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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Save the Dates for BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 and SIPNOC 2026!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 is a special webinar series to be held the week of May 18, 2026; SIPNOC 2026, the 15<sup>th</sup> Annual SIP Network Operators Conference, will feature in-person proceedings September 15-17, 2026 in Herndon, VA<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/">SIP Forum</a> is proud to announce its event lineup for 2026, which includes a reprise of the virtual BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT, a special webinar series focused on the emerging new breed of communications services that allow businesses to brand their outbound communications with </span><span class=hgkelc><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>additional context in the caller ID so call recipients can know and trust who's calling. In addition to business name and number, additional call information can include a logo, reason for the call, and a checkmark indicating the call has been authenticated and not spoofed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=hgkelc><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/branded-calling-summit-2026-overview/"><span lang=EN>BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026</span></a></span><span class=hgkelc><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> is scheduled</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> to be held the week of May 18, 2026, and will focus on new Branded Calling solutions, opportunities and best practices; the associated benefits, issues and challenges involving effective identity verification in the branded calling ecosystem; the status of RCD standards work; as well as current governmental regulatory, enforcement and legislative actions and considerations such as the Federal Communications Commission October 2025 Call Branding Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and related industry comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2026-overview/">SIPNOC 2026</a>, a three-day live and in-person educational conference, will be held on September 15-17, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, and will continue and expand its focus on the broad Call Authentication and identity verification ecosystem, including STIR/SHAKEN, Call Analytics and Vetting, Branded Calling and Rich Call Data, International Traceback and STIR/SHAKEN adoption, KYC initiatives, Enterprise requirements and challenges, SMS Text Authentication initiatives, new AI-powered communications applications, associated International, U.S. Federal and State regulatory, legislative and enforcement actions, and much more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Developed jointly by the SIP Forum and ATIS (the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions) to efficiently implement the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF) STIR (for Secure Telephony Identity Revisited) standard, <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/activities/nni-task-force-introduction/">SHAKEN</a> (for Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) defines a mechanism to verify the calling number and specifies how it will be transported across communications networks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Together, the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework offers a practical mechanism to provide verified information about the calling party as well as the origin of the call — what is known as “attestation” — for the first time in the network. Giving service providers the tools needed to sign and verify calling numbers makes it possible for businesses and consumers to know, before answering, that the calls they receive are from legitimate parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 and SIPNOC 2026 attendees will include telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, ITSPs (Internet Telephony Service Providers), cable operators, hosted and managed services providers, wireless network operators, International PTTs, and large enterprises, as well as key industry stakeholders in the Robocall/Robotext and Caller ID Spoofing elimination/mitigation ecosystem, including governmental regulators, enforcers and legislators; equipment manufacturers; customer care and contact center operators; application providers; data analytics firms; regulatory attorneys with State and Federal Jurisdictions; Device Integration Specialists; Service Assurance and IT/communication staff; and AI-powered solutions providers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>For More Information and Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Registration for the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 will open in late-April 2026 (roughly three weeks prior to the start of the event), while additional details about the upcoming webinar series can be found at <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/branded-calling-summit-2026-overview/">https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/branded-calling-summit-2026-overview/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Preliminary details about SIPNOC 2026 can be found at its conference website <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2026-overview/">https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2026-overview/</a>. SIPNOC 2026 attendee registration will officially open in May 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please note that as you are subscribed to this mailing list, you will receive messages about open registration for both events.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sponsorship Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>There are a number of valuable event sponsorship opportunities for both the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 and SIPNOC 2026 conferences. For information about sponsorship benefits and costs, please contact Marc Robins at +1-203-829-6307 or email <a href="mailto:marc.robins@sipforum.org">marc.robins@sipforum.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>