*Greetings NANOG Colleagues, As usual for our October meetings, there has been a lot happening with our elections process and more announcements to come over the next few days. We wanted to give you a quick heads-up. Huge thank yous to our Executive Director, Betty Burke, our NANOG Secretariat, Florencia Dazzi and Karen Moore, the Verilan team, the SWANK team, and our technical coordinators Tim Pozar and Matt Peterson for a world-class event in Dallas. Elections Our annual election was held during NANOG 56. Steve Feldman, Dan Golding and Mike Smith were elected to two-year terms on the Board of Directors. All three proposed amendments to our bylaws also passed. The Board appointed its officers for the coming year. I have been re-appointed Chair, Mike Smith is the Vice-Chair, Duane Wessels is Treasurer and DC liaison, Steve Feldman is Secretary, Dan Golding is PC liaison and Steve Gibbard is CC liaison. Committee Appointments The Communications, Development and Program Committees selection process is drawing to a close. Offers have been extended to candidates on October 25 and we expect to have all confirmations in the next 24-48 hours. A formal announcement of their respective composition will follow this week. We wish to thank everyone who volunteered to serve either on the NANOG Board of Directors or on one of its Committees. NANOG is truly an organization that depends on the ongoing enthusiasm and support of its community: thank you for attending NANOG 56 live or via webcast and for contributing regularly to our mailing lists. The coming year is exciting. There is much to be done as we execute our three-year strategic plan. We will communicate progress regularly.* * * *Best regards, * Sylvie -- Sylvie LaPerriere Chair, NANOG Board of Directors www.nanog.org