*View the agenda, meet our keynote speakers, register to hack, get social, discover what to do + see in San Francisco, and more! * *The NANOG 78 agenda is now LIVE* Are you as ready as we are for San Francisco? Scope out the complete peer-reviewed program <https://nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/agenda/> of talks, tutorials, keynotes, and panels at our next community-wide gathering, February 10-12. *Meet our keynote speakers * Amin Vahdat, Engineering Fellow + Vice President of Systems Infrastructure at Google, and Bikash Koley, VP of Global Networking at Google, will both deliver keynote presentations at NANOG 78. Learn more <https://nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/keynote-speakers/> about Vahdat and Koley + view their keynote abstracts, slated for Mon, 2/10 + Tue, 2/11. *NANOG 78 lightning talks* Have a topic that's timely? Interesting data? Spur-of-the-moment idea? Lightning Talks are the perfect way to share your thoughts + findings with a wider audience. Our full-length CFP is now closed, but you can submit a 10-min talk to the Program Committee starting February 9! Visit our NANOG 78 presentations page <https://nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/submit-presentation/> to start prepping yours now. *Get ready to hack! * Learn alongside some of the brightest networking minds from Verizon Media + Tesuto + the greater NANOG community at the NANOG 78 Hackathon! The hack kicks off on Sunday, February 9. And as always, participation is FREE and open to all. Register Now <https://nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/hackathon/> *Play a role in shaping NANOG's future* Our success depends on the collective expertise of our members to help guide us in service of NANOG's mission. Every conference includes opportunities to share your thoughts and ideas with the greater NANOG community, like the NANOG Member’s Meeting, Community Meeting, Newcomers Lunch, and Women in Tech Lunch — learn more <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/agenda/> via the NANOG 78 agenda! *Let's get SOCIAL * NANOG conferences are just as much about network engineering as they are about making new friends + catching up with old ones. Check out the full lineup of socials <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog-78/social-information/> in San Francisco, including Beer 'N Gear, #BeersWithPeers sponsored by EdgeConneX, and the Monday-Night Social sponsored by NANOG. *In + Around San Francisco* "Amoeba Music (1855 Haight St.) in the Upper Haight near Golden Gate Park, is the place to go for indie records, cds, dvds, and other rare recordings. Closer in, Japantown's Western Addition features a Kinokuniya book store, and many authentic Japanese shops and restaurants," says Leigh Brooks, NANOG Senior Designer + former San Francisco resident. Wondering what else to do + see while you're in The City by the Bay? Check out the insider recs <https://www.nanog.org/stories/in-and-around-san-francisco/> of two NANOG staffers with a fondness for San Fran.