Hi,
I’m sending a reminder about ROW15, which has an update included below.
ROW15 | 2nd Call for Proposals | Registration Form Open | September 29th, 2026 | 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom Video Conference
ROW15 Registration Process is NOW OPEN!
Join us to present and discuss technical topics related to real-world experiences of implementing registration and maintenance operations, including RDAP, EPP, WHOIS,
RPKI, Registry Lock, and much more. The Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) events are open to all industry members, including gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, academia, technical and business community and many more.
Register now
to secure your spot and get the latest updates! Attendance is free, but registration is required to receive your conference login credentials.
ROW15 Call for Presentation & Panel Proposals is still OPEN!
Please submit a brief abstract outlining your presentation or panel idea to row@cofomo.com by August
14th, 2026. We will consider presenter time zones when organizing the agenda. We invite submissions guided by this non-exhaustive list of broad topics and welcome any discussions or suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s
mailing list.
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Implementation experience with EPP, RDAP, RPKI, and other protocols
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Protocol or service innovation experience, such as Domain Connect, Digital Identity (eIDAS)
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Experience with improving DNSSEC resiliency including key management and quality assurance
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Organization maturity experience including impacts of staff turnover and technical refresh
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Experience managing external concerns, such as the NIS2 Directive, Supply Chain Security, and use of AI, the current round of gTLD applications
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Experience in combating Domain Name and DNS abuse within registration (Global Signal Exchange, etc.)
ROW15 Important Dates!
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Deadline to submit proposals: August 14th
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Program Committee to notify selected authors by August 24th
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Expected agenda release date: September 1st
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Speaker materials required by September 18th
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ROW15 event: September 29th, 13:00-17:00 UTC
We hope that you can join us and look forward to receiving your proposals!
Please feel free to share this call for proposals with other mailing lists and contacts who may find it relevant. Thank you.
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JG
James Gould
Fellow Engineer
jgould@Verisign.com
703-948-3271
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
Verisign.com
From:
James Gould <jgould@verisign.com>
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:05 AM
To: "gtld-tech@icann.org" <gtld-tech@icann.org>
Subject: ROW15 - Call for Proposals
ROW15 Call for Proposals is Now Open! | September 29th, 2026 | 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom Video Conference
Since 2014, the Registration
Operations Workshop (ROW), supported by our sponsors Verisign and ICANN,
and more recently CIRA,
has brought together industry professionals, such as internet gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, and many more, to share and discuss technical topics related to real-world experiences of implementing registration and maintenance operations. See
all ROW events at: https://regiops.net/events
The Program Committee is now accepting proposals for ROW15 and invites you to submit a brief abstract outlining your presentation or panel idea to row@cofomo.com by August
14th, 2026.
We invite submissions guided by this non-exhaustive list of broad topics and welcome any discussions or suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s mailing list: regiops@googlegroups.com.
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Operational impacts of registration technical refresh
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Impact of AI in the registration ecosystem
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RDAP implementation experience
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EPP implementation experience
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Implementation of NIS2 Directive
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Best practices for DNSSEC Key management
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Combating DNS abuse within registration (Global Signal Exchange, etc.)
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Topics relevant to registration system protocols (Domain Connect protocol, etc.)
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Digital Identity topics (eIDAS, etc.)
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New gTLD application window and procedures
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Supply Chain Security for Registries
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RPKI Implementation Experience (...and any other registration protocol “experience”)
The Program Committee will inform selected authors by August 24th, 2026. For other ROW15 important dates, checkout:https://regiops.net.
We look forward to receiving your proposals. Please feel free to share this call for proposals with other mailing lists and contacts
who may find it relevant. Thank you.
ROW Program Committee
Email: row@cofomo.com
ROW mailing list: regiops@googlegroups.com
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Event sponsored by Verisign, ICANN & CIRA and
organized by Cofomo
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JG
James Gould
Fellow Engineer
jgould@Verisign.com
703-948-3271
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
Verisign.com