Schedule

5-Day Schedule

08:30
Check-In & Opening Keynotes
.UG Registry & Uganda DNS Forum
10:15
DNS 101 & Track Briefings
Problem statements & datasets
14:00
Squad Formation & Sandbox Setup
Team matching & repository setup
09:00
Architecture Scoping Clinics
1-on-1 validation with track mentors
12:00
DNSSEC Zone Signing & Anycast Lab
BIND9 / Unbound & UIXP route testing
14:30
Sprint 1: Core Prototyping
Initial commits & policy modeling
09:00
Sprint 2: Telemetry & APIs
Resolvers, RPZ filters & UA scanners
14:00
Mid-Hackathon Checkpoint
2-minute work-in-progress review
16:00
Mentor Debugging Clinic
IDNA2008, SMTPUTF8 & BGP failover
09:00
Stress Testing & Benchmarks
Validation on live .UG testbeds
14:00
Demo Rehearsals
5-minute pitch structure & Q&A prep
17:00
Prototype Submission Lock
GitHub repo & live demo logged in Portal
09:00
Finalist Live Demos
5–7 minute team presentations + Jury Q&A
14:00
Jury Deliberation
Scorecard aggregation & ecosystem panel
16:00
Winning Groups & Incubation Selection
Announcement of winning groups for .UG Registry incubation