[{"content":" Connecting Network Automation Professionals in the Netherlands The Netherlands Network Automation Meetup (NLNAM) is a vibrant community of network engineers, DevOps practitioners, automation enthusiasts and software developers who are passionate about modernizing network infrastructure through code.\n📅 Upcoming Events 🤝 Join Us on LinkedIn 🎯 What We Do # Network Automation Focus\nWe organize regular meetups featuring interesting talks and networking opportunities for professionals working with, but not limited to:\nInfrastructure as Code Source of Truth (SoT) Configuration Management Network Programming Monitoring \u0026amp; Observability Cloud Networking Discoverability \u0026amp; Analytics Validation \u0026amp; Testing Workflow Automation And more\u0026hellip; 🏢 Locations \u0026amp; Sponsors # 🤝 Looking for Hosts \u0026 Sponsors We are actively seeking companies and organizations to host our upcoming meetups. As a host or sponsor, you'll:\nConnect with 100+ network automation professionals Showcase your company's expertise and culture Contribute to the growing Dutch tech community Network with potential talent and partners 🚀 Partner With Us 🌟 Community Highlights # Speakers Networking Our meetups bring together network automation enthusiasts of all levels, opening the stage to whoever has something interesting to share\nNetwork automation strategies Infrastructure scaling challenges NetDevOps best practices Tool comparisons and recommendations Connect with other professionals active in the Dutch network automation scene:\nTelecom companies Cloud service providers Financial institutions Government agencies Startups and scale-ups 🔗 Stay Connected # Join our community and stay updated on the latest in network automation:\n💼 LinkedIn 📅 Events 📡 RSS Feed 🚀 Automating the Future of (Dutch) Networking 🇳🇱\n","date":"26 November 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"🌐 Welcome to NL Network Automation Meetup","summary":"","title":"🌐 Welcome to NL Network Automation Meetup","type":"page"},{"content":"We meet a few times a year, hosted by a different company each time. Talks are short, the pizza is free, and the hallway track is the point.\n","date":"26 November 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/","section":"📅 Events","summary":"","title":"📅 Events","type":"events"},{"content":"Thank you Schuberg Philis for opening your doors to host us and fill our bellies with an awesome buffet and drinks!\nSpecifics # Parking is available Agenda # Time Activity 17:30 Doors open and awesome buffet 18:30 Welcome + Schuberg Philis sponsor talk 19:15 Talk 1 19:45 Talk 2 20:15 Break 20:30 Talk 3 21:00 Closing words + networking ","date":"26 November 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/20261126_schuberg_philis/","section":"📅 Events","summary":"","title":"NLNAM Meetup 4 @ Schuberg Philis","type":"events"},{"content":"Thank you One Zero IT for opening your doors to host us and fill our bellies with pizzas and drinks!\nSpecifics # Parking is available, ring the bell, park on \u0026ldquo;90 North\u0026rdquo; spots The office is on the 2nd floor Agenda # Time Activity 18:00 Doors open 18:25 Zero Trust Automation: From Complexity to Control (One Zero IT) 19:00 Lightning talk: NAF framework overview (Bart Dorlandt) 19:15 Break + Pizza 🍕 20:00 Using JSON schema to describe your data model and perform validation (Sander van Delden) 20:30 Manage a pan-european network with WFO and Ansible (Simone Spinelli) 21:00 Closing words + networking \u0026hellip; Venue closing ","date":"9 September 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/20260909_one_zero_it/","section":"📅 Events","summary":"","title":"NLNAM Meetup 3 @ One Zero IT","type":"events"},{"content":"Thank you APNT for opening your doors to host us and fill our bellies with pizzas and drinks!\nSpecifics # Parking is available Train station is around the corner Agenda # Time Activity 18:00 Doors open 18:25 Welcome 18:30 Patrick Johnson - Reimagine the Modern Network Lab with AI 19:00 Dan Peachey - pytest for network device testing 19:15 Break + Pizza 🍕 20:00 Bart Smeding - Digital Twin site in minutes 20:30 Ivo Bottenheft - Beyond the CLI 21:00 Closing words + networking 22:00 Venue closing Presentations \u0026amp; Photos # Presentations and Photos\n","date":"13 May 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/20260513_apnt/","section":"📅 Events","summary":"","title":"NLNAM Meetup 2 @ APNT","type":"events"},{"content":"Thank you Adyen for providing your office space to host us and Netpicker/Slurpit for sponsoring the pizzas and drinks!\nSpecifics # Bring your ID to enter the Adyen building. There is no (guest) parking available We have a hard stop at 21:00. We will need to be outside the building by then. After the event we can meet at: De bekeerde suster. Location # Rokin 49, Amsterdam, 1012KK, The Netherlands There is no (guest) parking available Ensure you are entering the correct entrance for Adyen at Rokin 49! Agenda # Time Activity 17:30 Doors open 18:00 Welcome + Adyen sponsor talk 18:15 Otto Coster - Creating an AI agent for network automation 18:45 Gabriel Lacerda - How to not go insane with Network Automation: strategies for a healthy development 19:15 Break + Pizza 🍕 20:00 David Lunel / Chris Tomkins - Enriched infra changes with unit testing \u0026amp; code quality 20:30 QR feedback moment (5 min) and closing words 21:00 Be outside the building Presentations \u0026amp; Photos # Presentations and Photos\n","date":"5 February 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/20260205_adyen_netpicker/","section":"📅 Events","summary":"","title":"NLNAM Meetup 1 @ Adyen with Netpicker","type":"events"},{"content":"Want to host a meetup, sponsor, speak, or just say hello? Send us a message.\nName Email Subject Message Send ","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/contact/","section":"🌐 Welcome to NL Network Automation Meetup","summary":"","title":"✉️ Contact","type":"page"},{"content":" NLNAM is a volunteer-run meetup for network automation in the Netherlands. We bring together network engineers, developers and IT professionals to exchange knowledge, war stories and things that actually worked.\nFree to attend — every meetup, always Hosted by a different company each time Open stage — anyone with something interesting can speak Pizza and drinks, courtesy of our sponsors How it started # The idea was hatched over breakfast in Prague, between Bart and Dan, during Autocon 3. The first meetup followed shortly after — and we have been running them ever since.\nOrganizers # Bart Dorlandt\nCo-organizer\nLinkedIn Dan Peachey\nCo-organizer\nLinkedIn Get involved # Whether you want to speak, host a meetup, sponsor the pizzas, or just turn up and listen — there is room for you.\nSee upcoming events Join the LinkedIn group Host or sponsor ","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/about/","section":"🌐 Welcome to NL Network Automation Meetup","summary":"","title":"👥 About us","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"Your message has been sent. 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