Greetings! We are fast approaching the start to the first NANOG outside of mainland North America in beautiful Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We are excited about the agenda and the spectacular venue (especially the weather). The agenda can be found here: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php As a reminder, full payment for standard registration (US$525) must be postmarked by 01/15/2009. Registration on or after January 16th as well as payments processed on-site will be US$600, so please hurry up and make your plans. The Dominican government is throwing a welcome party for all NANOG attendees at Columbus Square in the colonial district of Santo Domingo. This venue is surrounded by structures built as early as the 1400¹s. The national dancers will be performing along with traditional music, food and drink. Busses will leave the NANOG hotel beginning at 7:30pm on Sunday the 25th and will circulate approximately every 10 minutes (the journey is less than 10 minutes). This is something not to be missed! We would also like to remind you that Lightning talk submissions are open and the Program Committee will be selecting the first three talks this week. If you have an idea, please submit an abstract as soon as possible. The earlier you submit, the better your chances at getting your talk accepted. http://www.nanogpc.org/lightning/ We all look forward to seeing you in 12 days for the start of an exciting NANOG! Cheers, Josh Josh Snowhorn as the NANOG 45 Host and for the Program Committee