WOLFcon 2020 at Texas A&M

The Open Library Foundation invites you to join us at WOLFcon 2020 hosted by Texas A&M University in College Station, TX!

WOLFcon is an annual conference, open to all members of the community, and to anyone who wants to learn more about the Foundation and the open source communities that are a part of it.

The conference will begin on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 and run through Friday, January 24. There will be plenary sessions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning, that all attendees are welcome to join. There will also be a general track on Wednesday and Thursday, which will include bigger picture presentations and updates on various aspects of the Open Library Foundation.

Please plan to arrive on January 21st in order to attend the opening session on Wednesday, January 22.

Since each community is currently working together to define agendas for their respective projects, we will release a schedule with tentative topics in November, 2019.

Tentative Schedule of Events

Wednesday, January 22:

Plenary Session (ALL Attendees)

General Track(s) (Open to anyone)

FOLIO Working Meetings

VuFind Working Meetings

GOKb Working Meetings

OLE Community Dinner

Thursday, January 23:

General Track(s) (Open to anyone)

FOLIO Working Meetings

VuFind Working Meetings

GOKb Working Meetings

OLE Board Meeting (2 hrs)

FOLIO Stakeholders Meeting (5 hrs)

Evening Reception

Friday, January 24:

Closing Session (ALL Attendees)

General Track (Open to anyone)

FOLIO Working Meetings

OLF Board Meeting, likely 9 – 3

Accommodations

Hotel accommodations will be at the Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center. To reserve your hotel, please click here by 12/27/19 and book your hotel room. Room rates will be $129/night, plus applicable state and local taxes.

Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center • 1239 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843

177 Joe Routt Boulevard, College Station, Texas 77840

Local: 979-260-2235 • Direct: 888-65-GIGEM (44436)

https://www.texasamhotelcc.com/

Getting There

An hour and a half drive to and from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) or Houston William P.Hobby Airport (HOU). Easterwood Airport (CLL), serviced by United Airlines and American Airlines, is the regional airport for Texas A&M University, Bryan-College Station and Brazos County, Texas, USA. We will be offering shuttle transportation from Houston airports and other major airports on an as needed basis. During the registration process, please select your arriving/departing airport to allow us to manage your transportation needs.

For questions, please contact Kate Waldron at kwaldron@ebsco.com