Happy New Year, NANOGers! I hope you all had a good [operationally quiet] end to 2008, and look forward to 2009 along with this January's meeting in the Dominican Republic. Registered NANOG45 attendees will get further updates sent to the <nanog-attendee@nanog.org>, so please do subscribe to it if you had opted out at the time of registration, either by mailing <Nanog-attendee-request@nanog.org> or dropping http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-attendee into your web browser. We have been working through our generous host Terremark with the Dominican Republic's government to make entry a smooth process. The NANOG Program Committee has once again provided an excellent agenda (http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/agenda.php) for the conference. Our sponsors (http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/sponsors.php) have also received assistance with customs issues, and are ready to meet and talk with you, our clued attendees. Should you need a formal Letter of Invitation, please contact Merit staff at <nanog-support@nanog.org>. Information regarding entrance and exit requirements (with links to official DR sites) are available on the meeting website (see http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/entry.php). For those still sorting out their travel, be aware that the registration fee will increase on January 16 (see https://nanog.merit.edu/registration/). Flight costs are about the same as domestic travel within the US, and the hotel rates are less than many of our other locations, but the NANOG group rate ends January 9 (see http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/hotel.php), so if you haven't booked yet, time is of the essence. Merit staff and members of the Steering, Program and Mailing List Committees are all working hard to support the NANOG community. As always, we encourage you to send any questions or concerns via email, or by voice at Merit 1.734.527.5700. Looking forward to seeing you there! Joe Provo SC Chair -- RSUC / GweepNet / Spunk / FnB / Usenix / SAGE _______________________________________________ NANOG-announce mailing list NANOG-announce@nanog.org http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-announce