*Register Now for NANOG 87!* *Join Us 13 - 15 Feb. in Atlanta for our 87th Meeting* Don't miss hours of ground-breaking industry talks with tech icons and networking opportunities! Register now for NANOG 87. *REGISTER NOW <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-87/>* *Hired: A NANOG Success Story* *Pro Tips from a Newcomer who Struck NANOG Gold at a Meeting* It was almost a professional blind date. "I remember being at the airport and asking him, so what exactly will this be like? What are we doing? And he didn't want to tell us," Jacob Smith said. The 22-year-old was finishing a master's program at Ball State University called The Center for Information and Communication Sciences. Professor and Director of Training at Ball State, Ron Kovac, invited Smith to tag along to the NANOG 84 meeting in February of this year in Austin, Texas. Kovac was Smith's professor at the time. *READ MORE <https://www.nanog.org/stories/hired-a-nanog-success-story/>* *N87 Sponsorships are Still Available! * Sponsorships are an excellent way to show your dedication in building the Internet of Tomorrow. Please contact Shawn Winstead at swinstead@nanog.org for more information. *NANOG Community Event: Tomorrow! * *ICANN Grant Program Implementation Update Webinar * *Date: *1 December 2022 *Time: *15:00 UTC *More info: *The Grant Program is the culmination of years of work by the ICANN community. It is a testament to the multistakeholder model in action and the ICANN organization's ability to deliver on the community's recommendations. *REGISTER NOW <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/register-for-the-icann-grant-program-implementation-update-webinar-17-11-2022-en>*