document updated 42 minutes ago, on Jan 10, 2026
Conference terminology
- Suitcasing — Sales people attend the show as a normal attendee, don't pay the conference the exhibitor fee, but then try to sell products on the sly.
- Outboarding [2]
- (TODO: Is there a real term for this?) Unregistered — Someone who attends the conference without registering and without paying. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Attending a conference with registering but without paying
Attending a conference without registering