2026 FIRST Regional Symposium Latin America & Caribbean

Mendoza, Argentina - October 21-22, 2026 - Co-located with LACNIC 46

FIRST Symposium will be co-located with LACNIC 46 – LACNOG2026 and co-hosted by LACNIC and CERT.br/NIC.br

The conference will be held in hybrid format.

Attendees are expected to be comprised of FIRST members, CSIRTs from the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Region that are not members yet, plus network operators and security professionals from the LAC region.

Remote interpretation service will be provided for the conference day, translating Spanish-English. In-person attendees will have the option to use a translation headset.

Program Agenda

The Symposium will be held in room Salon de los Cerros II-III.

• October 21 | Plenary Sessions
• October 22 | Training Sessions

View the Agenda Here

Registration

There is no fee to attend the symposium. Attendees of the FIRST Symposium must also register for the LACNIC 46 / LACNOG 2026 in addition to registering for the symposium. Please use the registration link below to start the process.

Information on hotels and LACNIC 46 can be found at: https://lacnic46.lacnic.net/

Register Today

Program Committee

• Ariel Cessario, Cert.ar, AR.
• Cristine Hoepers, CERT.br, BR.
• Paula Venosa, CERT UNLP, AR.
• Graciela Martinez, CSIRT LACNIC. UY

LACNIC 46 event site: https://lacnic46.lacnic.net/en