The 19th Latin American and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum was held on November 4, 5, and 6 in Fortaleza, Brazil, and hosted by ABRINT, CGI.br, and NIC.br. The event will convene governments, the private sector, the technical community, academia and civil society to discuss regional internet governance priorities. LACIGF has, over its editions, consolidated its [...]

The 2026 edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, DRIF26, organised by Paradigm Initiative, will take place from 14 to 16 April 2026 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Forum is designed as a multistakeholder platform, convening policymakers, government representatives, legislators, civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, academia, members of the technical community, media professionals, innovators, [...]

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026 is scheduled for 6 to 10 July 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The annual Forum convenes representatives from governments, international organisations, civil society, the private sector, academia, and technical communities to exchange knowledge and engage in inclusive dialogue to advance digital cooperation and implement WSIS Action [...]

The IETF 127 meeting will be held from 14 to 20 November 2026 in San Francisco, United States. The IETF Hackathon and IETF Codesprint take place on 14 to 15 November. Events to help new participants get the most out of IETF meetings begin on Sunday, 15 November afternoon. Participants should plan their travel accordingly The event is organised by the [...]

The 28th Annual General Meeting of ICANN will take place on 17-22 October 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The meeting will focus on internet governance, policy development, and technical coordination of the global domain name system. The meeting is organised by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organisation responsible for coordinating the global domain [...]

The Global Gathering will be held from 4 to 6 September 2026 in Estoril, Portugal. The event is convened by the Digital Rights Community and serves as an in-person meeting space for civil society organisations, activists, researchers, and technologists working on digital rights and related public interest issues. The Global Gathering event is structured around [...]

The Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF 2026) will take place from 12 to 14 August 2026 in Grenada. The forum is convened under the auspices of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union and forms part of the global and regional Internet Governance Forum ecosystem linked to the Internet Governance Forum. CIGF provides a multistakeholder platform for dialogue [...]

The IETF 126 meeting will take place from 18 to 24 July 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The event is organised by the Internet Engineering Task Force, an open international community responsible for the development and maintenance of technical standards that underpin the functioning of the internet. IETF meetings are working sessions where participants collaborate on [...]

A meeting of Study Group 1 on Spectrum Management under the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union is scheduled to take place on 11 June 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. Study Group 1 operates within the ITU Radiocommunication Sector and is responsible for studies related to spectrum management, including national and international regulatory frameworks, spectrum [...]

World Telecommunication and Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF-26) will be held from 9 to 11 June 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas. The forum is convened by the International Telecommunication Union and serves as a high-level, non-binding platform for dialogue on key policy and regulatory matters related to telecommunications and information and communication technologies. WTPF-26 [...]