UKNOF17 is now less than a week away - a final agenda is available at:
http://www.uknof.org.uk/uknof17/agenda.html
Talks we have this time include on two new technologies for layer 2
ethernet "routing", several IPv6 studies and updates, some Scottish
network infrastructure initiatives and talks on optics and on Jabber.
I'm also _very_ pleased to confirm that the history presentation this
time around will be from Cliff Stanford, the Founder of Demon Internet.
Sponsorship for this meeting is being generously provided by IP
Performance, (who are providing a speaker from Xangati), and local
utility computing provider Flexiant.
I'd like to thank our hosts, The University of Edinburgh School of
Informatics, for providing our meeting room space, connectivity, and
speakers.
You can find the venue location and directions at;
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/about/location
(about 1km South of Edinburgh's main Waverley railway station).
If you plan to attend and haven't yet done so, please can you register
ASAP at:
http://www.uknof.org.uk/uknof17/register.php
Note we cannot guarantee name badges or catering for anyone registering
after tomorrow Thursday 2nd.
For social events, we are planning the now traditional pre-UKNOF curry
on Monday night. Venue is to be confirmed but will be nearby, and note
that we don't have a sponsor for this, so attendees will need to cover
their own food and drink costs - numbers will be based on who filled in
the registration form check-box.
For post-meeting drinks, this will be at a nearby watering hole and I'm
pleased to thank a vendor sponsor who prefers to remain anonymous for
these :-)
We will be providing the usual webcast and remote participation via
jabber/IRC, once again our thanks to Portfast and Bogons for supporting
this. There will be wireless connectivity for attendees at the venue -
as this is being provided by Edinburgh University we have been asked to
draw your attention to the AUP for use of their network:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/about/policies-and-regulations/computing-regulations
Finally, a reminder that the Royal Society of Edinburgh is still very
much interested in comments on their "Digital Scotland" consultation:
http://idea.ed.ac.uk/Digital-Scotland.pdf
See you next week !
Keith
