<s>
The	O
term	O
Open	B-Application
conference	I-Application
(	O
or	O
"	O
openconference	B-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
adjective	O
"	O
opensource	B-License
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
meaning	O
is	O
similarly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
public	O
access	O
and	O
community	O
development	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
culture	O
and	O
OpenCourseWare	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	B-Application
conference	I-Application
is	O
a	O
conference	O
that	O
is	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
(	O
usually	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
)	O
and	O
encourages	O
or	O
requires	O
participants	O
to	O
relax	O
or	O
eliminate	O
intellectual	O
property	O
restrictions	O
on	O
ideas	O
generated	O
and	O
presentations	O
delivered	O
during	O
the	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
conference	I-Application
organizers	O
seek	O
to	O
open	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
conference	O
for	O
attendees	O
by	O
elimination	O
of	O
cost	O
(	O
relying	O
on	O
community	O
support	O
and	O
sponsorships	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
provide	O
community	O
access	O
to	O
archived	O
presentations	O
and	O
discussions	O
through	O
similar	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
attendees	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
become	O
participants	O
in	O
a	O
collaborative	O
community	O
that	O
supports	O
and	O
grows	O
the	O
conference	O
—	O
even	O
to	O
derive	O
new	O
open	B-Application
conferences	I-Application
.	O
</s>
