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 [...]

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold its 86th public meeting. The ICANN86 Policy Forum is scheduled for 8 to 11 June 2026 in Seville, Spain. The Policy Forum format is designed to support focused policy work across ICANN’s Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. Compared with other ICANN public meetings, the [...]

The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from 26 to 27 May 2026. The event will be hosted by EURid – the registry for the .eu domain name. The annual forum serves as a platform for open and inclusive dialogue on internet governance in Europe. It brings together representatives [...]

RightsCon 2026 was cancelled. The global summit was expected to bring together civil society organisations, policymakers, technologists, journalists, and human rights defenders to discuss the impact of digital technologies on human rights. RightsCon is an international forum focused on the intersection of human rights and technology. The event provides a space for discussion on issues [...]

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will hold its 125th meeting in Shenzhen, China, from 14 to 20 March 2026. The IETF Hackathon and IETF Codesprint take place on the weekend. Events to help new participants get the most out of IETF meetings begin on 15 March afternoon. IETF meetings are central to the organisation’s open standards development process. They provide [...]