MPI’s PEC-NA was themed Meet Different, and after Mary Boones presentation there, I looked up the article she mentioned from BusinessWeek about Unconference. Interesting reading material and food for thought. First thing that comes to my mind is 'un-conference'? How bout re-conference? We are moving back to the real conference, where people confer, or discuss, talk.
A little bit less of the big central screen and the expert on stage, and a lot more time for participation. The audience become participants once again. Like in the Cafe Conversations from Mary Boone, where the participants could even bring their own topics to the table.