Summary

  • AfNOG’s AIS 2026 page promises virtual participants access to selected recordings.
  • The reviewed page does not name the selector or publish the rule governing that selection.

The AfNOG-hosted page describes AIS 2026 as a hybrid event. It says virtual participation will include live-streamed sessions, interactive discussions and access to selected recordings. It also identifies AFRINIC and AfNOG as joint organisers and TESPOK as host.

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The public wording establishes an access promise, but it does not identify which organiser, committee or operational role decides what “selected” means. On the reviewed page, there is no stated presumption about which sessions will be recorded, no list of exceptions, no retention period and no route for correcting an incomplete or inaccurate archive entry.

That absence should not be inflated into an accusation. It does not show that a recording has been withheld, that any selection was improper, or that no internal procedure exists. Consent, privacy, safety, licensing and technical failure can all justify a session not being recorded or published. The present point is narrower: the authorization chain and governing rule are not visible on the page that makes the promise.

Recording selection is not merely a production detail. For a hybrid summit, it allocates durable access. A person who cannot attend in person or follow a live stream depends on the later record. Selection also shapes which speakers and subjects remain discoverable after the meeting. AfNOG’s own Talks & Tutorials index shows the institutional value of a public archive by organising earlier materials around subjects, speakers and event years.

The smallest useful remedy is a short recording and archive policy. It could name the role responsible for the decision, establish a presumption of coverage for public sessions, list the categories of exception, describe speaker notice or consent, state how long materials will remain available and provide a contact for correction requests. It could also distinguish a failure to capture a session from a discretionary decision not to publish it.