Hi, JANOG, Japan Networks Operators' Group(http://www.janog.gr.jp/) discuss on mailing list in japanese, and has meetings twice a year.
We will hold 21st meeting next week(2008/01/24-2008/01/25) in Kumamoto city, Japan. -- Masaru MUKAI / JANOG From: "Rod Beck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:09:48 -0000 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > Hi Folks, > > 1. UK: UKNOF; http://www.uknof.org.uk/ I just attended the last meeting > Monday. Free and a good lunch included! > Please do not confuse UKNOF with the United Kingdom Nitric Oxide Forum. > Nitric Oxide keeps your arteries relaxed and your blood pressure under > control > > 2. Europe: RIPE; http://www.ripe.net/ The Big Meeting is in Berlin in early > May. > > 3. France: FRnOG; http://www.frnog.org/ Has several meetings each year. Has > interesting discussions in French on its mailing list. Moderator makes Stalin > look easy going. > > 4. UK: LINX; https://www.linx.net/ Has four meetings each year. Not difficult > to get invited if you are not a member. > > 5. LAMBDANET hosts several German ISP meetings; > http://www.lambdanet.net/index.php?p=92&l=1&sid=ee8bc11d266a13bffdcd59ceb45c329d. > Language is German. > Please do not confuse with the Intranet for the Brothers of Lambda Theta Phi, > Latin Fraternity Inc. > > 6. I am not aware of any Dutch per se ISP conferences although that market is > certainly quite vibrant. I am also disappointed to see the Canadians and > Irish have next to nothing despite Ireland being the European base of > operations for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo. And Canada has over 30 > million people. Where is the National Pride? > > 7. It is worthing mentioning that DEC-IX has started the practice of hosting > carrier meetings a la Telx. These are not conferences with lectures, but > networking events where each provider has a booth where they can push their > products and services. Tends to be more carrier than ISP, but as you know the > union of these two sets is not the null set. Quite a bit of overlap. > > 8. Both DEC-IX and AMS-IX have member meetings each year. Not clear how > difficult to get invited if you are not a member. > > 9. I believe there are some Northern England ISP meetings. Probably MANAP. > > Roderick S. Beck > Director of European Sales > Hibernia Atlantic > 1, Passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris > http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com > Wireless: 1-212-444-8829. > Landline: 33-1-4346-3209. > French Wireless: 33-6-14-33-48-97. > AOL Messenger: GlobalBandwidth > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ``Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.'' Albert > Einstein. > > > > >
