[dns-operations] OARC 45 Call for Contributions

[Cathy Almond]

The OARC 45 workshop Call for Contributions is now open!

This workshop will be a hybrid event.

Date - 7-8 October 2025
Location - Stockholm, Sweden
Time - Approx 10:00 CEST (08:00 UTC) - 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC)
Adjacent to Netnod Tech Meeting 2025 (9 October 2025) 
(https://www.netnod.se/netnod-tech-meeting-2025)

Deadline for Submissions -  2025-07-29 23:59 UTC

https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/55/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.

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/oarc45


Cathy Almond, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee