Based on generally positive feedback from many people, I'll be posting my notes from the conference. I'll preface the subject line with NANOG36-NOTES, so if you want to mass-skip the thread, it should be easy to do so. 2006.02.13 NANOG36 day 1 Opening/welcome to Dallas Steve Feldman starts off--many people are still trapped out east unfortunately. Steve Feldman, Program Chair, CNET networks. Texas Compact Car == SUV Our Host: Brokaw Brian Mike Todd Parker Raj Patel Brad Parker Thanks to NANOG program commmitted List of them went too quickly Agenda Changes--Tuesday 12:10--12:25...went too fast to see. Agenda Changes Wednesday 9:30-10 Hurricane Katrina: Telecom infrastructre, impacts, solutions, and opportunities... (more on slide) Reminders Network Security con't use cleartext passwordss do use end-to-end encryption (ssh, VPN) PGP Key signing see link off wwww.nanog.org for details Yahoo Reception Bear and Gear reception Interpreting Badges. Blue -- steering committee Yellow -- program committee green badge -- yellow plus blue, both committees green dot: peering black dot: security red dot: PGP signer RED badges will be for mailing list panel members Lighting Talks six 10-minute slots available Criterion: on-topic for mailing list Signups start now! http://www.nanogpc.org/lightning Random acceptance of submissions made before 2pm Monday Submission order after that (if slots remain) That's it for Steve Feldman, next up is Brokaw Price from Yahoo. Welcome to Dallas, on behalf of Yahoo. Not many hotels in Dallas that can host a group of this size with two ballrooms (one for general session, one for beer and gear; and the Hyatt was the only other one with space, and they're booked since Katrina wiped out other conference spaces in the south.). There's a trolley one block over that will take you to the downtown restaurant areas, it's free, feel free to take it and explore the area, note it stops running around 9:30pm. It does quiet down after dark in downtown, unfortunately. One thing really needed for a NANOG is a really good sized Internet link. The hotel had a pair of T1s to start with, and they were getting a second pair when Yahoo began pulling the fiber in for NANOG. Terminal room is now virtual; feel free to use the laptops and printers should you need to print documents, boarding passes, etc. The laptops are cabled down, but if you need to borrow one, just track Brokaw down, and he'll take care of you. He's been feeling like he's part of the garment industry in doing all the gear (two sets of tee shirts, and the fleeces for people who peer with Yahoo--if you don't already peer with Yahoo, jump in and send us email--peering@yahoo-inc.com). There will be an awesome party tonight at Eddie Deens, everyone should make sure to attend--it'll be fun, Texas style, and Texas sized. :) Many thanks to Mike Gallagher for doing the NANOG36 specific website with details on the local area and local options for attendees. Betty Burke asked him to say a few words about what it takes to put on a conference like this; in many ways, it's been like being a huge wedding planner, only weddings don't need large internet connectivity. Start planning early!! Brokaw thanks the Merit people for being so supportive; they've been complete animals, biting into the details with gusto; they're like true roadies, getting gear packaged and shipped, audio gear, video gear, cables, power, everything. Many thanks to Larry, Betty, Chris, Dave, Susan, Laurie, Dwayne, Steve, Tony, Tom, Greg, SC, PC, everyone else, it's all been completely worth it! It's definitely exciting times--we're building something huge; traffic levels are growing at near-exponential levels, datacenters are rolling out faster and faster. It's great being part of this community, and we all need to help keep it alive, to nurture it and helping it grow. If you haven't hosted a NANOG yet, definitely consider it; it's an interesting process. It starts off with "What's NANOG?" "What's the ROI on a NANOG?" Dan Golding joking about having a PBS-style thermometer graph showing how much new peering we get each day, to demonstrate the ROI for hosting a NANOG. But really, it's about sharing the support for the community--it's about stepping up to the plate, and saying "it's our turn to pitch in." There's 26 inches of snow in central park, which is keeping many, many of our colleagues away; and if you DO host, try to avoid Valentine's Day!! If you have any questions about hosting, feel free to call us. The good people at ATT have been great working with us. The fiber coming into the hotel terminates in the parking garage, but that was about 60 feet from where it needed to be. December 23rd, discovered the shortfall, and discovered how to pull innerduct in through a hotel on short notice. No matter what else happens for NANOG Huge thanks to Yahoo crew, especially Mike Gallagher, Brian Lacroix, Todd Parker, Raj Patel, Brad Parker, The whole ATT crew for their OptiMAN handoff Plan ahead! :) And make sure your brand people Jeannie Conduit(?), Jean Modie(?) are on board with your drawings and designs. There are bar rooms on either side of the bar, the Brassiere, and the Pyramid rooms can be used for hanging out if the bar gets too full, they have good connectivity. So, let's get it underway!! First up is Duane Wessels.