>-----Original Message----- >From: kris foster [mailto:kris.fos...@gmail.com] >Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:50 PM >To: Sean Figgins >Cc: nanog-futures@nanog.org >Subject: Re: [Nanog-futures] New Membership-WG Draft > > >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. >
I contest this statement. I have never specifically thought of NANOG as an organization specifically for that purpose. Education does not imply students, just people who want to learn. This should imply everyone in the current community. I'm against specifying classes of members. As mentioned in other posts, anyone can attend meetings, even non-member full/part time students. :) >-- >kris >_______________________________________________ >Nanog-futures mailing list >Nanog-futures@nanog.org >https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, copying, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list Nanog-futures@nanog.org https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
