NANOG 97
1 June 2026 – 3 June 2026
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Category: Community Events, Industry Meetings
Event Website: https://nanog.org/events/nanog-97/
The North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) is dedicated to the ongoing advancement of an open, secure, and robust Internet, by inspiring, educating, and empowering our community to meet the ever-changing demands of a global network.
ARIN is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of this event. Find us in Cedar B, 2nd level.
ARIN Update
Tuesday, 2 June, 3:00-3:30 PM PT
John Sweeting, ARIN Chief Experience Officer
Join ARIN’s Chief Experience Officer for a timely update on Internet number resources, including IPv6 adoption, IPv4 availability, and RPKI developments. Learn about current policy proposals, election participation, community programs, and how ARIN continues to support network operators and the broader Internet ecosystem.
The State of the Map: Advancing IP Geolocation via Geofeeds and RIR Standards
Tuesday, 2 June, 10:00-11:00 AM PT
While IP addresses were never designed to carry geographic context, a range of web content on the modern Internet relies on geolocation for everything from content licensing and localized routing to fraud prevention and regulatory compliance. Historically, this data has been inferred through third-party “black box” databases, often leading to “digital sinkholes” and slow correction cycles for network operators.
This panel brings together key stakeholders from ISPs, Geolocation Data Providers, and ARIN to discuss the standardization and operational evolution of Geofeeds (RFC 8805 and the recently matured RFC 9632 and 9877). We will explore how the industry is harmonizing an inference-based model with an operator-declared model, the challenges of maintaining data hygiene, and the role of Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in providing a canonical discovery mechanism.
Moderator: Matthew Wilder, TELUS
Panelists:
- Luna, MaxMind
- Mark Kosters, ARIN
- Oliver Gasser, IPinfo
- Marcus Jackson, Amazon
- Tony Tauber, Comcast
ARIN Customer Service Desk
Get Personalized Assistance from ARIN Staff
Located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd level
Have questions about Internet number resources, ARIN membership and service agreements, or resource and routing security management tools? Our expert staff is ready to connect with you face-to-face and one-on-one at the ARIN Customer Service Desk to provide answers. The Customer Service Desk is your one-stop source for ARIN info and support, whether you’re:
- Pursuing network autonomy and deploying IPv6,
- Learning to use the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and Internet Routing Registry (IRR) to protect your routes,
- Updating Whois data,
- Looking into the IPv4 waiting list, reserved block to facilitate IPv6 deployment, or transfers, or
- Determining how your organization fits into ARIN’s fee schedule.
We’ll be happy to chat about all these things and more, including the latest updates from ARIN. Plus, we can aid with any current or planned resource requests.
