Greetings NANOG Colleagues, As usual for our October meetings, there has been a lot happening with our elections process, and there will be more announcements to come over the next few days. First, a huge thank you to our Executive Director, Betty Burke, our NANOG Secretariat, Florencia Dazzi, Anabel Martinez, Celia Clark-Worly, the Verilan Team, and our technical event coordinators Tim Pozar and Matt Peterson for a world-class event in Chandler. Elections Our annual election was held during NANOG 59. Ryan Donnelly, Jezzibell Gilmore, and Dave Temkin were each elected to two-year terms on the Board of Directors. All proposed amendments to our bylaws also passed, thank you! In addition, the Board appointed its officers for the coming year. Chair - Michael K. Smith Vice-Chair and Communications Committee Liaison - Steve Feldman Treasurer - Ryan Donnelly Secretary - Jezzibell Gilmore Program Committee Liaison - Dan Golding Development Committee Liaison - Dave Temkin Committee Appointments The Communications, Development and Program Committees selection process is drawing to a close. Offers have been extended to candidates and we expect to have all confirmations in the next 24-48 hours. A formal announcement of the member appointments will follow. 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 59 live or via webcast and for contributing regularly to our mailing lists. Best regards, Michael K. Smith Chair, NANOG Board of Directors www.nanog.org