"(The inaugural session contained a number of memorable talks, such as David Clark’s actually-not-outrageous position that networking people should all become e

"(The inaugural session contained a number of memorable talks, such as David Clark’s actually-not-outrageous position that networking people should all become economists.)" Long ago I was a network engineer including a stint with a major ISP where I was knee deep in the design and implementation of MPLS TE on the backbone. I have a BA in economics, so I was the opposite of the above quote. I was an economist who became a networking person.