<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4fee680b-7fff-730c-057d-a2b18d20e776"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear NANOG 87 Attendees –</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As we get ready to kick-off NANOG 87, sponsored by </span><a href="https://path.net/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Path Network</span></a><a href="https://quantumloophole.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> here are a few reminders for today, Sunday, February 12, 2023.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On-site registration and badge pick-up for NANOG 87 is open this afternoon from 4:00pm - 6:00pm EST in the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Atrium Foyer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NANOG 87 Hackathon - </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hackathon began on Friday, February 3rd and will </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">continue today</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">in hybrid format - participate via Zoom, or at the conference venue in 706-707, Atrium Level. The </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hackathon welcome, introduction, infrastructure tutorial, idea-pitching, and team-forming session was held over Zoom. You can view that session </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-87-hackathon/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Yesterday was the official start of the hacking via Zoom and Slack. Even if you are not participating in the Hackathon, we encourage you to attend the team presentations starting at 4:30pm EST, either via </span><a href="https://nanog.zoom.us/j/85348273902?pwd=T2NUc3pHL0xGY2FwSGY1Ty9Qa1dRdz09" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or in </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">706-707, Atrium Level rooms</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, as you are able.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lightning Talks -</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Program Committee has begun accepting Lightning Talk submissions for 10-minute speaking slots to be presented in-person on Tuesday, 14-Feb, and Wednesday, 15-Feb.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A lightning talk is a very short presentation/speech by any attendee attending </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">in person</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on any topic relevant to the NANOG audience. These are limited to ten minutes; this will be strictly enforced. If you have a topic that's timely and interesting, we encourage you to consider presenting it.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/submit-lightning-talk/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">submit an abstract</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The submission deadline is Tuesday, February 14, 3:00 pm EST. You will be notified by text message if you have been selected the evening prior to your scheduled presentation.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Sunday Agenda follows (all times listed in EST):</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time:                              Event:                                                                                  Location:</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="" align="left"><table style="border:medium none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="146"><col width="333"><col width="184"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">08:30 - 17:00 EST</span></p></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NANOG 87 Hackathon</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></h5></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">706 - 707, Atrium Level</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10:00 - 16:00 EST</span></p></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NANOG Education Class: Exploring the Fundamentals of DNS Can You Dig It?</span></h5></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">703 - 704, Atrium Level</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:32.5237pt"><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">16:00 - 18:00 (EST)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday Meeting Registration</span></h5></td><td style="border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Atrium Foyer</span></h5></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tomorrow, NANOG 87 officially kicks off! Registration opens at 8:00am in the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Atrium Foyer</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Breakfast will be served from 8:00am-9:45am in the Atrium</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Ballroom A</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Wishing you a great NANOG!</span></p></div></div>