<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-237d2536-d222-c794-0fec-713c81176072"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Greetings NANOG Colleagues, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The NANOG Board of Directors has completed the Program Committee selection process.  This year, 18 members submitted their candidacies for 7 available positions.   We want to thank each and every candidate for considering this important service to our community.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We are pleased to announce the two-year term appointment of Kevin Blumberg, Anna Claiborne, Steve Plote, Steve Schecter, Benson Schliesser, Jesse Sowell, and Chris Woodfield to the Program Committee.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We also want to thank and recognize the contribution of Greg Hankins, Manish Karir, Michael Sinatra, and Tony Tauber for their service on the Program Committee, which concluded at the San Diego NANOG meeting.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">In the coming weeks, the new Program Committee will hold its first meeting and select a Chair and a Vice-Chair.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Daniel Golding</span></p><span style="font-size:15.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Chairman, NANOG Board of Directors</span></span><br></div>