On Oct 27, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Sean Figgins wrote: > On 10/27/10 1:02 PM, Daniel Golding wrote: >> >> I suspect the board will set some kind of a discount for students. >> Personally, I would support a very large discount for full time students. >> >> That being said, I'm also a bit disappointed that the specific student >> membership didn't survive. I think the educational mission is extremely >> important from both an altruistic and a business point of view (business >> == our real businesses, not NANOG). > > This was an area where the WG had quite a bit of discussion, and student > discounts never got unanimous support. NewNOG is not a student > organization that is supported by obligatory student (college) fees > that, in turn, fund the organization. It is not an organization that > targets students as part of it's mission, not a student outreach > organization. NewNOG is a not-for-profit organization formed to provide > a set of mailing lists, and organize events, such as semi-annual > conferences.
The mission includes education and outreach to the academic community. If students are not implied, then maybe we're working on different definitions of some of these words. 3. Mission The purpose of NewNOG is to provide forums in the North American region for education and the sharing of knowledge for the Internet operations community. [snip] NewNOG serves as a bridge between the technical staff of leading Internet providers close to network operations, technical communities such as standards bodies, and the academic community. -- kris _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list Nanog-futures@nanog.org https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
