The 2011 Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference presents the first IEEE-EMBS "Unconference on Wearable and Ubiquitous Technology for Health and Wellness." The "Unconference" format allows attendees to create the agenda for the day live at the event. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together all those who care about addressing key challenges in translation of technology from the lab to the field around wearable and ubiquitous technology for health and wellness.