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> I have found this on the web site: > > "In striving to achieve these goals, all tutorials and presentations, > including BOF presentations, are reviewed in advance and are limited to > those entirely of a general technical nature, explicitly prohibiting > material that relates to any specific product or service offerings. For > similar reasons, equipment exhibits are limited to the "Beer 'n Gear" > sessions, and vendor giveaways are not permitted at any time during the > meeting." > > I'm not sure if there was a vote of the membership, or what, but I had > certainly missed it. > > Does anyone have more information on this? > I agree with your general point that the vendor giveaways should be restored to the beer 'n gear. I did not notice any sort of vote. I think it was decided by the folks at Merit. Someone said it was the result of one person at Merit reacting to a particular Cisco giveaway (underpants?) at one of the last two NANOGs which I missed. Anyway, Merit, if your listening, bring back the vendor chachkies (sp?) at the Beer & Gear. It's supposed to be the exception to the Purley Academic nature of NANOG, and I really don't see drawing a line where booze and food are OK and flashlights, pens, t-shirts, underwear, etc. are bad, just because food doesn't stay with you (unless it's bad or you eat too much). Owen
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