Networking Field Day

Networking Field Day (NFD) focuses on wired network components, from the corporate campus the the data center to the WAN. Produced in association with Packet Pushers, NFD brings together the best independent thought leaders in the networking space to discuss pressing issues and technology advancements with key companies in the space.

We have produced Networking Field Day events since 2010, and now hold two such events per year. For 2015, NFD returns in the first and third quarter. We continue to bring the leading voices in the networking community to each event and hope to showcase rising stars making an impact as well!

With Packet Pushers, we also produce in-person and online Symposium events to present key networking technologies to a broader audience. This began with the OpenFlow Symposium, held in October of 2011, and includes a series of Virtual Symposium events with Cisco and Brocade.

If you would like to get involved with Networking Field Day, either as a delegate or sponsoring presenter, please contact us! We have pages for sponsors and delegates, including forms to use to get in touch.

Topics Covered

Networking Field Day covers many diverse topics of interest to our delegates and their audience. In the past, companies have discussed the following areas:

  • Ethernet switching in the datacenter and campus
  • IP networking and protocols from the LAN to the Internet
  • Network security, protection and monitoring
  • Management and administration of networking devices


Networking Field Day 10

Date: August 19–21, 2015, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Arista, Big Switch, Cisco, Gigamon, Intel, Juniper Networks, Nuage Networks, Riverbed
Delegates: Anas Tarsha, Andrew Mulheirn, Daniel Hertzberg, David Varnum, Denise Donohue, Drew Conry-Murray, Ethan Banks, Jason Edelman, John Herbert, Larry Smith, Matt Oswalt, Rob Coote


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2015

Date: June 8–11, 2015, San Diego
Presenters: Gigamon, LiveAction, NetBrain Technologies, Opengear
Delegates: Alastair Cooke, Amy Arnold, Brandon Mangold, Jason Edelman, Jennifer Huber, Jonathan Davis, Josh Kittle, Rob Coote, Ryan Booth, Scott McDermott, Stephen Occhiogrosso, Teren Bryson, Walter Baziuk


Tech Field Day Extra at ONUG Spring 2015

Date: May 13–14, 2015, New York
Presenters: NEC Networking, Nuage Networks, ONUG, Silver Peak
Delegates: Chris Marget, Ethan Banks, Gideon Tam, Greg Ferro, Jason Edelman, John Herbert


Tech Field Day Extra at Interop Las Vegas 2015

Date: April 27–30, 2015, Las Vegas
Presenters: SanDisk
Delegates: Ed Horley, Ed Weadon, Ethan Banks, Gideon Tam, Greg Ferro, Howard Marks, Ivan Pepelnjak, Justin Paul, Keith R. Parsons, Stephen Foskett, Stu Miniman, Terry Slattery


Networking Field Day 9

Date: February 11–13, 2015, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Brocade, Cisco Datacenter, CloudGenix, Cumulus Networks, NEC Networking, NetBeez, Pluribus Networks, SolarWinds, VeloCloud
Delegates: Bob McCouch, Brandon Carroll, Brandon Mangold, Charles D. Galler Jr., Ivan Pepelnjak, Jody Lemoine, John Herbert, Jonathan Davis, Jordan Martin, Lindsay Hill, Nick Buraglio, Pete Welcher, Stephen Occhiogrosso


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015

Date: January 26–30, 2015, Milan
Presenters: Cisco
Delegates: Andrew Mauro, Blake Krone, David Gee, Enrico Signoretti, Hans De Leenheer, Matt Oswalt, Peter Paul Engelen, Sam Clements


Tech Field Day Extra at Interop New York 2014

Date: September 29–2, 2014, New York
Presenters: Cisco Borderless, HP Networking
Delegates: Howard Marks, Ivan Pepelnjak, Jason Edelman, John Herbert, Michael Stump, Natalie Timms, Terry Slattery, Tony Mattke


SDN Connect Live

Date: September 18–18, 2014, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Meru Networks
Delegates: Alex Lewis, John A. Cook, Jonathan Davis, Ryan Adzima, Teren Bryson


Networking Field Day 8

Date: September 10–12, 2014, Silicon Valley
Presenters: A10 Networks, Big Switch, Brocade, Cisco Datacenter, Gigamon, Nuage Networks, Pluribus Networks, Spirent, ThousandEyes
Delegates: Amy Arnold, Bob McCouch, Chris Marget, David Gee, Ethan Banks, Jason Edelman, John Herbert, Jonathan Davis, Josh Kittle, Lindsay Hill, Matt Oswalt, Ryan Booth


Tech Field Day at Cisco UCS Grand Slam

Date: September 4–4, 2014, New York
Presenters: Cisco Datacenter
Delegates: Chris Wahl, Eric Wright, Jason Edelman, Matthew Norwood, Michael Stump, Pete Welcher, Scott D. Lowe