The BIL Conference is an open, self-organizing, emergent arts, science, society, and technology unconference organized and observed by the participants.
It was founded in 2007[1] by Cody Marx Bailey, Todd Huffman, Bill Erickson, Megan Klimen and others who volunteered to help with the idea.
[2] The unconference structure allows for egalitarian treatment of anyone in any role; everyone is encouraged to participate where they can, whether via cleanup, setup, getting coffee, listening, AV work, blogging the conference, registration, etc.
"[citation needed] There is no permanent staff or location, no one that organizes or speaks is paid, and even the acronym changes to reflect the will of the participants.
[4] The week of BIL 2008, the number of RSVPs had eclipsed the space limitations and the group was forced to announce that they were full.