A NANOG 83 Attendees' Guide to Minneapolis Get ready to feel welcomed in the industrial landmark city, known as the birthplace of iconic musicians, incredible museums, + the "Minnesota nice" <https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/minnesota/articles/15-things-know-visiting-minneapolis-minnesota/> culture. Our next meeting, NANOG 83 (Nov. 1 - 3), will be located near the breathtaking end of the Mississippi River in Minnesota. When community members need a break from improving the Internet of tomorrow, here is a list of the "best of the best" to experience in Minneapolis. Meet our Keynote Speakers "Geeky Entrepreneur" + Government Intelligence Cybersecurity Pro *Meet Bert Hubert:* Bert (@PowerDNS_Bertis) is the founder of PowerDNS, a software that powers a significant fraction of the Internet. He also did government cybersecurity work and co-founded a software company in that field. These days, Bert does DNA research and is part of the governing board regulating the Dutch intelligence and security agencies. *Date:* Tuesday, Nov 2 at 10 am Central virtually, live Q&A. *Talk Title: *Who Controls the Internet? And Should They? *Abstract of Presentation:* This presentation discusses how control of the internet experience is moving more and more into the hands of browser and phone vendors. The advent of end-to-end encryption, also on control planes and metadata like DNS, means that no one else can influence the Internet - except in extremely heavy-handed and binary fashion... Meet our Keynote Speakers Chief Technology Officer & Vice President, Product Engineering & Infrastructure *Meet John Brzozowski: *@jjmbcom - Talks about #iot, #lorawan, and #loraalliance. John is an executive technology leader with a deep understanding of product development and infrastructure across multiple industries and diverse product and service offerings. *Date: *Wednesday, Nov 3 at 10 am Central virtually, live from the Grand Lakes Ballroom. *Talk Title: * IPv6 - The Next 10 years *Abstract of Presentation: *World IPv6 Day was in 2011, World IPv6 Launch in 2012. We will briefly reflect on the status of IPv6 deployment across eyeball and content networks - 10 years later. We will take a look at statistics across a wide range of public and private (cited) sources... We Have Missed You! Less than 3 Weeks until NANOG 83 - Register Now! *Reunited, and it feels so good. *We cannot wait to see you in person and/or virtually at NANOG 83 in less than three weeks! Complimentary registration is available for those in need and virtual only. *Have concerns about traveling during the pandemic?* Check out our Safety + Travel Guide. <https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-83/safety-travel/> Time is running out, don't miss all the incredible networking opportunities and programming now. Let's Hack! Still, Time to Register for NANOG 83 Hybrid Hackathon *There's still time! *Register for the Hackathon today. Virtual kick-off is on Oct 22, + hacking is on Oct 30 - 31. *Hackathons are an essential part of NANOG conferences,* designed to be both fun and engaging. NANOG Hackathons are hands-on and educational at their core — directly supporting the most critical aspects of our mission. All levels are welcome to participate, and as always, registration is free.