<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The NANOG Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the following community members have been appointed to serve on the respective NANOG committees listed below:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><br>NANOG Scholarship Committee:<br>Bryan Brooks <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Craig MacKinder<br>Tom Daly <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Alankar Sharma<br><br>New! NANOG Education Committee:<br>Hosein Badran <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ron Kovac<br>Michael Costello <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Reddy Urimindi<br>Paul Ebersman<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>New! NANOG Mentorship Committee:<br>Ron Grant <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Matthew Petach<br>Wendy Leedy Reddy Urimindi<br><br>NANOG Program Committee (PC):<br>Melchior Aelmans <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marlin Martes <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kat Ronay<br>Jeff Bartig <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Steve Meuse <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Alankar Sharma<br>Tom Beecher <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stevan Plote <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Yordan Sutanto<br>Omkar Bhalekar <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jingjing Ren <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Anna Valsami<br>Hao Fu <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Matt Ringel <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Michael Voity<br>Alex Latzko<br><br>We’d also like to give special recognition and thanks for the many contributions made by the PC alumni whose terms ended in December 2020:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Adam Davenport <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Greg Hankins<br>Steve Feldman <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Brad Raymo<br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">As an organization, NANOG was founded by volunteers who developed a quality forum for North America’s operator community. Despite the growth in NANOG’s programs, volunteers greatly outnumber professional staff, and the volunteer-only PC is wholly responsible for soliciting, developing, and selecting all program content presented at NANOG meetings and other events. NANOG volunteers and community participation are instrumental in our continued growth and success, and we thank everyone for their ongoing support and involvement.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br><br>To learn more about how you can get involved, including how you submit talk ideas for NANOG 82, please visit:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.nanog.org/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.nanog.org</a><span style="color: black;"><br><br>On behalf of the NANOG Board of Directors we wish to personally congratulate and thank each of these individuals for their commitment to serve. We also wish to recognize and thank all of our nominees, including everyone who participated in the nomination process.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Tina Morris</span><br>Chair, NANOG Board of </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">Directors </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>