This workshop will be a hybrid event.
Date - 09-10 November 2026
Location - Vancouver, British Columbia
Times - approximately 10:00-17:00 PDT (Local time PDT is UTC -7; note that British
Columbia has opted to remain on PDT all year round)
Deadline for Submissions - 2026-08-24 23:59 UTC
https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/58/abstracts/
All DNS-related subjects and discussion topics are welcome although we're particularly
keen to hear more about operational and security related experiences, best practices and
practical advice; both for newcomers to the DNS arena and those who have been
around for longer who want to learn more about new features and opportunities to
improve resilience, security and privacy. (These topics we think will complement the
usual high-quality data-based research submissions we always hope to receive!)
If you have something interesting to share with the community that lies outside of
the focus above, please don't be put off - if it's good, we'll be happy to include it.
You can also contact us directly at submissions(a)dns-oarc.net<mailto:submissions@dns-oarc.net> if you would like to ask
about the suitability of a potential presentation submission topic.
If you'd like to offer a talk, but are not quite sure what to pick, here's a non-exhaustive list
of ideas:
1. Operations & Deployment
· Configuration management, deployment processes, and interoperability experiences.
· Tools, tips, and making effective use of DNS software features.
2. Performance, Resilience & Scaling
· Provisioning, load-balancing, and planning for resilience.
· DNS performance management, efficiency improvements, and metrics.
· Monitoring infrastructure: log pipelines, analytics, and anomaly detection.
3. Security, Privacy & Policy
· DoS attacks, DNS abuse, DNSSEC signing and validation.
· Privacy considerations, for example: encrypted transport, qname minimization, data anonymization.
· Relevant global and regional policies, legislation, and compliance.
4. Research & Innovation
· Data-driven testing, measurement, and analysis.
· New protocols, protocol extensions, and next-generation namespace management.
5. Lessons & Learnings
· Outage experiences, recovery stories, and cautionary tales
· For further details please see https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc47
..., for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee
Ulrich
Dear colleagues,
It might still seem far away, but RIPE 93 in Sofia is approaching. The RIPE 93 meeting will be held from 26 to 30 October 2026. Our working group session is currently scheduled for 29 October at 11:00 local time, but please note that this may still change.
This email is our official call for topics for the DNS Working Group session.
Since RIPE 91, all plenary and working group proposals have been submitted through the same system, Pretalx. Please submit your proposals by 15 September 2026 using the following link: https://pretalx.ripe.net/ripe-93/cfp.
Alternatively, you may still send your proposals directly to us at <dns-wg-chairs AT ripe.net>.
If you are using Pretalx, please pay special attention to the following fields:
• Talk type: "Lightning talk" or "Talk"
• Track: "DNS WG"
• Duration: Time in minutes for the presentation and Q&A. This may differ from the default duration for the selected talk type.
You can find more information about the Pretalx system here:
https://ripe93.ripe.net/present/how-to-submit-a-proposal/
As usual, participation in the working group session is possible both in person and remotely.
We plan to send out the first round of notifications at the end of September 2026.
Cheers,
RIPE DNS Working Group co-chairs (Marc, Ulrich, and me)
