Important Registration Information
You can only attend one workshop per day, as multiple workshops run at the same time.Please check the schedules carefully before finalising your registration.
Dates: 24–26 November 2025
Venue: Anantara Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MENOG 25 Workshops Schedule
Monday, 24 November
- IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course – RIPE NCC
Meeting Room 4, Full Day - Securing DNS Infrastructure and Operations with KINDNS and Credential Management
Meeting Room 8, Half Day - Deploying Domain Names and Email Addresses in Local Languages
Meeting Room 8, 1 Hour
Tuesday, 25 November
- BGP Routing Security Training Course – RIPE NCC
Meeting Room 4, Full Day - BGP in 100 Minutes and Peering 101 Workshop
Meeting Room 8, Half Day - Introduction to Quantum-Safe Security
Meeting Room 8, Half Day
RIPE NCC – IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course
Date: Monday, 24 November 2025
Time: 09:00 – 18:00
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 4
Workshop Description
The IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course is a one-day course that tackles what IPv6 is and why it’s needed in today’s networks. It also includes basic information on how to plan your deployment and addressing plans.
The goals of the course are to:
- Explain what IPv6 is and its format
- Identify the different types of IPv6 Addresses
- Learn about obtaining an IPv6 allocation, address space types, and registering them in the RIPE Database
- Explain the IPv6 protocol functions with focus on the Neighbor Discovery Protocol and address auto-configuration
- Understand how best to plan an IPv6 deployment
Target Audience
You should attend this training course if you are part of the staff of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) and if you:
- Are thinking about deploying IPv6 in your organisation
- Have been told you need to deploy IPv6
- Need to convince your manager that IPv6 must be deployed
- Looked at an IPv6 address and thought it was too complicated to deploy in your network
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | IPv4? IPv6 Address Basics Exercise: Notation |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Getting it Exercise: Making Assignments IPv6 Protocol Basics Exercise: Addressing Plan |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Exercise: Addressing Plan (cont.) IPv6 Packets Deploying |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Exercise: Configuring IPv6 Real Life IPv6 Deployment Tips |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | End of Training Course |
What to Bring
Laptop
Instructors
Ralph Smit, Senior Internet Resource Analyst, RIPE NCC
Dmitriy Melnik, Technical Trainer and Development Officer, RIPE NCC
More information: IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course
RIPE NCC – BGP Routing Security Training Course
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Time: 09:00 – 18:00
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 4
Workshop Description
BGP Routing Security is a one-day course covering different aspects of the security of BGP protocol. The participant will gain insight and a high-level understanding of the need for security in BGP, the main threats it faces and the main security measures that can be applied nowadays. Some future developments on the topic will also be covered. The course includes theory and hands-on exercises.
In order to attend this course you need a good knowledge of TCP/IP and IP routing, experience with routing protocols (IGPs but mostly BGP), and an understanding of the different BGP routing relationships (Peer, Provider, IXP peering, Customer).
Target Audience
You should attend this training course if you are using, or plan to use, BGP in your network and want to know more about the potential threats and the security solutions available to make your BGP routing more secure.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | 1. The Need for BGP Security 1.1 Is BGP Secure ? 2.1 Vulnerabilities of the BGP Protocol 2.2 Causes of BGP Incidents 3.1 How to mitigate BGP threats |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 3.2 Protection of BGP Sessions Lab 1 Securing BGP Sessions 3.3 Implementing Route Filtering Lab 2 Creating BGP Prefix Filters |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | 3.3 Implementing Route Filtering (cont.) Lab 3 Filtering AS-Path/number of prefixes 3.4 Registering in the IRR System Lab 4 Creating Route(6) Objects |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | 3.5 Implementing RPKI Lab 5.1 Creating ROAs 3.5 Implementing RPKI (cont.) Lab 5.2 BGP Origin Validation with RPKI 4. Next Steps for BGP Routing Security 5. Best Practices |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | End of Training Course |
What to Bring
Laptop
Instructors
Ralph Smit, Senior Internet Resource Analyst, RIPE NCC
Dmitriy Melnik, Technical Trainer and Development Officer, RIPE NCC
More information: BGP Routing Security Training Course
ICANN – Securing DNS Infrastructure and Operations with KINDNS and Credential Management
Date: Monday, 24 November 2025
Time: 09:00 – 13:30
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 8
Workshop Description
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical infrastructure and service for Internet operations. It is known to be a target for attackers due to its vulnerabilities and limitations. This workshop aims to provide a practical deep dive into strengthening DNS infrastructure and operations using the KINDNS best practices framework, alongside credential management techniques essential for maintaining secure access to DNS systems.
Using demos and real-world case studies, the presenter and participants will discuss and explore tools and techniques to build a more resilient, secure, and trusted DNS environment with the KINDNS framework.
Target Audience
- Network/IT engineers, system administrators, DevOps professionals, CTOs, operating DNS services and DNS infrastructures.
- Cybersecurity practitioners, CIOs interacting with DNS
- CSIRT/CERT teams interested in DNS-related security and resilience
- Anyone involved in DNS infrastructure operations.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | What is the DNS for the Internet and why KINDNS and credentials management matter |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | KINDNS framework: operator categories, guidelines and best practices, self-assessment tool |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | KINDNS self assessment practice, DNS zones configuration tests and analysis (command line and GUI) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Credentials Management essentials. Get your KINDNS score: voluntary and anonymous operators self-assessment |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
What to Bring
Participants are requested to bring their laptop (with a web browser) to run the KINDNS self-assessment and various tests during the workshop
Instructors
Mohamed Yazid Akanho, Technical Engagement Manager – Middle East and Africa, ICANN
ICANN – Deploying Domain Names and Email Addresses in Local Languages
Date: Monday, 24 November 2025
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 8
Workshop Description
Technical standards now support domain names and email addresses in local languages, e.g. domain names and email addresses entirely in Arabic or Chinese languages. This brings new business opportunities as well as promotes digital inclusion of internet users globally. This session shares the technical steps needed to host such domain names and email addresses, covering the entire journey of the registrant from registration to deployment. The session also discusses the challenges in the process, and suggests the solutions for both registrants and the hosting providers.
Target Audience
The workshop is designed for sharing the challenges and solutions which may be faced by system administrators, hosting providers, and email service providers when hosting domain names and email addresses.
Agenda
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
- Introduction
- Steps involved in registering and hosting domain names in local languages
- Challenges and solutions
- Steps involved in setting up email addresses in local languages
- Challenges and solutions
- Conclusion
What to Bring
Bring plenty of questions with you
Instructors
Sarmad Hussain, Sr. Director, Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and Universal Acceptance (UA) Programs, ICANN
DE-CIX – BGP in 100 Minutes + Peering 101 Workshop
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Time: 09:00 – 13:30
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 8
Workshop Description
This workshop provides an overview of BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), which plays a key role in routing traffic across the Internet. It introduces fundamental concepts such as IP addressing and prefixes, Autonomous Systems (AS), and the basic principles of how BGP functions. You’ll learn how BGP determines the best paths for routing traffic, the different types of network relationships like peering and upstream connections, and how to manage and maintain BGP connections effectively. As part of Peering 101, the workshop will explore public vs. private peering, the role of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), and strategies for optimizing peering agreements to improve connectivity and efficiency. The session also touches on commonly used public BGP tools.
Target Audience
Junior network engineers or other technical staff
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:30 | Wolfgang Tremmel: Technical Workshop Kick-off |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Yolandi Cloete: Business Tutorial |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
What to Bring
Laptop
Instructors
Yolandi Cloete / BIO – (Business Tutorial / Peering 101 Workshop)
With nearly a decade of experience in the peering industry, Yolandi has honed her expertise in interconnection, IXPs, data centers, network engineering, and cloud concepts. She has had the privilege of collaborating with industry experts and tech communities to drive growth and innovation. Today her focus is on expanding the Global Interconnection Academy, promoting training and certification programs, and building strategic relationships to foster collaboration and growth within the industry.
As a natural connector, she’s passionate about leveraging her knowledge to uncover new opportunities and contribute to educational initiatives, mentorship programs, and industry knowledge-sharing efforts that empower professionals and drive technical excellence.
Yolandi is involved in several industry committees, including PeeringDB, the Global Peering Forum, the ZA Network Operators Group, EURO-IX (Peering Toolbox), NANOG (North American Network Operators Group), EPF (European Peering Forum), CAPIF (Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum), and AFPIF (African Peering & Interconnection Forum).
Wolfgang Tremmel / BIO – (Technical Workshop)
After completing his degree at Karlsruhe University, Wolfgang started working as a network engineer at Xlink in 1994. He went on to become head of network operations and peering manager at a range of ISPs.
In 2006, Wolfgang joined DE-CIX as Director Customer Support, a position he held for ten years. Since 2016, Wolfgang has been the head of the DE-CIX Academy, making sure customers understand how BGP and other routing protocols work.
Introduction to Quantum-Safe Security
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 18:00
Meeting Room: Meeting Room 8
Workshop Description
Quantum computing threatens to break the cryptographic foundations that secure today’s digital world. This workshop provides a clear introduction to quantum-safe security, starting with a short cryptography refresher before moving onto the risks posed by quantum computers and why these already matter today.
We will explore realistic timelines, the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat, and the most relevant mitigation paths, including post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution. Practical examples will show how these approaches interact with existing infrastructure and vendor solutions. The session concludes with concrete steps participants can take now to assess their cryptographic exposure and prepare their organisations for a secure, post-quantum future.
Target Audience
IT professionals, network engineers, CISOs, policymakers, and technical decision-makers with basic knowledge of cryptography or cybersecurity.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 18:00 |
|
What to Bring
A laptop.
Instructors
Melchior Aelmans / BIO
Melchior Aelmans spent over ten years as a Chief Architect at Juniper Networks, building on more than twenty years of experience in the IT and networking industry. He has worked extensively with cloud providers, data centres, and service providers. Since 2018, he has been focused on quantum-safe networking: preparing networks for the potential threats of future quantum computers by guiding operators through the world of post-quantum cryptography (PQC), hybrid approaches, and quantum key distribution (QKD). His mission is to equip network operators with the knowledge and tools to make their infrastructures secure and future-proof today.
In addition to his industry work, Melchior has been actively involved in global networking communities such as NLNOG and the NANOG Program Committee, and co-hosted The Routing Table Podcast. Through these roles, he contributed to knowledge sharing and collaboration on network security and innovation. Today, he leverages his expertise to advise, inspire, and support organisations in their transition towards quantum-safe networking.
Massimiliano Stucchi / BIO
Massimiliano runs Glevia GmbH, a Swiss organisation providing training and consulting for networking professionals. Besides this, he also runs AS58280 (https://as58280.net) as a personal project. In the past, he founded an ISP and WISP in Italy, worked at the RIPE NCC as a trainer and subsequently as IPv6 Programme Manager and lastly at the Internet Society.
He is involved in a number of programme committees and helps run a couple of Internet Exchanges. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland.