The news around the globe is replete with reports that the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX is disrupting carrier flight schedules for many airlines, even those not heavily reliant upon that equipment. In addition, due to the shuffling and reshuffling of pilots, crews, routes, and other "necessities of air travel," even routes not normally handled by these planes are being adversely affected. Don't wait to book your flights until the last minute!

Warpstock's hotel contract extends the group rate ($104 USD per night; single or double) to include up to three (3) days prior to and three (3) days after the event, based upon availability. This means that you may book an extended stay, and if your room is available outside the event dates of November 8-10, you will be able to take advantage of the group rate for your stay.

Book early to ensure availability!

Remember, room availability for the event may only be guaranteed through September 30 and you must register with the hotel by phone in order to get the conference rate (use the booking code "WARPSTOCK"): 1-800-456-4000 or 1-407-856-8896. See the registration page for details and to register for this year's event.

Official Warpstock 2019 merchandise is now available in our CafePress.com store. All items feature the official event logo, the iconic gloved hand.

As an example, this 16oz stainless steel travel mug, insulated, and featuring unique hinged lid design, is for sale at only $13.80, highlighting this year's beautiful artwork, guaranteed to please (literally).

Wearables, drinkware, teddy bears, tote bags, and lots of other things are available now while supplies last.

(Note: Last year's artwork may be displayed for items on the main shop page, but clicking through to an item will indeed show the current logo. Expect this page to update fully in the next 24-48 hours.)

Our first round of sessions has been added to the schedule for this year's Warpstock event. We have a growing list of topics, but here's a sampling:

RPM Development Environment
Retro Gaming
Arca Noae updates (drivers, product roadmap)
Unix Compatibility Subsysem in ArcaOS
CUPS vs PM printing
ANPM Troubleshooting and Advanced Recovery Techniques

Still don't see something of interest? Suggest a topic.

The annual conference for ArcaOS, OS/2, and eComStation users, administrators, and developers, is now open for registration!

Warpstock 2019 will be held at the Country Inn & Suites, Orlando Airport, located at 5440 Forbes Place, Orlando, Florida 32812.

This year we will display the OS/2 Museum West at the conference. The museum will be accepting donations of significant OS/2 Memorabilia.

Due to falling attendance over the last few years, we have to consider the continuation of Warpstock as an annual conference. If you were thinking of attending Warpstock, then this would be a good year to do it.

This year's event will begin Friday, November 8 and continue through Sunday, November 10. Find out more here!

Register before June 1 and receive a $30 Early Bird discount on a full conference registration or $20 on a daily conference registration! Spouses/family members/guests/office mates attending sessions also receive great discounts, and non-attending guests are FREE. Students with valid student ID are welcome to attend sessions at no charge, with full benefits!

Most sessions from Warpstock 2014 are now available from the event's Sessions page. If the session title is clickable, the video is available. Videos are in Ogg format, and should play natively under Mozilla-based browsers.

These should provide a good sampling of the types of presentations and presenters we usually have. If you haven't registered for this year's event, you should do so now!

Miss the 2014 event? Couldn't catch the live stream? Thinking about coming to Warpstock 2015, but not sure about the session content or presenter/attendee interaction?

Selected sessions from Warpstock 2014 are available from the event's Sessions page. If the session title is clickable, the video is available. Videos are in Ogg format, and should play natively under Mozilla-based browsers.

As always, thanks go to Warpstock President, John Edwards, for his videography and great editing!

The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation, by a unanimous vote of the Quorum, adopted new bylaws today, replacing the original set of governing rules adapted in 2006 from the predecessor organization.

The full text of the new bylaws is available here, but highlights include:

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Warpstock Corporation has officially received its tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. All contributions to the organization, retroactive to May 15, 2010, are fully tax-deductible in the US (please discuss your own circumstances with your tax advisor).

A copy of Warpstock's Exemption letter is available here.