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• Online ticket purchases end at noon on Aug 29, you can still buy tickets on site
• Program and schedule are available now!
• Contribute to the Auction, and here’s info from the FIC on how to contribute and how to get ready to bid!
• Getting here
• Arriving after dark? Pitch your tent in parking overnight.
• Food Contributions
• Join our what’s app groups to meet new folks and connect for ridesharing!
• Covid Protocols
• Free Table

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Online ticket purchases end at noon on Aug 29, you can still buy tickets on site

Online ticket sales for both the conference and the convergence end at 12 noon eastern on Thursday August 29. You are welcome to purchase tickets at the conference between 1 PM and 8 PM on Friday and between 8 AM and 2 PM on Saturday. For additional details about on site ticket sales, please contact conference@twinoaks.org Cash and check are preferred at the site, but we can accommodate credit cards too.  

Program and schedule are available now!

We’re excited to announce our workshop list is available now! We expect to release the full program, with a full workshop & event list, workshop schedule, and more- it’s got everything you need to plan an incredible weekend. Please keep in mind this is our best estimate at this point and that things could change- presenters get sick, a family member needs help, a positive covid test, etc. The list of workshops is available on our workshops page here, the program is available on our Program page now! 

Contribute to the Auction, and here’s info from the FIC on how to contribute and how to get ready to bid! 

As one of the Twin Oaks Community Conference events, we will be holding a fast-paced, high-energy benefit auction for the Foundation for Intentional Community and Twin Oaks. Proceeds will help the FIC continue to bring the exciting news of intentional community to a world hungry for it, and help Twin Oaks rebuild after the fire. 

You can help in two ways: 1) Bring items to donate to the auction, and 2) come ready to take part in bidding (credit cards, cash, and digital forms such as Venmo and PayPal are all welcome). Want more details? Check out the 2024 auction page on our website. To send auction items, and for questions regarding the auction, send inquiries to harvey@ic.org.

Getting here

Registration opens at 1pm on Friday, September 2nd. Do not come before Friday unless you’ve made special arrangements. You’re welcome to arrive earlier on Friday, and then register starting at 1pm. 

The address you are coming to is 134 W Old Mountain Road, Louisa, VA 23093, and we encourage you to use our handy dandy Google Maps listing for the Twin Oaks Conference site. This will bring you to our Main Parking field. You’ll find greeters there with instructions about where to camp, where the indoor accommodations are located, and where you’ll find the Registration Tent at the Main Circle. If you have limited mobility you’ll be directed to a separate parking area. Have other questions? Check out the Logistics pages on our website for info on camping, kidcare, facilities, food, and more! 

Arriving after dark? Pitch your tent in parking overnight.

Please try to arrive with enough time to set up your campsite in the daylight. If that isn’t possible and you have to arrive after dark, park in the well-marked late night parking area and set up your tent next to your vehicle.  You can move the car and tent in the morning.

Food Contributions

If you are not opting out of the food contribution by paying the extra fee, please remember to bring snack food or dessert items to share. This can be fruit or juices, and things like crackers, chips, trail mixes, and pretzels; cookies, brownies, pies, and sweet breads are also great, or food that could be put out for meals with no effort on our cook’s part (think veggie tray with dip, hummus and pita, a great fruit salad, etc). Please bring around 3 bags, boxes, bottles, or containers of snack or juice items, or a few bunches or bags of fruit. Bring your contribution to the OZ kitchen. Twin Oaks will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Join our what’s app groups to meet new folks and connect for ridesharing! 

There’s a group for the Communities Conference, and a group for the convergence Convergence.

Covid Protocols 

As a reminder- all attendees must show proof of a negative covid test, with a sample taken less than 24 hours before arrival on site (at-home tests are fine). You can test in advance and send us your results via email to conference@twinoaks.org. If you are not able to test in advance, tests will also be available at the gate for $5 each (cash preferred, but checks, credit cards, Venmo, and PayPal are also options).

Free Table

When packing for coming to the Communities Conference, don’t forget to bring items for the “FREE TABLE”. The free table is a place where folks can offer up their pre-loved items to become somebody else’s treasure. In the past, people have brought art, CDs, jewelry, toiletries, clothing, books, and anything else you can imagine. Take part in the radical act of sharing by bringing some items that might be useful or of interest to other attendees –no exchange of money involved.

If you have any questions about the Communities Conference please write to conference@twinoaks.org or call 541-505-0803

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