[dns-operations] OARC 47 Call for Contribution - less than two weeks to go before the CfP closes on 24th August!

[Cathy Almond]

The OARC 47 Call for Contributions is open but is closing soon - if you 
are planning to submit a talk, please don't leave it too late and miss 
the deadling!

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 at 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 expeiences.
    - 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

Cathy Almond, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee