At Hackaday, we are nothing without our community. We meet up at conferences, shows, and camps, but one of our favourite way to congregate is with the Unconference format. It’s an event where you can ...

NEW YORK--The hot topics of the day on Saturday were freedom of information, media democracy, globalization and personal empowerment. But this wasn't a political rally, or at least it didn't claim to ...

For those who still question whether the unconference format for events has any staying power, Mashup Camp, now in its fourth edition, is proving that it definitely has legs. There are a lot of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessica writes about leadership trends and business challenges. The glamour of traditional events, where the audience sits down ...

If you’ve been to a traditional humanities conference, you know what a soul-crushing experience it can be. First you apply months ahead of time to a program committee, which will take its sweet time ...

While the term “unconference” has been applied (or self-applied) to a wide variety of events, it usually refers to a lightly organized conference in which the attendees themselves determine the ...

Today I attended my first unconference, a one-day event put on by NERCOMP on the learning management system (LMS). This was the first unconference in which I've participated, and the first one that ...

Back in May, I received the equivalent of a scientist’s Hogwarts letter. I had been invited to the legendary SciFoo Camp at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California in July. Based on the ...

It’s through our shared empathy and action that we can change the world,” says Paige Parsons ’90, one of the 75 alumnae who spoke at the MIT Women’s unConference: Completing the Equation, held on ...

Yesterday, one hundred aspiring entrepreneurs were joined by a few VCs and angel investors for MeshWalk, a walking conference organized by MeshForum and sponsored by Mohr Davidow Ventures. VentureBeat ...