The North American Network Operators Group (NANOG), which is little known outside of the technical community but serves a vitally important role in the successful functioning of the Internet, has decided to organize under 501(c)3 status. To date, NANOG had its meetings and activities organized under the auspices of Merit, a Michigan-based educational and networking research non-profit which managed NSFNet, the precursor to the modern Internet. Since 1994, the NANOG mailing list has served as a primary method of inter-carrier communication in the region, used to share information and resolve operational problems. There are lots of questions being asked and explanations being offered about the transition. How the change will impact NANOG's activities and the operators who participate is to be determined, but it represents another step in the continuing formalization of Internet governance institutions.
View the announcement: http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2010-April/021188.html
Followup questions here on NANOG-Futures: http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog-futures/2010-April/thread.html
FAQ: http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog-futures/2010-April/000742.html
NANOG has their eye on valuable /8s
and also the SWAMP that ARIN is attempting to drain
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space/ipv4-address-space.txt
033/8 DLA Systems Automation Center 1991-01 LEGACY
034/8 Halliburton Company 1993-03 LEGACY
035/8 MERIT Computer Network 1994-04 LEGACY
036/8 IANA UNALLOCATED
037/8 IANA UNALLOCATED
As Milton heads into the Lion's Den of ARIN, he may
not have their tech depth but he never stops asking
questions. ARIN does not like questions.
Unfortunately, the ARIN attendees like the NANOG
groupies are now Fringe Players. They are like
cab drivers in major cities. Yes, they have an
opinion. No, they don't design cars or fix them.
As for what is happening in the air travel industry?
Clueless.
ARIN has a little more “muscle” than NANOG, but
it is largely the same Cabbies. They will of course
claim no one is going to the airport without them.
Uh huh. Sure. OKee-Do-Kee
The big boys (airlines & trains) will take what
they need to move forward. They can also invent
new /8s or use FREE IPv6 address space.
The ISOC & ICANN Labor Union will continue to try
to get their “cut” of the action. Jimmy Hoffa would
be proud.
NANOG does not and will never hold IP address space, other than that used for the conference wireless net.
The NANOG attendees are the top network architects at all of the key carriers and content providers.
“top network architects at all of the key carriers” ??
Are you serious ?
Absolutes like “never” never seem to work out when
one is dealing with Non-Profit Quangos set up to
benefit a few insiders.
What happens if all of the SWAMP “owners” join
NANOG to protect their IP Address Space assets ?
How can one predict that humans will “never”
do something?
The “architecture” of the Internet is about as
interesting as an asphalt parking lot.
Being the Architect of a parking lot is not rocket science. Painting the lines every few years may
be the major decision.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
International Trade Administration
Information Privacy and Innovation in
the Internet Economy
AGENCIES: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce; and
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) and the
International Trade Administration
(ITA), on behalf of the U.S. Department
of Commerce (Department), will hold a
public meeting on May 7, 2010, to
discuss the nexus between privacy
policy and innovation in the Internet
economy.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
7, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time. Registration will
start at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Polaris Room of the Ronald Reagan
International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20001. Please enter at the main
entrance on 14th Street. All of the major
entrances to the building are accessible
to people with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the
meeting, contact Manu Bhardwaj by
email at mbhardwaj@ntia.doc.gov or by
phone at (202) 482–1840.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Recognizing the vital importance of the
Internet to U.S. innovation, prosperity,
education, and political and cultural
life, the Department has made it a top
priority to ensure that the Internet
remains open for innovation. The
Department has assembled a newly
created Internet Policy Task Force (Task
Force) whose mission is to identify
leading public policy and operational
challenges in the Internet environment.
The Task Force leverages expertise
across many bureaus, including those
responsible for domestic and
international information and
communications technology policy,
international trade, cybersecurity
standards and best practices,
intellectual property, business
advocacy, and export control.
As part of the Task Force, NTIA and
ITA are conducting a comprehensive
review of the nexus between privacy
policy and innovation in the Internet
economy, which will include the
issuance of a notice of inquiry. To
facilitate the review, on May 7, 2010,
NTIA will hold a public meeting to
discuss stakeholder views and to
facilitate further public discussion on
privacy policy in the United States. The
event will seek participation and
comment from all Internet stakeholders,
including the commercial, academic,
and civil society sectors, on the impact
of current privacy laws in the United
States and around the world on the pace
of innovation in the information
economy. A discussion of whether
current privacy laws serve consumer
interests and fundamental democratic
values is also anticipated.
The agenda for the public meeting
will be posted on NTIA’s website at
least one week prior to the meeting.
This meeting will be webcast. The
agenda and webcast information will be
available on NTIA’s website at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov. Secretary of
Commerce Gary Locke is scheduled to
deliver keynote remarks. Also
participating with remarks will be
NTIA’s Administrator and Assistant
Secretary Lawrence Strickling, the
Department of Commerce’s General
Counsel Cameron Kerry, and other U.S.
Government officials.
The meeting will be open to members
of the public on a first-come, first-served
basis. The meeting will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Individuals requiring accommodation
services, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids,
should communicate their needs to
Manu Bhardwaj at least two (2) days
prior to the meeting. Attendees should
arrive at least one-half hour prior to the
start of the meeting and must present a
valid passport or other photo
identification upon arrival. Members of
the public will have an opportunity to
ask questions at the meeting.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information.
Francisco J. Sanchez,
Under Secretary of Commerce for
International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2010–8681 Filed 4–15–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–60–S; 3510–D–S
The
Department has assembled a newly
created Internet Policy Task Force (Task
Force) whose mission is to identify
leading public policy and operational
challenges in the Internet environment.
The Level of Clue seems to drop each day on the NANOG mail lists.
It is now a Chat Room of ISP Groupies & Nerds