charter/ Thanks Kris Foster MLC Chair

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