# About the Unconference category

**URL:** <https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-unconference-category/1475>\
**Category:** Unconference\
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-unconference-category/1475 "2022-09-06T12:21:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![jillzey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/jillzey/32/659_2.png) [@jillzey](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/jillzey)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-unconference-category/1475/1 "2022-09-06T12:21:41Z")

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