We understand you may have concerns regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus. To date, the areas of the world most impacted by the virus are outside the North American region, which NANOG serves. The NANOG Board of Directors and executive team are closely watching the latest news reports as information about the virus rapidly changes, and how this may or may not impact the upcoming conference. There is no information at this time that suggests we should cancel NANOG 79, but we assure you we’ll keep the entire NANOG community up to date as information changes, and we learn more. In the meantime, we invite you to review some of the latest news on COVID-19 via the CDC <https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html>, the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html?referringSource=articleShare>, and Harvard Medical School <https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/as-coronavirus-spreads-many-questions-and-some-answers-2020022719004>, which includes common-sense advice on prevention and treatment. Please feel free to reach out with any additional questions or concerns at any time: meetings@nanog.org Sincerely, The NANOG Board of Directors + Executive Team