Meaning of unconference | Babel Free

Definitions

A conference that attempts to avoid the traditional drawbacks of conferences, such as high entry fees, excessive formality, and bias due to sponsors.

informal

Examples

“Think⟳ of the Kalamazoo unconference, assuming that the official videotape tells it like⟳ it was.”

“As a marketer, the unconference tells me more about what's hot in the marketplace than any other tool I have⟳.”

“But the fact that there were predetermined sessions went against the whole "unconference" idea, a few attendees said. For them, it was still too much structure⟳.”

“Unconferences differ⟳ from conferences in the way they are organized and the way in which participation takes place⟳. In a traditional conference, there are typically hundreds of attendees. Unconferences, however, have⟳ participants who also contribute⟳ to the unconference by initiating a discussion, sharing their own⟳ experiences, debating, and so on.”

CEFR level