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 conferences. Although these groups have no formal power, their members are typically influential members of the Internet service provider (ISP), Internet exchange point (IXP), regional Internet registry (RIR), operational security community, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) operations, Domain Name System (DNS) and root zone operations, and other network operations communities, and discussions within these groups are often influential in the overall process of ensuring the Internet remains operational, robust, secure, and stable. They also allow networking professionals and other members of the research and technical communities to update each other on their work, share news and updates, exchange best practices, discuss new technologies or protocols, teach and learn from each other, network with other members of the community, and discuss current network- and Internet-related issues and challenges.

List of Internet network operators' groups

Global Scope GNA – Global NOG Alliance

Africa

African Regional NOGs

AfNOG – Africa Network Operators' Group

Central African NOGs

Central African Country NOGs

AONOG – Angola Network Operators' Group cmNOG – Cameroonian Network Operators' Group CGNOG – Congo Network Operators' Group

Eastern African NOGs

Eastern African Country NOGs

RWNOG – Rwanda Network Operators' Group SomNOG - Somalia Network Operators' Group tzNOG – Tanzania Network Operators' Group ugNOG - Uganda Network Operators' Group ZIMNOG – Zimbabwe Network Operators' Group

Northern African NOGs

Northern African Country NOGs

SdNOG – Sudan Network Operators' Group

Southern African NOGs

SAFNOG – Southern African Network Operators' Group

Southern African Country NOGs

KZNNOG – Kwazulu Natal Network Operators' Group

Western African NOGs

Western African Country NOGs

GhNOG – Ghana Network Operators' Group MaliNOG – Malian Network Operators' Group ngNOG – Nigerian Network Operators' Group SnNOG - Senegal Network Operations Group

Additional African technical networking and peering communities

AIS (African Internet Summit) & AFRINIC Regional Meetings – AFRINIC Service Region Meetings AFRINIC – African Network Information Centre Af-IX – African Community for IXPs

The Americas Latin America and the Caribbean CaribNOG – Caribbean Network Operators' Group LAC-IX – Latin America & Caribbean Community for IXPs LACNOG – Latin American & Caribbean Region Network Operators' Group NOG Ecuador – Ecuador Network Operators' Group ArNOG – Argentina Network Operators' Group NOG Chile – Chile Network Operators' Group NOG Bolivia – Bolivia Network Operators' Group BPF – Brasil Peering Forum NOG Colombia – Colombia Network Operators' Group

Northern America NANOG – North American Network Operators' Group ABQNOG – Albuquerque Network Operators' Group CHI-NOG – Chicago Network Operators' Group NYNOG – New York Network Operators' Group MBNOG – Manitoba Network Operators' Group MTLNOG – Montreal Network Operators' Group

Asia and Oceania Asia-Pacific Regional NOGs APNOG – Asia Pacific Network Operators Group PacNOG – The Pacific Network Operators' Group SANOG – South Asia Network Operators' Group Specific NOGs AFNOG - Afghanistan Network Operators Group AusNOG – Australia Network Operators' Group BdNOG – Bangladesh Network Operators' Group btNOG – Bhutan Network Operators' Group CNNOG – China Network Operators' Group HKNOG – Hong Kong Network Operators' Group IDNOG – Indonesia Network Operators' Group INNOG – India Network Operators' Group JANOG – Japan Network Operators' Group KHNOG - Cambodia Network Operators' Group KRNOG - South Korea Network Operators' Group LANOG - Lao Network Operators' Group LKNOG - Lanka Network Operators' Group MyNOG – Malaysia Network Operators' Group mmNOG – Myanmar Network Operators' Group

mnNOG – Mongolian Network Operators' Group npNOG – Nepal Network Operators' Group NZNOG – New Zealand Network Operators' Group PANOG – Pakistan Network Operators' Group PhNOG – Philippines Network Operators' Group PNGNOG - Papua New Guinea Network Operators' Group SGNOG – Singapore Network Operators' Group ThaiNOG – Thailand Network Operators' Group TLNOG - Timor-Leste Network Operator Group TWNOG – Taiwan Network Operators' Group VNIX-NOG – Vietnam Network Operators' Group

Additional Asia-Pacific technical networking and peering communities

APIX – The Asian Community for Internet Exchange Points APOPS – The Asia Pacific Operators Forum APRICOT – The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies APIAP – The Asia Pacific Internet Association APIPv6TF – The Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force

Middle East MENOG – Middle East Network Operators' Group

IRNOG – Iranian Internet Network Operators' Group - (گروه گردانندگان شبکه اینترنت ایران - ایرناگ) TRNOG – Turkish Network Operators' Group (Türk Network Operatörleri Grubu)

Europe CSNOG – Czech and Slovak Network Operators Group CEE Peering Days – Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Peering Days ENOG – Eurasia Network Operators' Group (Russian Federation, CIS, and Eastern Europe) — suspended by RIPE community European Internet Exchange Association – Euro-IX (the European community for IXPs) NORDNOG – Nordic Network Operators' Group RIPE – Réseaux IP Européens Network SEE – South East Europe / RIPE NCC regional meeting ALNOG – Albanian Network Operators' Group ATNOG – Austrian Network Operators' Group BalticNOG – Baltic States Network Operators' Group BHNOG – Bosnia and Herzegovina Network Operators' Group BENOG – Belgium Network Operators' Group NOG.BG – Bulgarian Network Operations' Group DKNOG – Danish Network Operators' Group ESNOG – Spanish Network Operators' Group nog.fi – Network Operators' Group of Finland FRnOG – France Network Operators' Group DENOG – German Network Operators' Group GRnOG – Greece Network Operators' Group HUNOG – Hungarian Network Operators' Group GTER – Spain Network Operators' Group (Grupo de Operadores de Red Españoles, ESNOG) ITNOG – Italian Network Operators' Group iNOG – Ireland Network Operators' Group LINX NLNOG – Netherlands Network Operators' Group NONOG – Norwegian Network Operators' Group PLNOG – Polish Network Operators' Group PTNOG – Portuguese Network Operators' Group RSNOG – Republic of Serbia Network Operators' Group RONOG – Romania Network Operators' Group SINOG – Slovenia Network Operators' Group SOF – Swedish Operators' Forum SwiNOG – Swiss Network Operators' Group HRNOG – Croatian Network Operators' Group NOGUA – Network Operators Group of Ukraine UKNOF – United Kingdom Network Operators' Forum

Additional links The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre's (APNIC) list of NOGs in the Asia-Pacific region Bugest NOG list The Internet Society's (ISOC) development activities List of Internet exchange points The Network Startup Resource Center's Network Education and Training Calendar of Events, listing NOGs and their meeting dates NOG meeting dates and related Internet events RIPE NCC's NOG resource page Senki NOG list

See also Regional Internet registry Internet exchange point

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