The Swiss Network Operators Group (SwiNOG) is a Swiss counterpart to
NANOG. Like NANOG, SwiNOG operates a
mailing list for operators of Swiss data networks, including
ISPs
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.
Events
Twice a year the community gathers in
Bern, the capitol of Switzerland for a social gathering containing technical presentations and of course direct interaction between the people in the community. Usually these talks are very technical and can contain various topics related to the work of network operators like
out-of-band management
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. Of course there are also more high-level presentations like the one about
SDN and
NFV. Usually some months before the event, someone from the SwiNOG-Core-Team sends out a
CfP.
On a monthly basis, Steven Glogger is also organizing the SwiNOG Beer Events. In the past there where already more than 100 events, taken place in the city of
Zurich, a social gathering where people talk about technology, their employer and sometimes also about customers but mainly to exchange information to each other in an offline mode.
History
See also
*
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 co ...
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.swinog.ch/
SwiNOG Federationa non-profit organisation representing Swiss SME Internet access and service providers.
Internet in Switzerland
Internet Network Operators' Groups
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Information technology organisations based in Switzerland