different between unmeeting vs unconference

English

Etymology

un- +? meeting

Noun

unmeeting (plural unmeetings)

1. An informal type of meeting without the rules, format or constraints of a formal meeting.

   Our team created and tested three different prototypes with our pilot customers during the innovation unmeeting we held last week.

Adjective

unmeeting (not comparable)

1. Failing to meet or come together.

   unmeeting opposites

See also

• unconference

English

Etymology

un- +? conference

Noun

unconference (plural unconferences)

1. (Internet, informal) A conference that attempts to avoid the traditional drawbacks of conferences, such as high entry fees, excessive formality, and bias due to sponsors.
   • 1973, Texas A&M University Dept of English, CEA Critic

     Think of the Kalamazoo unconference, assuming that the official videotape tells it like it was.

   • 2008, Shel Holtz, John C Havens, Lynne D Johnson, Tactical Transparency

     As a marketer, the unconference tells me more about what's hot in the marketplace than any other tool I have.

See also

• unmeeting