*NANOG 79 will now be held as a virtual meeting â the in-person meeting in Boston has been canceled.* Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the NANOG Board of Directors and Staff have decided to cancel the in-person meeting in Boston. To ensure the safety of our community, NANOG 79 <https://nanog.org/meetings/nanog-79/> will now be held as a three-day virtual meeting, June 1-3, with an abridged program. Online registration and meeting details will be posted soon. Both speakers and attendees will participate remotely. The NANOG Program Committee is developing a program tailored to an online format, and has extended the Call For Presentations to May 7 <https://www.nanog.org/participate/call-presentations/>. All attendees registered for NANOG 79 in Boston should have been issued refunds by Friday, April 24, and Marriott Boston Copley Place <https://book.passkey.com/event/50047481/owner/249/landing/closed> will auto-cancel any rooms booked under the NANOG 79 hotel-room block. If the hotel did not cancel your reservation, or if you have further questions, please contact the hotel directly at +1-617-236-5800. We will announce when registration opens, and share program topics and highlights soon. Please contact us with any additional questions or concerns: nanog-support@nanog.org Sincerely, The NANOG Board of Directors and Staff