BOF Abstract: How to Be a Local NANOG Host

Lucy Lynch, University of Oregon, Moderator
Panelists:
Randy Bush, Verio
Gregory Soo, Nortel
John Brown, iHighway
Craig Labovitz, Pam Ciesla, Susan R. Harris, Merit

Are you curious about what it takes to be the local host for a NANOG meeting? Find out everything you always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask) at this BOF, which will be led Randy Bush of Verio, co-host of the May 1999 Eugene NANOG with the University of Oregon. Topics to be covered include:

  • Designing and deploying a "rock and roll" network: setting up the network for NANOG, and how the NANOG net compares to installations at IETF
  • Working relationship between Merit and the local host
  • Resources provided by the local host (connectivity, terminal room, local area network, tech staff)
  • Costs for the local host, how much time is required, and how many staff need to be committed to the project
  • Resources provided by Merit (meeting coordination, hotel liaison, vendor liaison, tech staff)
    • Panel members will discuss what they learned from hosting a NANOG and what they wish they'd known before they committed. You'll hear about benefits and problems of hosting for a regional ISP (John Brown, iHighway), an educational institution in a small city (Lucy Lynch, University of Oregon), as well as the planning process and problems/benefits of hosting in a large city (Gregory Soo, Nortel).