In General
Every conference / unconference should have a rule like this.
- The Pac-Man rule: When standing as a group of people, always leave room for one person to join your group.
The author of the rule, Eric Holscher, has a few more rules that unconference organisers will find helpful.
- The Snowball rule: For every year that you have attended a conference, you should try to meet that many new people each day.
- The Welcome Wagon: You can read more about the Welcome Wagon here
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