Demoparty

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  demoparty n. [{demoscene}] Aboveground descendant of the {copyparty},
     with emphasis shifted away from software piracy and towards {compo}s.
     Smaller demoparties, for 100 persons or less, are held quite often,
     sometimes even once a month, and usually last for one to two days. On
     the other end of the scale, huge demo parties are held once a year (and
     four of these have grown very large and occur annually - Assembly in


     Finland, The Party in Denmark, The Gathering in Norway, and NAID
     somewhere in north America). These parties usually last for three to
     five days, have room for 3000-5000 people, and have a party network with
     connection to the internet.