<b id="internal-source-marker_0.5394085976295173" style="font-weight:normal"><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings NANOG Colleagues, </span></font></b><div><b style="font-weight:normal"><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></font><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board has completed the Program Committee selection process.  This year, twenty members submitted their candidacies for eight available positions.   We want to thank each and every one of them for considering this important service to our community and encourage them to try for the next selection cycle.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are pleased to announce the two-year term appointment of Philippe Couture, Greg Dendy, Ryan Donnelly, Chris Grundemann, Elisa Jasinska, Anton Kapela, John van Oppen and  Dave Temkin to the Program Committee.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also want to thank and recognize the contribution of Kevin Epperson for his service during 2010-2012 and the contributions of Nina Bargisen, Tom Daly, Dave Meyer and Tom Scholl for their 4-year service on the 2008-2012 Program Committees.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the coming weeks, the new Program Committee will hold its first meeting and select a Chair and a Vice-Chair.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On behalf of the Board, </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><br></b><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Sylvie</span></font><br clear="all"><div><br>
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Chair, NANOG Board of Directors </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><a href="http://www.nanog.org" target="_blank">www.nanog.org</a></p></div></span><br>
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