Class
Gathering of students where a lesson is taught
Conference
A formal meeting
Competition
An event or contest in which people compete
Demo Day
An event where start-ups pitch their business in front of one or more investors. Typically after “graduating” from an Accelerator or Incubator program.
Expo (Abbreviation of the term exposition)
Meaning a large exhibition
Festival
An annual celebration or anniversary
Hackathon
An event in which a large group of people meet to collaborate on computer programming projects. Typically, hackathons last several days.
Meetup
An informal meeting or gathering
Seminar
A conference or other meeting for discussion or training
Webinar
A seminar that takes place online
Virtual
An event that takes place over a network
Other
Any other event that does not fall into one of the above categories
For definitions of Appearance Types, please navigate to the Participants section of our Events Filters & Definitions article.