32nd Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf

Conference Schedule

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

• Housing Check-In at South Lake Village beginning at 3 p.m.
• Campus Sustainability Walk (time TBD)

Thursday, June 8, 2023 

• 8 a.m.: Registration
• 8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Opening Breakfast
• 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Panel Session A
• 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Panel Session B
• 2:30–3:00 p.m.: Break
• 3:00–4:30 p.m.: Plenary Session I
• 5:00–7:00 p.m.:  Opening Evening Reception at Printed Works: Adaptations of Virginia Woolf, including an artist talk by Ane Thon Knutsen and poetry reading by Erik Fuhrer

Friday, June 9, 2023

• 8:00 a.m.–9 p.m.: Breakfast
• 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Panel Session C
• 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Break
• 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Plenary Session II
• 12:30 p.m.–2: 00 p.m.: Lunch
• 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Panel Session D
• 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Break
• 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Plenary Session III
• 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.: Dinner (on your own)
• 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.: No Single Body for Me to Follow and Q&A with writer, Dr. James Brock, and actors

Saturday, June 10, 2023

• 8:00 a.m.: Leave for off-campus excursion (Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve)
• 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: On-campus excursion
• 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Lunch
• 12:30 p.m.–2: 00 p.m.: Panel Session E
• 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Break
• 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Panel Session F
• 4:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m.: Plenary Session IV
• 5:45 p.m.–7:00 p.m.: Reception
• 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Banquet

Sunday, June 11, 2023

• 8:00 a.m.– 9 p.m.: Breakfast
• 9:00 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.: Panel Session G
• 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Break
• 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Panel Session H
• 12:30 p.m.–2: 00 p.m.: Lunch
• 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Panel Session I
• 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Break (Sponsored by the Lucas Center)
• 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Plenary V: Roundtable with Beth Rigel Daugherty, Benjamin Hagen, Catherine Hollis, Mark Hussey, and Vicki Tromanhauser

Monday, June 12, 2023

• Housing check-out at 11 a.m.

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Attendees can fly into Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), located approximately six miles from Florida Gulf Coast University. From there, FGCU is a short Uber or taxi ride, and those staying at the Courtyard can schedule the hotel shuttle.  Accommodations include on-campus housing at Everglades Hall in South Village and off-campus at the nearby Courtyard hotel. 

On-campus Housing:

• Everglades Hall in South Village: 
  • Campus housing is $30 USD per night per bed. 
  • The linens package for campus housing is $27 USD and includes a blanket, pillow, pillow protector, pillow case, flat sheet, fitted sheet, bath towel, hand towel, and washcloth.
  • Suites at Everglades Hall include two single rooms (each with a twin-sized bed, dresser, desk, and chair) and a split bathroom (one side has a toilet and sink, and the other side has a shower and sink).
  • Campus housing and linens packages must be selected and purchased at the time of registration.
  • Campus housing will be available for check-in the evening of Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
  • Final check-out will be the morning of Monday, June 12, 2023.

Off-campus Housing:

• Courtyard Fort Myers at I-75 and Gulf Coast Town Center  
  • The conference rate is $109 USD per night (excluding taxes).
  • The group rate applies for bookings Wednesday, June 7, 2023 through Monday, June 12, 2023. The conference rate will also be honored for two days before and after these dates.
  • The last day to book for the conference rate is Monday, May 8, 2023.
  • Book your group rate for 2023 Woolf Conference - FGCU 

Any cancellations within 48 hours from the date of arrival will be billed for one night’s room and tax. No-shows will be charged one night’s room and tax for the date of arrival. 

Conference Shuttle

• The conference will be renting a 34-passenger shuttle. The shuttle will be available in the mornings at scheduled times to bring folks from the Courtyard (conference hotel) and Everglades Hall (campus housing) to the breakfast location; the shuttle will also make trips to and from University Village Shops at lunch time each day (though boxed lunches will still be more affordable and more convenient). Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation plans to and from dinner each evening after the conference activities end for the day. Uber or Lyft is suggested for evening transportation.