If you've never been, they are awesome. here's a basic definition from Wikipedia.

Effectively, the people who show up form the schedule and go from there. HAX camp is not a pure Unconference as there are some planned session items but it is largely up to the group in attendance as to what direction it goes.

If 2 people showed up wanting to talk about how StencilJS elements data binding works in React? Then that'd be enough to have a conversation and call a session. If everyone wanted to learn about the Theming layer in HAXcms, that'd be on the schedule.

The only requirements of the Unconference are..

• Be respectful, but vote with your feet. If a conversation is not the one you wanted, find one you do. Participants are empowered to form the optimal conversations to make the most of the day for them.
• Keep on point. If a session was called about a topic, try and stick to it unless the group wants to wander to other topics.
• It must be related to Web components in some fashion.

Our Unconference Format

• We will start the day with 30 minutes of saying who we are and what we are interested in learning from the day.
• We will then have 10 minutes for people to build the schedule by filling out large poster cards. After which time everyone who wishes to call a session gives an elevator pitch for it.
• We will then take 10 minutes and build the schedule on the wall.
• We have now created a conference and the day commences