[168658] in North American Network Operators' Group
Ad Hoc Education Committee Call for Volunteers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Siegel, David)
Sun Feb 2 19:26:06 2014
From: "Siegel, David" <David.Siegel@Level3.com>
To: "North American Network Operators' Group (nanog@nanog.org)"
<nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 00:25:39 +0000
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Dear NANOG community,
In August 2012, Steve Gibbard placed the first call for community volunteer=
s to help establish a NANOG education initiative, which would put together =
a NANOG-created educational program for junior (and possibly more advanced)=
network operators.
I am happy to report, thanks to the help of those original volunteers, the =
initial work has proven successful! The Education Series is adopted and a=
n Ad Hoc committee structure has been approved and supported by the NANOG B=
oard. I have agreed to serve as Chair of the Ad Hoc Education Committee an=
d seek volunteers to continue with the committee work. Please consider vol=
unteering your time and effort in support of this NANOG activity.
Committee Objectives:
* Build a unified branding and message about NANOG's unique position an=
d community
* Develop mutually rewarding agreements with instructors and students
* Maintain the sense of community and accessibility in class syllabus a=
nd instructional materials
* Develop and deploy a portfolio of classes that meet the broad range o=
f students.
Committee Member Expectations:
* Recruit a minimum of 1 instructor per calendar year.
* Attend 75% of all scheduled committee calls.
* Attend 66% of all NANOG meetings over the course of their two-year te=
rm.
* Observe two classes over the course of their two-year term.
* volunteer up to 10 hours in the 12 weeks leading into a class and an =
additional 15 hours all year round
We are seeking volunteers to fill the following positions: Vice-Chair, Pro=
gram Director, Instruction Director, and Technical Director, and members at=
large.
If you are interested in participating, please send a short bio to Betty Bu=
rke, NANOG Executive Director, betty@nanog.org<mailto:betty@nanog.org>. Be=
tty can also answer any and all questions you may have. Betty or I will b=
e sure to follow-up with each volunteer and get our important work underway=
.
Sincerely,
Dave Siegel
