JANOG

What's New!

• May 22, 2013 -- JANOG32 General Information is available in English

• What is new?

What is JANOG

JANOG is the JApan Network Operators' Group. As with a number of other communities which share the same last three letters NOG, JANOG is a forum for network operators, and it focuses on Japan.

JANOG's two major activities are semiannual meetings and a mailing list. Semiannual meetings are held in various cities in Japan in January and July, and gather 400+ participants. The mailing list - janog[at]janog.gr.jp has 4000+ subscribers as of April 2008.

JANOG Web Top Page - http://www.janog.gr.jp/

A Note on JANOG's "Japanese Language Policy"

One of JANOG's major policies is its "Japanese Language Policy." Japanese is the only official language in which any activities of JANOG are done, as JANOG is a forum for Japan where the official language is Japanese. We accept and welcome presentation proposals from foreign presenters at JANOG meetings, but we ask them to arrange a Japanese interpreter. On the mailing list, all the discussions are in Japanese, although we may accept non-Japanese posting of a global public announcement.

If you do not read and speak Japanese, we still welcome you to JANOG meetings as participants or as presenters. We may even be able to help you on a best effort basis, but we cannot commit to any further assistance. You are also welcome to subscribe to the mailing list, which is also in Japanese; but you are expected to have agreed to the privacy policy, which is only available in Japanese due to the cost of translating legal documents. Thank you very much for your kind understanding of our "Japanese language policy."

An effort to get JANOG contents available in English - JANOG i18n Team

Notwithstanding the Japenase Language Policy on the JANOG mailing list and in meetings, JANOG has started an effort to communicate in English with a voluntary team. This team is called the "i18n - internationalization" team. This English page is one of the efforts, and some meeting content and documents are often translated into English. Please stay tuned to this page.

• Who are the i18n team?

Meetings

Next JANOG meeting

JANOG32

• Date: 4th-5th Jul 2013

Attending JaNOG as an English speaker

• Of course, JaNOG is entirely in Japanese.
• A number of Japanese attendees speak English quite well, but they have their own work to do.
• Wireless is provided at conference but instructions(WEP/WPA) may be in english. If you need assistance, please ask one of the staff members. (They usually wear recognizable logos)
• There are very limited power outlets, so bring extra batteries if you have one.
• All questions and requests should be sent to the JaNOG Secretariat.

How to Register to Attend JaNOG meeting

• The registration page is in Japanese only. So if you are interested in coming, please contact secretariat[at-mark]janog.gr.jp

How to Submit a Presentation for JaNOG meeting

• Please contact secretariat[at-mark]janog.gr.jp

Meeting Contents on Web

JANOG Meeting contents are published on the JANOG Web at http://www.janog.gr.jp/meeting/ in Japanese. The i18n team works on having these contents available in English on a best-effort basis since JANOG21. This effort will be extended to other past meetings later.

• Next Meeting - JANOG32, Jul 2012
• Meeting Archives

Join our Meetings?

As described in the "What is JANOG" section, our meetings are all in Japanese. However try asking secretariat[at]janog.gr.jp to find if and how we can help you joining JANOG meetings if you are interested! We have had several foreign speakers in English and even some foreign participants.

Activities and Information

Mailing List

Working Groups

Documentation

Presentations

JANOG Update presentations are available on this page.

Staffs

JANOG Committee - The committee which takes care of all of JANOG's activities
JANOG Meeting Committee - The committee which takes care of a JANOG meeting
JANOG i18n Team - A voluntary group for internationalization of JANOG's web contents and communications

FAQ

Contact

Please feel free to e-mail us at secretariat[at]janog.gr.jp for your questions, inquiries and any kind of input such as;

• Your opinion of the Web page so we can provide better information
  
• Questions on the Web contents and JANOG activities
  
• inquiries for possible liaison or collaboration
  

For a message in English, of course a response in English will be returned. ;-)

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