All, full disclosure: I signed up for the mailing list to send this. A bit spammy, but on topic. Upside: if you go to the meetings, there will be beer. For you. GLIF 2014 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2014 Queenstown, NZ REANNZ http://www.reannz.co.nz/, the host of GLIF 2014 < http://glif-2014-conference.lilregie.com/>, invite you to come to lovely Queenstown, New Zealand to participate in a great set of talks < http://www.glif.is/meetings/2014/>, demonstrations and a wonderful dinner at the top of the mountain looking down on Lake Wakatipu. The meeting draws attendees from around the world who will be discussing SDN (software defined networking), lightpath exchanges, performance and virtualisation. A set of demanding demonstrations will also be using the temporary, high-speed network connection that is being brought to the hotel just for the meeting. You will see lightpath exchange technology, software defined networking, high-resolution (4k/8k) telemedicine and some new hardware. And if you can adjust to the altitude, an adventurous bunch will be taking an early morning run along the lake on Tuesday morning. We look forward to seeing you at GLIF, register now: < http://glif-2014-conference.lilregie.com/> If you happen to be in Wellington the following week, you might also be interested in participating in SDNcon http://www.sdncon.net/. This is a technical meeting designed for engineers. It will be hands-on-keyboard with an expected level of expertise in networking. Take a look at the website to see if it is for you. - Charles (because everyone else here was too scared to post this on their own) -- T. Charles Yun REANNZ email tcyun(a)reannz.co.nz mobi +64 21 526 758 post Level 1, 22 The Terrace, Wellington 6011, NZ