One-Day Program to Feature Educational Sessions on Technical Services, IPv6 Adoption, Current Registry Policy, Internet Governance, and More

FREMONT, CA, JULY 30, 2014 – The North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) together with the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is pleased to announce the ARIN+NANOG On The Road event to be held Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Best Western Plus Inn On The Park Capitol Square in Madison, WI.  With free registration, the event offers a variety of research and education-based presentations including tutorials and engaging ARIN service and NANOG meeting content discussions, in addition to the in-person networking opportunities.

The ARIN+NANOG On The Road events provide current ARIN and NANOG content covering everything from technical services, the status of IPv6 adoption, and current registry policy, to developments and hot topics in Internet governance.  The program also features the ‘Ask NANOG’ session, allowing attendees to solicit discussion topics not on the program agenda and speak one-on-one with members of the NANOG Board, Program Committee, and staff onsite who will share their experience and further explain the importance of NANOG’s mission to make the Internet better.

ARIN and NANOG sit at the junction of Internet infrastructure and network operations in North America, sharing a rich cooperative history with the operator community representing a large stakeholder group who works to keep the Internet operational through ARIN policy and network operations.  The third program of 2014, ARIN+NANOG On The Road provides attendees with greater access to resources, information and tools that will help them do their jobs, managing the Internet more effectively.

ARIN+NANOG On The Road runs from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and features a post-event reception concluding at 6:30 PM.  There is no fee to attend; however, registration is required.  Attendees can register by visiting https://www.arin.net/madison.  Registration is now open.

To learn more about NANOG and its regular meetings and events, visit http://www.nanog.org.

About NANOG
NANOG is a community of industry experts that work together for the common good of the Internet.  In many ways, the NANOG community serves as the heart and soul of the Internet.  This close-knit group meets three times a year to discuss all issues, large and small, as they relate to the performance, accessibility and evolution of the Internet.  NANOG is dedicated to improving the Internet for all major sectors (public, private, education, and consumer) in all corners of the world.  NANOG is a non-profit organization and relies on sponsors to help with costs for its tri-annual conferences as well as managing ongoing communications.  Annual sponsors include Diamond Sponsors Google, Microsoft, NTT Communications and VeriSign, Platinum Sponsors Netflix and Verizon Terremark, as well as Gold Sponsor, Comcast.  To learn more, visit http://www.nanog.org.

About the American Registry for Internet Numbers
ARIN is the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources – IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System numbers – in its service region, which includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. More information on ARIN and IPv6 adoption is available at http://www.getipv6.info/ and http://www.arin.net.