*** Inside the NANOG 97 Keynote* ------------------------------------------------------------ *Q&A with Founder + CEO of Cogent Communications* *AI is reshaping infrastructure demands at warp speed.* At NANOG 97, Dave Schaeffer, Founder and CEO of Cogent Communications, will deliver his talk, “The SRE Of AI: Engineering Network Reliability For The Tokenized Era.” We sat down with Dave to discuss why traditional service models may need a rethink, how operators can prepare for the “tokenized era,” and where the biggest opportunities lie for the engineers building tomorrow’s Internet. *READ NOW* ( https://nanog.org/stories/articles/inside-the-nanog-97-keynote-a-qa-with-fou... ) *** Sneak Peek of NANOG 97 Agenda* ------------------------------------------------------------ *Coming to the NANOG 97 Stage in Bellevue* + 50 Years of Networking + Lessons from Scaling BPF to Detect RDMA Device Drivers Bugs in Real Time + Peering Risk Intelligence +.DWDM Optical Networking Concepts + Technology + Beyond Geofeeds: Towards a Standard in Data Sharing + MORE! *MORE INFO* (https://nanog.org/events/nanog-97/block-agenda/) *** Don’t Miss the Community IXP BoF (Birds of a Feather) at N97!* ------------------------------------------------------------ *If You Run a Community Internet Exchange Point (IXP) or Curious About Starting One — You Need to be Here!* We’ll swap stories, share lessons learned, and talk about what’s working (and what we wish we’d known) in building successful IXPs. Everyone is welcome to join the BoF to talk about building up community-based IXPs. Stay tuned for the NANOG 97 agenda to learn date/time. *** Sponsorships Still Available for NANOG 97 + Beyond* ------------------------------------------------------------ Invest in the Community We Have Built! Make history with us. By aligning with pros at the forefront of networking innovation, you'll be recognized as an innovator too. *LEARN MORE* (https://nanog.org/events/sponsorship/value-sponsorship/) *** Stay Connected* ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.facebook.com http://www.instagram.com/nanog_org/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/nanog/ https://www.twitter.com/nanog/ http://nanog.org