Registration Operations Workshop (ROW)

Register NOW for ROW15
ROW15 call for proposals OPEN until August 14, 2026

ABOUT ROW

The 15th ROW will be held via remote participation on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC (check local time zone here).

The Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) is an informal industry conference that offers a platform for discussing the technical intricacies of registration operations within the domain name system. Past sessions have included presentations and panel discussions focused on Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP), Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), Registry Lock, Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) and many more (see details here).

ROW15 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The call for presentation and panel proposals is NOW OPEN. Please submit an abstract describing your proposal to [email protected], by August 14, 2026, including an overview of the topic, the operational context of your proposal, and an explanation of why this topic is relevant for this workshop. We encourage you to provide supporting documentation, references, or links that offer additional background and context.

ROW15 SUGGESTED WORKSHOP TOPICS

The Program Committee invites submissions aligned with this non-exhaustive list of broad topics:

Implementation experience with EPP, RDAP, RPKI, and other protocols
Protocol or service innovation experience, such as Domain Connect, Digital Identity (eIDAS)
Experience with improving DNSSEC resiliency including key management and quality assurance
Organization maturity experience including impacts of staff turnover and technical refresh
Experience managing external concerns, such as the NIS2 Directive, Supply Chain Security, and use of AI, the current round of gTLD applications
Experience in combating Domain Name and DNS abuse within registration (Global Signal Exchange, etc.)

We also encourage any discussions/suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s mailing list: [email protected]

REGISTRATION

The registration process is now open. The attendance is free but registration is required to receive conference login credentials. To register, click here.

The Registration Operations Workshops are open to all industry members including internet gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, government, academia and many more.

IMPORTANT 2026 DATES

Call for Speakers Opens: April 23, 2026
Registration Process Opens: June 5, 2026
Call for Speakers Closes: August 14, 2026
Acceptance Notifications: August 24, 2026
Confirmations of Acceptance Due: August 28, 2026
Agenda Publication: September 1, 2026
Presentations Due: September 18, 2026
Event Date: September 29, 2026

ROW14 & PAST ROW EVENTS

ROW14 took place remotely on September 30, 2025. To view the agenda, speakers, session recording, presentations, transcript, chat, and Q&A pods, click here. To explore archived data from ROW events dating back to 2014, please visit the Events tab.

This event is sponsored by ICANN, Verisign and CIRA and organized by Cofomo.

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