ESA | Conference types Flashcards
Four or five attendees query the main speaker from the stage with questions from the audience and follow-up questions (Week 3)
Audience Reaction Team
These are participant led conferences where everyone who attends contributes a demonstration or session or otherwise volunteers in a way to contribute to the event. (Week 3)
BarCamp
These sessions typically include a speaker or facilitator and provide in-depth discussion on a focused topic (Week 3)
Breakout or Concurrent Sessions
A method to increase audience participation by dividing attendees into discussion groups, each of which reports the group’s finding and opinions during a following plenary session (Week 3)
Buzz Session
An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion, usually of an academic or research nature, to ascertain areas of mutual interest through the exchange of ideas. Generally conducted when deemed convenient and useful, with little regularity (Week 3)
Colloquium
Two teams are composed of two or three people each arguing the opposite sides of an issue. (Week 3)
Debate
An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other. (Week 3)
Fishbowl
Designed to bring everyone together and may include a high-profile speaker or a panel discussion (Week 3)
Keynote Sessions
A moderator, on behalf of the audience, asks the presenter questions (Week 3)
Interview
This is an approach to hosting meetings where the agenda is determined on arrival by the participants. A facilitator helps the participants organize parallel working sessions along the event theme (Week 3)
Open space technology
This design format originated in Japan and refers to sessions that include a series of short presentations of 20 slides lasting 20 seconds each. Other similar formats include “ignite presentations” of 20 slides lasting 15 seconds each. (Week 3)
PechaKucha
A lecture and/or dialogue, usually involving a small group of attendees - usually 10 to 50 - led by a specialist who meet to share observations or experiences on a particular subject (Week 3)
Seminar
A meeting of experts in a particular field at which papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making recommendations concerning problems under discussion (Week 3)
Symposium
This is a participant-led event. The agenda is typically created by attendees on arrival and includes open discussions rather than formal presentations (Week 3)
Unconference
An intense, often hands-on, learning experience in which a limited number of attendees participate directly in learning a new skill or tackling an issue (Week 3)
Workshop
