This section presents the main events of the domain name sector
5-6 November 2025, London
The event focuses on safeguarding brand integrity, with particular emphasis on domain name protection, cybersquatting, and the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
1-7th November 2025, Montreal (Canada)
The Internet Engineering Task Force meets quarterly to discuss a range of issues relating to new
Internet standards.
ietf.org
5-6th November 2025, Miami (USA)
NamesCom (the Domain Name Industry Conference) is an annual event that brings together companies, representatives, and individuals in the Domain Name industry, especially Registries and Registrars.
25-30th October 2025, Accra (Ghana)
Annual ICANN Meeting
4-5th February 2026, St Gallen (Switzerland)
A key annual event, bringing together domain name professionals from the German-speaking world.
2-5th February 2026, Amman (Jordan)
APTLD Members Meetings are regular gatherings held twice a year, organized by APTLD.
23-24th February 2026, Nairobi (Kenya)
The Domain Summit Africa 2026 is co-hosted by the Kenyan Registry Kenic.
26-27th March 2026, Strasbourg (France)
Every year, the NDDCamp event in Strasbourg brings together registrars, registries, IPCs, SEOs and other domain name professionals in a bilingual French-English edition.
15-16th April 2026, London (UK)
Empowering Businesses to Safeguard their Brand and Enforce Intellectual Property Rights
2-6th May 2026, London (UK)
Each year, the Congress of the International Trademark Association (INTA) brings together industrial property specialists from all over the world.
18-22nd May 2026, Edimburgh (Scotland)
RIPE (Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia) organizes twice a year a 5-day meeting where ISPs, network operators and other interested parties gather.
24-26th May 2026, Stockholm (Sweden)
Nordic Domain Days is an annual conference for the domain name industry, organised since 2015. The event brings together several hundred participants and offer opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing and collaboration between industry players, investors and entrepreneurs.
17-20th June 2026, Dublin (Germany)
44th ESTA annual conference - Green Light for Growth
8-9th July 2026, Singapore
Empowering Businesses to Safeguard their Brand and Enforce Intellectual Property Rights
15-18th September 2026, Place to be decided
The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) brings together patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys. It organises a world congress and produces professional publications.
ficpi.org
22-25th September 2025, Lisbon (Portugal)
Topics include passing off, unfair competition, geographical indications, budgeting priorities, marketing concerns, personality rights and other borderline areas, copyright, designs, domain names...
7-10th October 2026, Hamburg (Germany)
Conference cycles of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
26-30th October 2026, Sofia (Bulgaria)
RIPE (Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia) organizes twice a year a 5-day meeting where ISPs, network operators and other interested parties gather.
Date to be announced, September 2026, London (UK)
The Domain Summit brings together Europe's domain name professionals: registrars, registries, technical service providers, domainers, hosts, buying and selling platforms, etc.
Date and location to be decided
NDDcamp is the leading event in the French domain name sector, bringing together registrars, registries, IPCs, SEOs and other domain name professionals.
To be decided
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) serves as a regional platform for dialogue, collaboration, and exchange on Internet governance. Bringing together national IGF discussions and fosters progress in Internet governance throughout the Asia Pacific region.
To be decided, Dubai
Domain Days Dubai is the regional domain name event for the Middle East and North Africa. It brings together domainers, registrars, registries and hosting providers, website publishers, web service providers3 and other industry players.
domaindays.com
Date and location to be decided
International conference for ccTLD registries and registrars of CIS, Central and Eastern Europe
Date and location to be decided
Domainer Conference & Expo is an annual gathering of investors, developers, legal experts, and innovators.
Belgrade (Serbia), TBA
Belgrade IP Conference is an international conference on Trademarks, Domain Names and Intellectual Property
TBA
The Middle East Domain Name System (DNS) Forum (MEDNSF) brings together experts and interested parties to discuss the latest developments in the global domain marketplace and ways to strengthen the DNS industry in the Middle East.
TBA, India
DomainX is a Indian domain name conference which brings together investors, entrepreneurs and registrars.
to be announced, Geneva (Switzerland)
Forty-Seventh (27th Ordinary) Session
TBA
The Contracted Parties Summit provides contracted parties such as registries and registrars an opportunity to engage and address issues of mutual interest and importance.
TBA
The APAC DNS Forum enables regional DNS industry experts and the wider community to discuss the latest developments, opportunities, and challenges in the domain name marketplace.
2026, to be announced
Organised by Afrinic and AfNog, the Africa Internet Summit brings together the players in Africa's ICT community to discuss technical and commercial issues.
TBA
The CENTR Jamboree is an annual gathering organized by CENTR, to discuss topics pertinent to ccTLDs.
Date and location to be defined
The Future of Web3 Identity & Internet Domains
RSA Conference (Cybersecurity)
Gisec Global (Cybersecurity)
Africa Datacenters and Cloud Days (Cloud)
Infosecurity Europe (Cybersecurity)
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