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<u>'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''</u>
== <u>Pre-Event Tasks:</u> ==
Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished b<span style="font-size:larger;"></span>efore before the Unconference:
#<u>'''Form a committee:'''</u> Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event:
*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with frien<span style="font-size:larger;"></span>ds friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.
==== Voting on Topics <br/> ====
Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.
=== Before Starting the Discussion Period <br/> ===
==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity <br/> ====
This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.
*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors **Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules. **Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner **Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees. **Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.
Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.
==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be <br/> ====
While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.
=== During the Discussion Period <br/> ===
Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.
=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference <br/> ===
==== Ending the Discussion Period <br/> ====
Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.
==== Ending the Unconference <br/> ====
Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.
