*NANOG 90 Registration is OPEN!* *Don't Miss Out on Discounted Early Registration* NANOG 90 will take place 12-14 Feb 2024, in Charlotte, NC. Register to attend in-person or virtually now! *REGISTER NOW * <https://nanog.org/events/nanog-90/registration/registrant> *Call for Presentations: NANOG 90 * *Don't Wait - Submit Your Presentation Now * *The NANOG Program Committee (PC) is accepting proposals for in-person or live remote presentations at all sessions of NANOG 90! Requested Topics: * • Network Automation - practical uses, how to get started • Future of Networking - forecast for changes in technology, design, applications • Research & Education - what research is happening now in network operations • + More *MORE INFO * <https://www.nanog.org/program/call-presentations/> *Annual ACM/IRTF Event Connects Importance of Network Research to Network Operations* ANRW Discusses Emerging Results in Applied Networking Research *Why it's worth your time:* The recent Applied Networking Research Workshop (ANRW) organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) + Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) showed that measurements can inform how Internet protocols are being used and more. Internet Research Task Force Chair + Associate Professor in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, Colin Perkins, writes about an upcoming annual event our community should attend. *READ MORE <https://nanog.org/stories/articles/acmirtf-event-connects-importance-of-network-research-to-network-operations/>* *Sponsorships Available! Hackathon, Peering Forum + More * *Invest in the Strength of the Community We Have Built* NANOG is, and always has been, dedicated to the people who make up our community. Our in-person conferences draw up to 1,500 individuals in multiple facets of network engineering, operations, and architecture, who gather with us in major cities across North America. We are still in need of a sponsor for Hackathon and the Peering Forum. *Contact Shawn Winstead swinstead@nanog.org <swinstead@nanog.org> for more details.*