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Ohio Linuxfest Corporation

LXCL:We will have a pizza party for those who made OLF possible including speakers, volunteers, and supporter pass. If you intend to register for the Enthusiast or OSU Preview pass and want to attend the pizza party, select this option. Be sure to note dietary restrictions. We will have gluten-free pizza and vegan calzones options if requested.

A la Cart - Friday Party

LXCL:Enjoy the full program with access to all main activities. This program is free. If you would like to donate to support this and future OLF Conference events, please do so at this time with the "pay what you can"

Enthusiast Pass - Free

LXCL:Access to the demo day:Friday, November 20 9am to 5pm.Includes all Enthusiast amenities. This is ideal for students and is open to everyone. Choose this registration if you want to be in Dreese Hall lobby during the school day and to enjoy the Linux demos and check-in in advance of the start of the main stage show, to begin at 5pm. This program is free. If you would like to donate to support this and future OLF Conference events, please do so at this time with the "pay what you can"

OSU Preview Pass - Free

LXCL:We will have a party at the local pizza bar, The O on Lane, for those who made OLF possible including speakers, volunteers, and supporter pass. If you intend to bring a plus one who is not attending the conference, select this option. Be sure to note dietary restrictions. We will have gluten-free pizza and vegan calzones options if requested.

Plus one - Friday Party

LXCL:Support the mission of OLF Conference. As a thank you gift, you will receive an invitation to the "before party" on Friday night at 8:30pm. and the afterparty at 7pm. This does not include a t-shirt: preorders are taken separately. This does not include Saturday lunch: we will offer refreshments, otherwise lunch is on your own.

Supporter Pass

LXCL:We will have an after-party at the Blackwell Inn for those who made OLF possible including speakers, volunteers, and supporter pass. If you intend to register for the Enthusiast or OSU Preview pass and want to attend the afterparty, select this option. Be sure to note dietary restrictions. The menu will be a nacho bar and cake.

A la Cart - Saturday Party

After Party A La Cart

LXCL:Thank you for your interest in ordering a t-shirt. Clicking on this selection only means that you would like to be informed where to order t-shirts once the design is ready. In the coming days, this will be announced. Ordering will happen a 3rd party platform, not zeffy.com.

T-shirt Order Link

The first OLF Conference in 2003 (then called Ohio LinuxFest) was held on the Ohio State University campus. In subsequent years, we moved to hotels in downtown Columbus. We are excited to announce that for 2026, we are coming back to where it all started! Thanks to the collaboration of the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org?i=1042" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Open Source Club</a> and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://osucyber.club/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">OSU Cyber</a> we have been able to reserve space at OSU&rsquo;s Dreese Laboratories. This is located <a fr-original-style="" href="https://maps.osu.edu/#widget_135=active_datasource_id:dataSource_22,center:-9241276.46225%2C4866260.369350008%2C102100,scale:2256.9943525&zoom_to_selection=true" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">on campus near the football stadium</a>.&nbsp; For OSU students, we will begin the festivities with you in the lobby of Dreese Labs with Linux demos during the school day, 9am to 5pm. A schedule of talks to begin for the preview evening, Friday 5pm to 8pm with a pizza party immediately to follow. Saturday we will resume the program at 9am and close about 7pm with an afterparty immediately to follow. Save the dates of Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 on your calendar. You can expect to see presentations, workshops, and exhibitors, all organized around OLF&rsquo;s mission of Free and Open Source software. Keep an eye on <a fr-original-style="" href="https://olfconference.org/news/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">our news page</a> for more announcements as details are worked out.We look forward to seeing you there!

The first OLF Conference in 2003 (then called Ohio LinuxFest) was held on the Ohio State University campus. In subsequent years, we moved to hotels in downtown Columbus. We are excited to announce that for 2026, we are coming back to where it all started! Thanks to the collaboration of the <a href="https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org?i=1042" target="_blank">Open Source Club</a> and <a href="https://osucyber.club/" target="_blank">OSU Cyber</a> we have been able to reserve space at OSU’s Dreese Laboratories. This is located <a href="https://maps.osu.edu/#widget_135=active_datasource_id:dataSource_22,center:-9241276.46225%2C4866260.369350008%2C102100,scale:2256.9943525&amp;zoom_to_selection=true" target="_blank">on campus near the football stadium</a>.  For OSU students, we will begin the festivities with you in the lobby of Dreese Labs with Linux demos during the school day, 9am to 5pm. A schedule of talks to begin for the preview evening, Friday 5pm to 8pm with a pizza party immediately to follow. Saturday we will resume the program at 9am and close about 7pm with an afterparty immediately to follow. Save the dates of Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 on your calendar. You can expect to see presentations, workshops, and exhibitors, all organized around OLF’s mission of Free and Open Source software. Keep an eye on <a href="https://olfconference.org/news/" target="_blank">our news page</a> for more announcements as details are worked out.We look forward to seeing you there!

Ohio Linuxfest Corporation

Ohio LinuxFest at The Ohio State University

2015 Neil Ave

Enthusiast Pass - Free

OSU Preview Pass - Free

Supporter Pass

$100

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