Abstract: 10 Years of Corporate Change in the NANOG & IP Backbone Community

Martin Levy, moderator
John Curran, XO Communications
Doug Humphrey

Since the first NANOG meeting ten years ago, there have been significant changes to the names of companies running various IP backbones. The multitude of mergers, acquisitions, and Chapter-11's over the last decade have seen the names change, but not the issues. In this talk we will take a walk down memory lane and see how the NANOG community has handled the changing corporate world. Did the gut-wrenching changes at our employers help or hinder the community? Are the issues discussed ten years ago at that first NANOG meeting still relevant today?