October 2026 events for BYOIP teams: NANOG 98, ARIN 58 and RIPE 93

Update - 30 October 2026

The meetings in the table below have concluded or end today. NANOG 98, ARIN 58, RIPE 93 and the RIPE NCC General Meeting are no longer upcoming. See the November events preview for IETF 127 and the operator meetings that follow.

What's coming up

October 2026 meetings relevant to BYOIP

Dates	Event	Location	Why BYOIP teams might follow it
7-9 October	CaribNOG 32	Willemstad, Curaçao	Regional operator meeting; ARIN attending
8 October	ARIN Board of Trustees candidate forum	Online	Governance of the registry for North American space
13 October	ARIN 58 orientation and Policy Open House	Online	Questions to ARIN's Advisory Council about draft policies
19-21 October	NANOG 98	Miami, Florida	Operator talks on routing and RPKI
22-23 October	ARIN 58 Public Policy and Members Meeting	Miami and online	Out-of-region use drafts, registry governance and the directory-services roadmap session on 23 October
22-30 October	ARIN elections voting	Online	Board and Advisory Council seats
26-30 October	RIPE 93	Sofia, Bulgaria	Address Policy and Routing working groups; expected RIPE NCC RPKI API credential timelines
28-30 October	RIPE NCC General Meeting	Sofia and online	2027 budget and Executive Board structure vote
30 October	ARIN on the Road	Toronto, Canada	ARIN staff on IPv6, IPv4 status, RPKI

ARIN 58 takes place at the InterContinental Miami, directly after NANOG 98 at the same venue. Registration for ARIN 58 is free.

Agenda update - 6 October 2026

ARIN 58's published programme listed the Directory Services Roadmap session for Friday, 23 October, at 10:05 a.m. as shown on the meeting agenda. That session has taken place.

Our directory-services consultation story explains the proposed transition. The retirement dates in that consultation were tentative when this update was written.

What to check

• ARIN voting contacts could be updated until 15 October. That deadline has passed.
• Remote participation options for each meeting.