About nine months ago, this group discussed our mission statement. Mark Knopper and Elise Gerich had presented a draft statement at the regional-techs meeting in San Diego, CA. The draft was revised at the meeing in San Diego, and I would like to post this statement in the NANOG directory. It is enclosed for your perusal. --Elise ------------------------------------------------- Charter for a North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) Mark Knopper Elise Gerich January 1994 Objectives of the Group The goals of NANOG are as follows. 1. Will hold 3 regular meetings of network service providers per year. 2. Establish a forum for the exchange of technical information. 3. Discuss specific implementation issues which require cooperation and coordination among network service providers to ensure the stability of overall service to the network users. 4. Serve as a focal point for other common activities of the participants. 6. Promote and coordinate interconnection of networks within North America and to other continents. Membership and Hosting The group will have membership that broadly includes network providers. These may include private, public, federal, commercial or other networks that consider themselves providers of Internet services. However the representatives attending this group should be prepared to engage in technical discussions. Membership should not be limited to North American participants though the general focus of the discussion should be from the NA networking point of view. Meetings will be hosted by participating network providers who volunteer to provide facilities. Merit Network Inc. will act as the convenor.