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The Conference vs. The Unconference

Unconference is a made up word which flips the structure of a conference to produce something better.

In the past week I went to 4 organized events, each a distinct style: 1) a hackathon, 2) a film festival, 3) a conference, and 4) a BarCamp. All events were related to technology, but the style of organization and level of participation varied as well as the objectives of te organizers. The hackathon was organized by my designer friend Vi (Studio BCA) and was for startups to get design makeovers from graphic designers. I mentored at this event. The film festival, the Bitfilm...