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January 2025

January 14- 15, Tue-Wed - OBAE grant-writing workshop for NTIA Native Entities Capacity Grant, UNM-ABQ
January 22, Wed - Agency Expo, Association of Counties at the Convention Center, Santa Fe 9:30-11:30am
January 27, Mon - Senior Day at the Legislature in Santa Fe

February 2025

February 3-7, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Santa Fe Link
February 5, Wed - PINON Grant Orientation Webinar 11am Link
February 4, Thu - OBAE Disaster Relief grant webinar 1-2:30pm Link
February 7, Fri - Native American Day at the Legislature in Santa Fe
February 11, Tue - PINON Grant Open Office Hours 10am Link
February 11, Tue - OBAE Disaster Relief grant Open Office Hours 2-3pm Link
February 18, Tue - PINON Grant Open Office Hours 11am Link
February 18, Tue - OBAE Disaster Relief grant Open Office Hours 2-3pm Link
February 25, Tue - OBAE Disaster Relief grant Open Office Hours 2-3pm Link

March 2025

March 4, Tue - Broadband Day at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe 9-2pm Link
March 4, Tue - Broadband Day Happy Hour

May 2025

May 12-16, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Santa Fe Link
May 16, Fri - SFCC Broadband Networking and Job Fair in Santa Fe 3-5pm
May 17, Sat - SFCC Fiber to the Home one-day training in Santa Fe 
Link
May 19-23, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Artesia Link

June 2025

June 5, Thu - Cabinet in Your Community in Hobbs, NM 
​                         Agency Expo 3-6:30pm Town Hall 5:30-7:30pm

July 2025

July 17, Thu - Cabinet in Your Community in Silver City, NM  Agency Expo 3-6:30pm Town Hall 5:30-7:30pm
July 23, Wed - Groundbreaking in Raton,
 10:30am Link

August 2025

August 22, Fri - Tribal Broadband Convening - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque 8:30am-5pm
August 25-29, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Santa Fe Link
August 30, Sat - SFCC Outside Plant one-day training in Santa Fe 
Link

September 2025

September 17, Wed - SEN Advisory Meeting in Albuquerque Link
September 18, Thu - Annual ABQNOG Network Operators Meeting in Albuquerque Link
September 24, Wed - Ribbon Cutting in Jemez Pueblo, 
10:30 a.m. Link

October 2025

Oct 6-10, Mon-Fri - Digital Inclusion Week 2025
​October 14-18, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Santa Fe Link

November 2025

Nov 4-7, Mon-Fri - New Mexico Infrastructure Conference in Albuquerque 
Nov 10-12, Mon-Wed - NTTA Regional Tribal Summit, Buffalo Thunder north of Santa Fe
​November 17-21, Mon-Fri - SFCC Certified Fiber Optic Technician training intensive in Santa Fe Link

December 2025

December 3, Wed - New Mexico Broadband Summit in Albuquerque

​VIEW OBAE Calendar for further details on meetings and events

Calendar

ARCHIVE of HIGHLIGHTS from EVENTS 2025
​

Broadband Day at the Roundhouse

​Check out information tables, listen to educational presentations, learn about broadband programs and initiatives, and connect with broadband leaders, advocates and lawmakers from across the state. Explore how broadband affects all aspects of our life in New Mexico and learn more about statewide efforts to "Connect New Mexico," including OBAE funding opportunities such as Connect New Mexico Pilot, Disaster Relief, Student Connect, GWEP, Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and the PINON grant programs to expand digital access and opportunities for all New Mexicans.

Location:
​The New Mexico State Capitol

490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501

9am-2pm

​
​Information Tables in the East and West Wings

Information Tables may include:
  1. NM Office of Broadband Access & Expansion (OBAE)
    BEAD, PINON, GWEP, and Disaster Relief Grants
    Computer Donation and Distribution Project​
  2. NM Statewide Education Network (SEN) & Data and Mapping Working Group
  3. Connect NM Tribal Working Group
  4. Mescalero Apache Telecom (Inc)
  5. JNET and Jemez Pueblo
  6. Alliance for Navajo Broadband
  7. NM Aging and Long-term Services Department (ALTSD)
  8. AARP, OATS, and Senior Planet
  9. Teeniors
  10. New Mexico Telehealth Alliance
  11. Accessible New Mexico​
  12. ​Office of Senator Ben Ray Lujan​
  13. New Mexico Student Connect & Mycelia Foundation
  14. Santa Fe Community College & Fiber Technician Training
  15. NM Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS)
  16. NM Public Education Department (PED)
  17. Digital Citizenship & Digital Response-ability
  18. Mamacítas Cibernéticas and Comcast
  19. New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group
  20. New Mexico Fiber Network
  21. Rural Electric Cooperatives including Continental Divide
  22. NM Department of Information Technology (DoIT) &  Office of Cybersecurity
  23. Sustainability Partners​
  24. Traxyl Fiber Construction Technology

9am-10am: Welcome & Presentations in the Rotunda
  • ​Welcome: Drew Lovelace, OBAE Acting Direcctor
  • Community Updates
    • Office of Senator Ben Ray Lujan
    • New Mexico Telehealth Alliance
    • Mamacítas Cibernéticas
    • ​JNet and Jemez Pueblo
    • Teeniors
    • Santa Fe Community College, Office of Continuing Education
    • Alliance for Navajo Broadband
    • Digital Respons-ability
    • Accessible New Mexico
12 Noon-1 pm: Press Conference in the Rotunda
  • Welcome & updates 
    • Senator Michael Padilla
    • Drew Lovelace, OBAE Acting Director
  • Student Connect Awards and Program Highlights
    • Introduction: Drew Lovelace, OBAE Acting Director
      • ​Eric Spencer, Espanola Schools Superintendent
        Commnet Chimayo Award ​ $1,260,500
      • Brandy Holguin, Principal Hatch Valley High School 
        Hatch Valley Municipal Schools Award $1,600,000
    • Introduction: Godfrey Enjady, MATI, Connect New Mexico Council
      and ​Tribal Working Group Chair
      • Ohkay Owingeh Gov. Benny Lujan
        Ohkay Owingeh Award  $2,438,987
  • OBAE Program Highlights and Funding Opportunities
    • BEAD - Andrew Wilder, OBAE
    • PINON grant - Neala Kruger, OBAE
    • GWEP - Eric Rodgers, OBAE
  • Special Recognition​ and Closing by Drew Lovelace, OBAE Acting Director
    • Richard Jaramillo, Isleta Pueblo
    • Joe Martinez, Health Action New Mexico​
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Download the PDF here.

Join us at the SEN Advisory Meeting on September 17th in person,
for important technical updates about the Statewide Education Network (SEN), explore a wide range of opportunities and services available, and discuss local and regional needs. 
​
Contact: [email protected]
Location: Berna Facio APS Training Center in Albuquerque

3315 Louisiana Blvd NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Time: 1:30pm-4:00pm
Invite: Download the PDF

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/g/zHrFqaYTSz​ 
Picture of Invite Postcard with info online at https://connect.nm.gov/SEN-meeting
Register to Attend
Picture of QR code to register at https://forms.office.com/g/zHrFqaYTSz​

Join us for the 2025 ABQNOG event on September 18, 2025, in person.
Location: Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown 
​
2600 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Time: 9:30am-4pm 
Invite: Download the Flyer Invite PDF
Registration Link: ARIN.NET/ALBUQUERQUE
​
Learn More: https://www.abqnog.org
Register to Attend
WHAT is Planned?
​ABQNOG is pleased to partner with ARIN for this joint event!Have questions about IPv6 resources? Wondering how your organization can deploy RPKI? Need help navigating ARIN Online? Get your questions answered at ARIN on the Road.
Our panel of experts will speak to and answer your questions regarding:
  • ARIN's mission and services
  • What's happening with Internet number resources
  • The benefits of RPKI and how to get started
  • Participation in the ARIN community
  • The Policy Development Process
  • ...and more!​
2025 Schedule
9:00am-9:30am Doors Open, Continental Breakfast
9:30am-12:00pm ARIN Program
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-1:05pm John Osmon  ABQNOG Intro / Welcome
1:05pm-1:35pm Dan Sobel Equal Optics
                              100G, 400G and 800G Digital Coherent Optics
1:35pm-2:05pm Eric Ekblad APS Logging and Traffic Patterns
2:05pm-2:25pm Ovidiu Viorica NM Statewide Education Network
                              NM SEN, automation, state of the network, etc
2:25pm-2:40pm Break
2:40pm-3:00pm David Huberman ICANN KINDNS
3:00pm-3:30pm Merike Kaeo vCISO / Doubleshot Security
​                              Rasnsomware mitigation
3:30pm-4:00pm Chris Grundemann Khadga Consulting Peering 101
4:50pm-4:45pm Panel Reverse Q & A

ABQNOG 2025 Flyer

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​WHO 
is ABQNOG?
​
ABQNOG is A technical conference centered on broadband and networking and run by networking professionals to help other networking professionals.

ABQNOG was created to meet other people in the region that run networks, expand your personal network by meeting others in the region and set up presentations on internetworking topics.

Broadband Meetings Occurring Regularly

Connect New Mexico Council meetings Learn More
  •  Meets third Thursday of every month 1:30-4pm

Connect New Mexico Working Group meetings - Learn More
  • Digital Readiness & Adoption - Meets second Thursday of each month  11-12pm
  • Regional Planning & Community Engagement - Meets every other Wednesday 11am-12noon
  • Tribal Working Group - ​Meets every other Wednesday 12noon-1pm
  • Mapping, Data & Evaluation
  • PROP Permits, Right of Way, Pole Attachments
  • Connect New Mexico Grant Program and Rule-Making Working Group

New Mexico Statewide Education Network (SEN) Advisory Committee ​- Learn More​​
New Mexico Cybersecurity Planning Committee Learn More​
New Mexico Geospatial Advisory Committee of NM DoIT (NM GAC) - Plan FY21-23
New Mexico Tech Council Peer Groups   ​- Learn More

​
​National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - see national resources
National Digital Inclusion Association (NDIA) - see national resources


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