NANOG: NANOG50: Information for first-time attendees

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Sunday Activities

Welcome to NANOG! Sunday's agenda begins at 1 p.m. with optional tutorials, followed at 5:45 p.m. by the NANOG Community Meeting. At the Community Meeting the NANOG committees report on their activities and the community can ask questions of the chairs and Merit Network, the organization that coordinates NANOG meetings. There will be an offsite social from 7:15-10 p.m. at the Atlanta Aquarium hosted by Telx, the NANOG50 meeting host, and others. Transportation will be provided from the hotel lobby.

Monday-Wednesday Activities

Please plan to attend the Newcomers' Continental Breakfast on Monday at 8:30 a.m. in the Exhibit Hall. Continental breakfast will also be available in the Ellington Foyer. Monday's General Session will start at 9:30 a.m. A copy of the abbreviated meeting agenda is included with your name badge, and a complete agenda can be found at http://nanog.org/meetings/nanog50/agenda.php. Slides for all General Session talks will be linked off the agenda page just prior to each talk. The General Sessions are Monday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m.-4 p.m, and Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon. There are concurrent breakouts (tutorials and tracks) on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Approximately two weeks following the meeting the recorded presentations will be placed on the meeting website.

Monday Evening

From 6-8 p.m. please plan to attend Beer 'n Gear. This highlight of the meeting is a time to socialize with attendees and with engineers from sponsoring companies, who are there to answer your questions and hear your comments. Enjoy the beer, wine and appetizers provided by the sponsors. From 8:15 p.m.-midnight there is an offsite social hosted by Telx and others at SHOUT, a short walk from the hotel.

Tuesday Evening

From 7-9 p.m. ARIN is hosting a pizza and beer social for all NANOG and ARIN meeting attendees on the terrace in the hotel. From 9 p.m.-midnight ARIN and the Global Peering Forum are sponsoring a social at Lava/Cosmopolitan Lounge, 45 13th Street (transportation to the event will provided, but you will need return on your own).

Public Workstations

You will find two public workstations and a printer by the NANOG registration desk.

Wireless Network

A wireless network is provided throughout the meeting spaces for your convenience, becoming available by Sunday afternoon. The main wireless network SSID is "nanog-arin". A separate SSID, "nanog-arin-a", is provided for users with devices equipped with 802.11a radios. Finally, a third SSID, "nanog-wpa2", is available to provide an encrypted wireless connection using WPA2 security. All networks provide dual stack IPv4/IPv6 support. For additional information about the wireless network, check the instruction sheet at the registration desk.

Committee Members

The members of the NANOG committees, and Merit Network staff, can be identified by the color of their name badges:

Steering Committee - Blue
Program Committee - Yellow
Communications Committee - Red
Merit Staff - Green

Questions?

Merit and host staff will be glad to help you at any time. Please check with us at the registration desk or the A/V platform in the back of the ballroom. You can also send questions to .

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