Has there been some assessment of how justified have those seeking the "right to be forgotten" been in becoming forgotten? By doing so does it risk changing the record in a way that is not beneficial to the community and historical record? I warmly second the plaudit and thanks to Brandon for his support of UKNOF. He has played a very substantial part in making UKNOF what it is today. Christian
Chris Russell <mailto:chris@nifry.com> 14 March 2017 at 08:23
We've had this within UKNOF ... sometimes people do not wish to be recorded, mainly due to confidentiality reasons (ie: advance heads up, or personal thoughts delivered to a specific audience). Occasionally we have been asked to remove recordings at a later date due to changing circumstances etc.
We explicitly mention the webcast/records on abstract submissions from memory, and also recently introduced shepherding to help presentations be more relevant (both to the speakers to help them in pushing a $clue or message, to our audience to ensure relevance and to us in terms of protection from litigation, etc). This applies to both submitted AND sponsor talks (the latter being incredibly useful and has shown a major increase in sponsor talk relevance and feedback ratings).
People will always mention a lack of recording/webcast for this type of content ... but then arguably that is a driver to attend in person.
Thanks
Chris (UKNOF PC Chair)
Patrick W. Gilmore <mailto:patrick@ianai.net> 13 March 2017 at 22:10
<speaking only for myself>
Speakers are informed they are going to be recorded. If they have sensitive information, they can choose a track and ask it not be recorded. NANOG has done this in the past, but you should talk to the Program Committee if you are interested in this.
Steve Feldman <mailto:feldman@twincreeks.net> 13 March 2017 at 22:06
Many attendees also find value in the parts of the conference that aren't recorded, like hallway conversations, informal meetings, and even social events.
Keeping and maintaining the archive of slides and video recordings is an essential part of NANOG's educational mission, which was key to obtaining and maintaining the IRS 401(c)(3) nonprofit status.
So at least for the time I was on the Board, not only were there no regrets, but we worked hard to maintain and enhance the video experience. Steve
Mike Hammett <mailto:nanog@ics-il.net> 13 March 2017 at 21:52 Another organization I'm in has a hard policy of no recordings of any sessions at their conferences. They think that recordings of content (even vendor-sponsored, vendor-specific sessions with vendor consent) would have a catastrophic effect on conference attendance.
NANOG doesn't seem to have that issue. Any background on the process to get there? Any regrets?
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