Definitions

From LBwiki

These are some definitions of event activities:

Table of contents

1 Workshop 2 Tutorial 3 Talk 4 Hackfest 5 BoF

Workshop

Hands on multi day session. Generally 1 or 2 speakers. Needs equipment, and can allow very few participants.

Tutorial

Multi day track on a single topic. May have > 2 speakers. Theory only. Allows for more participants, but a certain amount of interactivity is desirable.

Talk

45 to 90 minute session on a topic by a single speaker. Low interactivity.

Hackfest

A group of hackers getting together to write code. The main purpose of a hackfest is to get a ton of (good) code out there. The secondary purpose is to have fun coding.

BoF

Birds of a Feather session. May be previously scheduled or impromptu. No fixed speakers/audience. Everyone can contribute equally. In theory, this promotes free and frank exchange of ideas and general enlightenment.

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