Meetings and events

While most IETF work takes place online, meetings and other events such as Hackathons provide in-person opportunities to advance work within the IETF.

  • San Francisco panorama

    IETF 117 San Francisco 

    IETF 117 starts Saturday 22 July and runs through Friday afternoon, 28 July.

    San Francisco
  • Bits-n-Bites

    Upcoming Meetings 

    IETF Meetings are held three times per year around the world to promote in-person attendance by IETF participants. Interim meetings are organized between IETF meetings to focus on specific issues

  • Interim meeting header

    Interim Meetings 

    The work of the IETF is largely conducted over mailing lists; however, some working groups also occasionally hold "interim" meetings, either face-to-face or virtually.

  • IETF Past Meeting Header

    Past Meetings 

    List of all previous IETF plenary meetings, records of the proceedings and post-meeting surveys.

  • Library card catalog

    Meeting Planning 

    Information about how we plan where and when to hold our meetings, the community requirements that we aim to fulfil in venue selection, and policies regarding meeting planning..

  • Rasberry PI at IETF Hackathon

    Meeting Technology 

    We use a variety of technologies to support meetings which we recommend participants are familiar with to get the most from the meetings.

  • Internationalization Review Procedures BoF

    Side Meetings and Private Meetings 

    The IETF provides limited support for meetings held during IETF meetings that are not part of the official agenda.

Upcoming events

Past events