SpaceUp is an open-attendance space exploration unconference, where participants decide the topics, schedule, and structure of the event.
Common features of SpaceUps are an unconference/barcamp style schedule, Ignite talks, and a moonpie eating contest.
[1] Topics from SpaceUp conferences include: discussion of newspace industry, how to get more people excited about space, and the future direction of NASA, ESA, CSA, JAXA.
[3] The 2-day event was covered by Spacevidcast and attended by representatives from NASA, Google Lunar X Prize, Masten Space Systems, and Quicklaunch.
In December 2012 the concept rolled further East with the first event in Asia, SpaceUp India.