<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="display: block;"><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid2" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">DNS-OARC 46 Call for Contributions</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid3" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid4" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This workshop will be a hybrid event. </span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid5" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid6" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Date</b></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> - 16-17 May 2026</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid7" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Location</b></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> - Edinburgh, Scotland</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid8" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Times</b></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> - approximately 09:00-16:00 UTC (Local time BST is UTC +1 )</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid9" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Adjacent to</b></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> - RIPE 92 (18 - 22 May 2026, </span><span class="url" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://ripe92.ripe.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(46, 150, 243); overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer !important;">https://ripe92.ripe.net/</a></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">)</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid10" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid11" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deadline for Submissions - 2026-03-06 23:59 UTC</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid12" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid13" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="url" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/56/abstracts/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(46, 150, 243); overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer !important;">https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/56/abstracts/</a></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid14" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid15" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">All DNS-related subjects and discussion topics are welcome although we're particularly</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid16" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">keen to hear more about operational and security related experiences, best practices and</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid17" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">practical advice; both for newcomers to the DNS arena and those who have been</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid18" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">around for longer who want to learn more about new features and opportunities to</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid19" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">improve resilience, security and privacy. (These topics we think will complement the</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid20" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">usual high-quality data-based research submissions we always hope to receive!)</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid21" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid22" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you have something interesting to share with the community that lies outside of</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid23" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">the focus above, please don't be put off - if it's good, we'll be happy to include it.</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid24" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid25" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you'd like to offer a talk, but are not quite sure what to pick, here's a non-exhaustive list</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid26" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">of ideas:</span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid27" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid28" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 1. </span><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Operations & Deployment</b></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid29" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Configuration management, deployment processes, and interoperability experiences.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid30" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tools, tips, and making effective use of DNS software features.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid31" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2.</span><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Performance, Resilience & Scaling</b></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid32" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Provisioning, load-balancing, and planning for resilience.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid33" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">DNS performance management, efficiency improvements, and metrics.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid34" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monitoring infrastructure: log pipelines, analytics, and anomaly detection.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid35" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. </span><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Security, Privacy & Policy</b></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid36" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">DoS attacks, DNS abuse, DNSSEC signing and validation.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid37" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Privacy considerations, for example: encrypted transport, qname minimization, data anonymization.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid38" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Relevant global and regional policies, legislation, and compliance.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid39" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. </span><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Research & Innovation</b></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid40" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Data-driven testing, measurement, and analysis.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid41" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New protocols, protocol extensions, and next-generation namespace management.</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid42" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5.</span><span class="b" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Lessons & Learnings</b></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid43" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="list-bullet1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Outage experiences, recovery stories, and cautionary tales</span></li></ul></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid44" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid45" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For further details please see </span><span class="url" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc46" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(46, 150, 243); overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer !important;">https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc46</a></span></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid46" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid47" class="ace-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px 0px 0px; caret-color: rgb(62, 62, 62); color: rgb(62, 62, 62); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Merike Kaeo, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee </span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div></body></html>