Internet network operators' group

Internet network operators' groups (NOGs) are informal, country-based, or regional groups that exist to provide forums for Internet network operators to discuss matters of mutual interest, usually through a combination of mailing lists and annual conferences. Although these groups have no formal power, their members are typically influential members of the Internet service provider (ISP), Internet exchange point (IXP), regional Internet registry (RIR), operational security community, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) operations, Domain Name System (DNS) and root zone operations, and other network operations communities, and discussions within these groups are often influential in the overall process of ensuring the Internet remains operational, robust, secure, and stable. They also allow networking professionals and other members of the research and technical communities to update each other on their work, share news and updates, exchange best practices, discuss new technologies or protocols, teach and learn from each other, network with other members of the community, and discuss current network- and Internet-related issues and challenges.

List of Internet network operators' groups

The Americas

North America

NANOG – North American Network Operators' Group

CHI-NOG – Chicago Network Operators' Group
NYNOG – New York Network Operators' Group
MBNOG – Manitoba Network Operators' Group

Latin America & the Caribbean

CaribNOG – Caribbean Network Operators' Group
LAC-IX – Latin America & Caribbean Community for IXPs
LACNOG – Latin American & Caribbean Region Network Operators' Group

EcNOG Ecuador – Ecuador Network Operators' Group
NOG Ecuador – Ecuador Network Operators' Group
ArNOG – Argentina Network Operators' Group
NOG Chile – Chile Network Operators' Group
NOG Bolivia – Bolivia Network Operators' Group

Europe

CEE Peering Days – Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Peering Days
ENOG – Eurasia Network Operators' Group (Russian Federation, CIS, and Eastern Europe)
European Internet Exchange Association – Euro-IX (the European community for IXPs)
NORDNOG – Nordic Network Operators' Group^{[lower-alpha 1]}
RIPE – Réseaux IP Européens Network
SEE – South East Europe / RIPE NCC regional meeting

ALNOG – Albanian Network Operators' Group
ATNOG – Austrian Network Operators' Group
BENOG – Belgium Network Operators' Group
NOG.BG – Bulgarian Network Operations' Group
DKNOG – Danish Network Operators' Group
ESNOG – Spanish Network Operators' Group
TREX Workshops – Finland Network Operators' Group^{[lower-alpha 2]}
FRnOG – France Network Operators' Group
DENOG – German Network Operators' Group
GRnOG – Greece Network Operators' Group
GTER – Spain Network Operators' Group (Grupo de Operadores de Red Españoles, ESNOG)
ITNOG – Italian Network Operators' Group
iNOG – Ireland Network Operators' Group
LINX^{[lower-alpha 3]}
NLNOG – Netherlands Network Operators' Group
NONOG – Norwegian Network Operators' Group
PLNOG – Polish Network Operators' Group
PTNOG – Portuguese Network Operators' Group
RSNOG – Republic of Serbia Network Operators' Group
RONOG – Romania Network Operators' Group
SINOG – Slovenia Network Operators' Group
SOF – Swedish Operators' Forum
SwiNOG – Swiss Network Operators' Group
UANOG – Ukraine Network Operators' Group
UKNOF – United Kingdom Network Operators' Forum

Asia

Asia-Pacific

PacNOG – The Pacific Network Operators' Group
SANOG – South Asia Network Operators' Group

AusNOG – Australia Network Operators' Group
BdNOG – Bangladesh Network Operators' Group
btNOG – Bhutan Network Operators' Group
CNNOG – China Network Operators' Group
HKNOG – Hong Kong Network Operators' Group
INNOG – India Network Operators' Group
IDNOG – Indonesia Network Operators' Group
JANOG – Japan Network Operators' Group
LKNOG - Lanka Network Operators' Group
MyNOG – Malaysia Network Operators' Group
MMNOG – Myanmar Network Operators' Group
NPNOG – Nepal Network Operators' Group
PANOG – Pakistan Network Operators' Group
PHNOG – Philippines Network Operators' Group
SGNOG – Singapore Network Operators' Group
THNOG – Thailand Network Operators' Group
NZNOG – New Zealand Network Operators' Group
MNNOG – Mongolia Network Operators' Group

Additional Asia-Pacific technical networking and peering communities

APIX – The Asian Community for Internet Exchange Points
APOPS – The Asia Pacific Operators Forum
APRICOT – The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies
APIAP – The Asia Pacific Internet Association
APIPv6TF – The Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force

Middle East

MENOG – Middle East Network Operators' Group

IRNOG – Iranian Network Operators' Group - (گروه گردانندگان شبکه ایران - ایرناگ)
TRNOG – Turkish Network Operators' Group (Türkiye Network Operatörleri Grubu)

Africa

Af-IX – African Community for IXPs
AfNOG – Africa Network Operators' Group
SAFNOG – Southern African Network Operators' Group

AONOG – Angola Network Operators' Group
cmNOG – Cameroonian Network Operators' Group
CGNOG – Congo Network Operators' Group
ghNOG – Ghana Network Operators' Group
ngNOG – Nigerian Network Operators' Group
RWNOG – Rwanda Network Operators' Group
SnNOG - Senegal Network Operations Group
SdNOG – Sudan Network Operators' Group
tzNOG – Tanzania Network Operators' Group
SomNOG - Somalia Network Operators' Group

Additional links

The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre's (APNIC) list of NOGs in the Asia-Pacific region
Bugest NOG list
The Internet Society's (ISOC) development activities
List of Internet exchange points
The Network Startup Resource Center's Network Education and Training Calendar of Events, listing NOGs and their meeting dates
NOG meeting dates and related Internet events
RIPE NCC's NOG resource page
Senki NOG list

Footnotes

↑ inactive as of 8 February 2016
↑ unofficial
↑ The London Internet Exchange is not strictly a NOG, but this IXP also helps coordinate the UK ISP community

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