# Decoding 30 **Entity class:** Anniversary gala and cryptologic convening **Organizer:** [[wiki/National Cryptologic Foundation|National Cryptologic Foundation]] **Date:** 2026-10-22 **As of:** 2026-09-23 ## Definition **Decoding 30** is the National Cryptologic Foundation's 2026 thirtieth-anniversary dinner and gala edition of [[wiki/Cocktails and Codebreakers|Cocktails and Codebreakers]]. The program commemorates the foundation's institutional development and the eightieth anniversary of the UKUSA Agreement while bringing cryptologic, cybersecurity, government, and industry communities together. ## Relationships - **parent event family:** [[wiki/National Cryptologic Foundation Anniversary Events|National Cryptologic Foundation Anniversary Events]]. - **format lineage:** [[wiki/Cocktails and Codebreakers|Cocktails and Codebreakers]]. - **alliance context:** [[wiki/Five Eyes|Five Eyes]]. - **event ecosystem:** [[wiki/Intelligence and Defense Conferences|Intelligence and Defense Conferences]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [National Cryptologic Foundation — Decoding 30](https://cryptologicfoundation.org/ncf-event/gala-30/)