https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference

When people arrive at the event they propose sessions and put them on post it notes and then there are many many rooms where discussions happen. There’s no schedule ahead of time, stage, presentations, or big screens. Sometimes there’s a mic and speaker that’s passed around if the groups get too large for every to hear.

It’s something similar but much better organized than what we did the second day at Nostriga in the DIY space.

To me there are things these open space style unconferences are good at, discussions, connections, networking, hashing out issues as a community, forming working groups on specific topics. They’re not great at informing where one person is trying to communicate a topic or project. A talk on a stage can do a better job of that.

I was expecting something more conversational where many people might have come to the event with topics of sessions they’d like to do, but there was no fixed schedule ahead of time.

I’ve heard many people say nostr* is an unconference. So clearly this word has the meaning of an event like nostr* events. But from the communities I’m coming from what we’ve been having in Nostr are conferences with talks, panels, and workshops. And a bit of open spaces discussions.

So my question is what is a conference if Nostriga was an unconference, what’s a conference? How is it different and what makes the one a conference and the other an unconference.

To me, I’d like us to have closer to 50/50 time and space between speakers on stages conference and group discussions unconference. I get a lot out of the talks and panels and enjoy doing them.

So. What’s a conference is Nostriga was an unconference?

oof, sorry nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m

nostr:nprofile1qqsqvcu68pkfcyq5y9mz9n9u7sys33835rpnuglc6mtg7j4lv40c7ugpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuum9vfshxarf0qhxgetk9uq3xamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vghsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0nx4nqe You need to work on your 🤙 🥲

Thank you nostr:nprofile1qqsr9cvzwc652r4m83d86ykplrnm9dg5gwdvzzn8ameanlvut35wy3gpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqcu9929 and nostr:nprofile1qqst68senq8zey0xm3jhaykz2a3v4zpwhynj6fteugslqdlex7ydaygprfmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdaksz9thwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqgzfsff for being wonderful Airbnb partners in Riga. It would not have been the same without your friendship. Thanks for the delicious dinners and the late night adult beverages.

Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqswavgevxe9gs43vwylumr7h656mu9vxmw4j6qkafc3nefphzpph8spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6gpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuq3camnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9hx2u3wwdhkx6tpds2480w4 nostr:nprofile1qqs0qlstrtcxddyrswrrvzs69janw3pf48a64dvnqflnlnfm6w6uxecpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un8qyxhwumn8ghj77tpvf6jumt93az68j nostr:nprofile1qqsx8lnrrrw9skpulctgzruxm5y7rzlaw64tcf9qpqww9pt0xvzsfmgpg3mhxw309aekk7n6dcmxx6tdvej8vdt9xfcxs6nrx3uhydtkxa5kkcncw3hr2e3hv34hwm34vvmhvdphw3j827nvvfhhxutdw9jzummwd9hkutcprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0mjurz8 and the entire Dutch Nostrich crew for helping with the booth. Thanks for stopping by the booth, all of you, that came and said hello. Thank you to those that helped set-up and tear down the booth, making this a true community effort once again.

Three talks and three panels later, thank you to all those that attended them. Thank you to the entire nostr:nprofile1qqsfc93uwdgl3qetpz6kewewp9vkp5w9qcxadv8yv85p8u8sw3v3r8spr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8xetdd9ek7mpwv3jhvtcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mz7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3exjcmp9e3k7mf0zeg2qy and nostr:nprofile1qqszw0ncsrfc6wd8lv3cal8cj4apkke8aqv3y75ys05h2st2p2g035spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un89uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0psxmsq team for all of your hard work here. 🫂🤙🏻💜

Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqsvextkm9nssu5u3yp8cyfhxspenl63ra78g9trk399k8760wu9pzcpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0vdn6kq for an incredible evening of delicious beers and delicious meats. The conversations and the relationships built here are truly remarkable.

I can't tag everyone or this would be a massive hellthread of love and your notifications would never forgive me. Sorry!

Thank you all again. And here is an unrelated photo of my English breakfast in the Amsterdam airport.