Latest posts tagged with #UnConference on Bluesky
π Tickets for the 16th ProductCamp Vancouver 'un-conference' are now available! π Grab your FREE spot for Saturday, May 9 at The University of British Columbia Robson Square before they're sold out! www.eventbrite.ca/e/productcam... #PCV26 #productmanagement #unconference #Vancouver #alwayslearning
#FediForum2026 is coming up in April, 28th - 30th. If you don't know what #FediForum is, it's an online #unconference where we all get together, talk about what projects folks are working on, meet each other, etc. I've been to two of them last year and I've met so many fantastic folks there [β¦]
Image of a massive printed program full of many conference session topics
Most meeting planners think that conference session topics must be preplanned. Instead, build a program that reflects actual wants and needs.
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#meetings #EventDesign #predetermined #MeetingProgram #unconference #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
Hmm.. In case you're wondering which topics could be discussed on an unconference about fediverse integration in/for public institutions...
check out this preliminary overview:
https://www.fedivariety.org/noaw-session-proposals
wow... all kinds of topics [β¦]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages: painting A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen, 1904 (oil on canvas)
An article in Wired Magazine argues that "Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages." I agree β but there's some light in the darkness!
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#meetings #EventDesign #ScienceConferences #improvements #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
On the #Fediforum #GrowingTheOpenSocialWeb #unconference right now. And the diversity, the experiences in just the first 30 minutes is incredible. We have so many folks from all types of different backgrounds learning and SHARING with everyone else.
This is absolutely incredible being on this [β¦]
Words we use for meetings: an animated graphic showing competing words used in the meeting industry. Online versus virtual. Networking versus connection. Unconference versus peer conference.
The words we use for meetings matter. By changing the words, we can change how we think about meetings. Here are three examples.
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#networking #connection #virtual #online #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat
A photograph of a smiling conference participant who, with others, is dot voting on session topics written on large sticky notes posted on a wall
How to use sticky notes to crowdsource sessions and level of interest dot voting to choose the sessions your attendees need & want
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#meetings #EventDesign #GroupWork #crowdsourcing #SessionSelection #DotVoting #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
Inside a Conference That Works: photograph of edACCESS 2014 Three Questions session by Brent Seabrook Photography
Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works is one of the best descriptions I've read of the opening of a peer conference
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#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #review #edACCESS #MeetingsNet #events #eventprofs
Unconference bloggage: if you're in the Γbidos area on Saturday, come down!
Also in this week's blog, an updated version of a poem I originally wrote back in 2020! It's called Un-, which I felt chimed with the theme of Unconference...
www.davekurley.net/blogstuff/un...
#blog #unconference #poetry
biggest unconference mistake: a screenshot of a computer software dialog box with the title "Warning" and the text "Proceeding with the operation 'Delete' will erase the contents of your hard drive. What do you wish to do?" Two option buttons are provided: "Proceed" and "Delete", and the dialog close box is greyed out.
What's the biggest unconference mistake you can make? Probably, adding an unconference track to a conventional conference program!
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#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #track #mistake #eventprofs
experts conference: photograph of a "drive-by" fast food restaurant with customers' motorbikes parked inside. Photo attribution: Flickr userΒ jannem
Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allowΒ participants to discover the experts in the audience.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/le...
#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs
A diverse group of professionals in business casual attire, gathered in an office space with large windows and natural light. They are engaged in a lively discussion, with expressive gestures and smiling faces. One person stands next to a sign that reads "Lessons Learned" in bold, black letters on a whiteboard. Coffee cups, laptops, and notebooks are scattered on the table.
Three common mistakes associations make when planning eventsβand how to fix them to create more engaging, participatory conferences.
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#associations #nonprofit #mistakes #unconference #assnchat
A graphic with the same info in the post + a picture of people at DWeb Camp joining their hands.
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Sat 28 Feb weβll meet at @cbase, Berlin with @brewsterkahle, @internetarchiveeurope, @internetarchive, and many new and long-time DWeb allies!
Join us to contribute shaping #DWebCamp 2026 π
Free attendance, limited [β¦]
[Original post on social.coop]
A graphic with the same info in the post + a picture of people at DWeb Camp joining their hands.
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Sat 28 Feb weβll meet at @c-base.org, Berlin with @brewster.kahle.org, @internetarchive.eu, and many new and long-time DWeb allies!
Join us to contribute shaping #DWebCamp 2026 ποΈ
Free attendance, limited spots!
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pre-conference crowdsourcing: list of a few of the topic suggestions at edACCESS 2010
Here is a real-life comparison of pre-conference and at-conference crowdsourcing at a peer conference (aka #unconference)
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#meetings #EventDesign #crowdsourcing #events #eventprofs
build an optimum program: photograph of a woman having a hard time riding a bike. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
Skeptical that a peer conference can build an optimum program for your conference? Attend or organize one yourself and see!
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/un...
#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #unconference #BestProgram #events #eventprofs
A tool to support session plannings for barcamps and open spaces? Meet barcamp.io - found a problem, solved it. At least for me.
But maybe it's another person's pain as well?
#barcamp #openSpace #open #space #unconference
Participants gather at the 2022 SoCraTes peer conference
Software testers do peer conferences (aka unconferences) right!Β Here are three examples of software tester conference awesomeness.
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#meetings #unconference #SoCraTes #PeerConference #SoftwareTesting #eventprofs #assnchat
Screenshot of participants listening to facilitator Adrian Segar at the Haute Dokimazo unconference, Austin, TX, in May 2017
How do you crowdsource a conference program in real time? I explain, using the 2017 Haute Dokimazo #unconference in Austin, TX as an example.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#EventDesign #TheThreeQuestions #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
Why we should be calling traditional conferences "unconferences", reserving the word "conference" for participant-driven event designs.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #conference #eventprofs
What a fantastic day at #DrupalPivot! β¨
#DrupalThanks to Drupal User Group Belgium (DUG BE vzw) for their support, Acquia for sponsoring the event, Wintercircus Ghent for the venue and to all who attended. π See you tomorrow!
Photo credits: Joris Vercammen and Nico Grienauer #Drupal #Unconference
#DrupalPivot officially kicked off in Ghent, and the energy in the room is incredible! π The day began with Tim Doyle, CEO of the Drupal Association, and Kristof Van Tomme, Co-Founder and CEO of Pronovix, setting the stage. π
Photo credits: Meghan Harrell and Joris Vercammen
#Drupal #UnConference
A square graphic rotated slightly clockwise. Inside the square, the text 'ONE TEAM GOV' is stacked in three lines. Both the border and the text use a vibrant color gradient that transitions from bright orange at the top left to deep pink at the bottom right.
The awesome Sam Villis (@stamanfar.bsky.social) hosted the first #OneTeamGov virtual meet-up of 2026 this week.
One of the things we discussed was doing a 10th anniversary #unconference next year in 2027.
Please like and repost if you're interested.