Yes, the professor will need to apply on behalf of the students that they wish to send, as NANOG will not be directly involved in their coursework.
Regards, -Dave On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Colin McIntosh <cmcintos...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this is a great idea! Will a student's school/professor be > required to participate or can students apply by on their own? > > -Colin > On Sep 26, 2014 10:26 AM, "Dave Temkin" <d...@temk.in> wrote: > >> I'm excited to announce that for NANOG 63 in San Antonio that we will >> begin >> the NANOG College Immersion Program. This program aims to provide the next >> generation of Network Operators with an edge in today's highly competitive >> market and allows us a conduit of highly capable operators, engineers, and >> architects. >> >> Please see below for the full program description. >> >> Regards, >> -Dave Temkin, for the NANOG Board of Directors >> >> >> NANOG College Immersion Program >> >> Summary: >> >> NANOG is committed to ensuring next generation of networking professionals >> have an opportunity become part of the operational community that makes >> the >> internet run. Companies such as Google, Level 3, Microsoft, NTT, Netflix, >> Yahoo, and Amazon rely on NANOG to discuss key architectural and >> operational topics relevant to Internet infrastructure. NANOG believes by >> introducing undergraduates to our vibrant community before entering the >> job >> marketplace, they will have a better understanding of how the >> infrastructure of the Internet works and how they might participate after >> graduation. Further, students may be able to find internship opportunities >> they may have not otherwise found. >> >> Offering: >> >> NANOG will provide an expenses-paid trip to the current meeting for up to >> 25 students per meeting. The paid expenses will include: >> >> - >> >> Airfare (up to $500) >> - >> >> Four nights of hotel (must be booked by NANOG staff) >> - >> >> Ground transportation (reasonable cost) >> - >> >> Meal stipend (adjusted for meeting location) >> >> >> >> NANOG will also, space permitting, allow free admission for students to >> the >> NANOG Education Series (https://www.nanog.org/meetings/education/home) >> class prior to the meeting they are attending. >> >> NANOG will provide guidance to students as to what they may and may not >> attend. Of note, alcohol is served at some NANOG events and there is the >> expectation that those not legally entitled to consume alcohol will >> refrain >> from doing so. NANOG takes no responsibility for those that break the law >> during their meetings and reserves the right to refuse admission to those >> that violate our Attendance Charter. >> >> >> Expectation: >> >> NANOG will not be involved in any syllabus or coursework for the students. >> The NANOG organization will provide an agenda and slideware for the >> materials that the students will be viewing and expects their professor to >> determine the best way their students can extract educational value from >> the NANOG program. NANOG asks, in return, that all students complete our >> surveys in full and that their teaching staff provide us with a summary of >> how they used our program in the classroom and/or in coursework. A few >> paragraphs from each student explaining the value that they got from the >> program and social interactions would also be a good idea. >> >> >> Q&A: >> >> Q: What is NANOG and what is the value proposition for sending a student >> to >> this conference? >> >> A: The North American Network Operators Group or NANOG, is the >> professional >> association for Internet engineering and architecture. Our core focus is >> on >> the technologies and systems that make the Internet function: core routing >> and switching; Internet inter-domain routing; the domain name system; >> peering and interconnection; and Internet core security. We also cover >> associated areas with a direct impact on Internet architecture such as >> data >> centers and optical networking. The value proposition for the student is >> exposure to all of these subjects and technical material but more >> importantly to the organizations and individuals. The opportunity for >> students to make industry contacts is invaluable. >> >> Q: How do we select students for this sponsorship? >> >> A: Send your best and brightest, highlight that the value is the density >> of >> industry representatives in a common location. >> >> Q: What do the students owe back to NANOG? >> >> A: In addition to the anonymous surveys that all attendees are asked to >> complete, the NANOG Board would request that all sponsorship recipients >> provide feedback on their experiences. Lastly, we would like to encourage >> the students join the mailing list (nanog@nanog.org), attend more >> conferences and get involved in the industry. >> >> Q: How do we evaluate our students participation? >> >> A: Students could provide a variety of deliverables back to the >> institution. These could include a writeup of selected presentations from >> the agenda, an overview of the conference as a whole, or even a list of >> the >> individuals they met during the conference. >> >> Q: What will be covered in the sponsorship? >> >> A: Hotel, conference fee, airfare, and a reasonable stipend for >> incidentals >> such as meals. >> >> Q: Why are you sponsoring our students for this conference? >> >> A: The NANOG organization is keen to encourage the future technology >> leaders and innovators to get interested and involved in this segment of >> the industry. >> >
