CSPAN at NANOG?

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Hi all -

Thanks for your feedback regarding CSPAN at the next NANOG. Based on the
concerns that some of you raised I've decided *not* to send out the media
advisory to CSPAN and the press. Issues leading to that decision included
1) attendees holding their tongues for fear of being misquoted,
        "Joe X from NetQ said '....' might be stated more succinctly as
        "NetQ representatives said '.....' or "NetQ said '....'
2) the press misunderstanding and then overemphasizing some issues

There was also a fear that marketing folks might be attracted to the bright
lights and degrade the technical quality of the meeting. Reasonable concerns.

Cheers -

Bill

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As someone who suggested that NANOG should consider making press releases
to educate more people about Internet operational issues, I strongly agree
that there is no place for the press at the NANOG meetings. I just wanted
to see more of the issues and decisions written up after the fact by someone
who is a part of NANOG and understands the difference between off-the-cuff
personal comments and official corporate policies.

Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022
Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com

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As I mentioned last weekend, I have started working on a rough draft for
an informational RFC intended to help more people understand the
operational structure of the net. The rough draft (not spellchecked or
grammar checked) is available at http://sidhe.memra.com/rough.txt

I am mostly interested in knowing where my facts are wrong and where I
have missed important pieces. Of course, you can make any other comments
you wish, but perhaps private email would be the most appropriate place
for them.

I want to have this document finished in another week and submitted to
the RFC editors.

Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022
Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com