OARC 46

OARC 46 will be in a hybrid in-person and online format at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (The Exchange, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE, Scotland) on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th, 2026

Social Media hashtags: #OARC46 #LoveDNS

Workshop website: OARC 46 Workshop

DNS-OARC is a non-profit, membership organization that seeks to improve the security, stability, and understanding of the Internet's DNS infrastructure. Part of these aims are achieved through workshops.

DNS-OARC Workshops are open to OARC members and to all other parties interested in DNS operations and research.

For more information about DNS-OARC itself, please visit our primary site.

OARC 46 will be happening directly before RIPE 92 in the same venue.

Schedule (May 16–22)

May 15 (evening): Mentor Mingle for New Attendees TBC

May 16–17: OARC 46

May 17 (evening): OARC 46 Social - NEW! Social Event tickets are now part of this workshop’s registration—no separate sign-up needed.

May 18–22 RIPE 92

Registration Fees (OARC 46 only, RIPE is a separate event):

REMOTE Attendance:

• US$170 (Members within allocation / Speakers)
• US$200 (Others)

IN-PERSON Attendance:

• US$467.50 until Feb 18th ; US$552.50 thereafter (15% discount applied for Members within allocation / Speakers)
• US$550 until Feb 18th ; US$650 thereafter (Others)

Please Note:

• All registrations are non-transferable

Fee Waivers/Discounts

To help broaden participation, OARC offers a limited number of fee waivers or discounts for members of under-represented groups and those facing financial hardship. Requests are reviewed individually—please e-mail meeting@dns-oarc.net for details.

OARC is a small nonprofit and has limited resources to subsidize free spaces

Funding DNS-OARC Workshops:

We are currently seeking further funding for the workshop. This can be done in various ways:

1) Sponsoring OARC 46

2) Annual Workshop Patronage (in the calendar year 2026)

3) Donation

4) Adding an additional amount to your registration of OARC 46 - by selecting both your "Registration" and the "A Little Extra" options on the registration page.