Cisco Live 2016!

I'm attending Cisco Live this year! This will be my first Cisco Live in five years, so I'm a little nervous. I have memories of being run down by hordes of young men swinging large backpacks. :-) But I also have memories of learning amazing new technologies, getting to know fellow networking nerds, and cool hats!

My first Cisco Live (Networkers) was in Palo Alto in 1995. I think that was the best hat year.*

The Session Catalog - Cisco Live US 2016 this year holds great promise!

I'm most looking forward to:

• A new hat
• Maroon 5
• 13 Smart Ways to Program Your Cisco Network [BRKCRS-3114]
• Containers on Routers and Switches: Run Your Apps and Tools Natively on Cisco Boxes [BRKSDN-2116]
• OpenStack Deployment in the Enterprise and Service Provider [BRKDCT-2367]
• Techniques of a Network Detective [BRKARC-2002]
• Software Defined Network Automation Architectures [BRKDCT-2027]
• Network Transformation and Essential Skills for Next Generation Network Engineers [BRKSPG-1000]

And of course this panel discussion (I'm on the panel): Build Your Personal Brand with Social Media. [CISSOL-1113]

*For a history of Cisco Live hats, see this article by Fryguy: http://www.fryguy.net/2014/03/25/cisco-live-hats-over-the-years.