All posts by: Burt Lum

Save the date for Unconferenz 2015

The date for Unconferenz 2015 is set. Mark your calendar: Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015 Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm Place: Iolani School, Sullivan Center Registration is now open. Sign up on our Eventbrite page. You can submit session and idea suggestions here.

Aerial footage over #UNZ14

During our session on drones we had the opportunity to capture some aerial footage over Unconferenz 2014 at Windward Community College. It was quite impressive to see 3 UAV models flying overhead.

UNZ14 Session Notes

Here are the links to the session notes. Some sessions had diligent notetakers who were “live blogging” through the session. Other session notes could use some post-event recollection. If you were there, please feel free to add your notes to the doc. Civic Engagement in the Digital Age Story and Tech: Narrative-driven Technology Mapping for […]

Directions to Hale Akoakoa @ WCC

If you haven’t been to Windward Community College in a while, you are in for a treat. It is a beautiful campus nestled in the back drop of the Ko`olau Mountains. Here are the directions to Hale Akoakoa where we will hold the Unconferenz. There is plenty of parking, and it’s free!

Ignite STEM @ Unconferenz

We started to do Ignite talks at Unconferenz 2012 and found it to be one of the most popular features of the event. The format is simple, 20 slides, 15 seconds a slide for a total of 5 minutes. The challenge for the presenter is to deliver a compelling talk in that rigid structure. It […]

Ideas for Session Topics

The Unconferenz takes on a new flavor every year. Ideas for session topics are participant driven which makes every Unconferenz an interesting mix of new tech, current interests and leading trends. This year is no different making the Unconferenz a unique snapshot of our community. Here is a list of the session ideas so far. […]

Code Across 2014

The Unconferenz 2014 is participating in CodeAcross 2014, a weekend of events taking place in cities around the world. There will be events hosted simultaneously in dozens of cities all around the globe on the last week of February. Coinciding with International Open Data Day, the goal of CodeAcross is to activate the Code for […]

Location: Hale Akoakoa WCC

This year the Unconferenz 2014 will be in the beautiful Hale Akoakoa building. We held the Unconferenz here a couple of years ago and the spacious rooms, 101, 103, 105. This year we have the same rooms with the inclusion of rooms 107 and 109 for additional breakout rooms and our Ignite sessions. Please join […]

Save the Date for Unconferenz 2014

The date for Unconferenz 2014 is set. Mark your calendar: Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014 Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm Place: Windward Community College, Akoakoa The session topics page is open for your suggestions. Feel free to add a topic and vote for the ones you want to participate in.

Webcast of Ignite STEM

Video streaming by Ustream Ignite STEM will be presented at 3 p.m. at Windward Community College during Unconferenz 2013. If you can’t make it to the Imaginarium, watch the live video stream here! We’ve got a great lineup of presenters, all from our local community! Scheduled presenters include: Brian Shiro – Life on Mars Jim […]