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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=832 style='width:624.0pt'><tr><td width=832 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:624.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=574 height=163 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D13734.F62768E0" alt="LUG2016_WebBanner_v4_small"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Call For Participation – <u>Abstracts Due Feb 12<sup>th</sup></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=612 valign=top style='width:459.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>LUG 2016 is the primary event for technical presentations and discussions on the Lustre parallel file system. This year’s conference is being held in Portland, OR, from April 5-7, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call for Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>OpenSFS relies on the real world experience of the open source Lustre community members to provide valuable sessions to LUG attendees. We’re pleased to extend a call for presentations to solicit topics from Lustre users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The over-arching goal of the conference is to provide a forum for end user sites to share knowledge and experience with their peers. With that in mind, <u>the LUG Program Committee will prioritize abstracts from end users and their organizations</u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The LUG planning committee is looking for the following submission topics: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Best practices in deploying, monitoring and operating Lustre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Case studies/experiences using newer Lustre releases/features <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Non-traditional deployment (for example from members of the business community)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>We are also looking for presentations related to specific development challenges, new feature development, project updates, edge-case implementations, and more. We are only interested in development that is freely released to the community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>To submit an abstract please visit the <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2016">LUG 2016 Call for Presentation Submission Website</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The abstract submission deadline is February 12, 2016.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> <u>No submission extensions will be granted</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Abstracts should be a minimum of 250 words and should provide a clear description of the planned presentation and its goals</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>. If the presentation describes new development or products then the abstract is required to detail how the development or product will be made available to the Lustre community. Authors must disclose if their presentations are vendor-neutral or promoting a product at abstract submission time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Promotional presentations are frowned upon. Presentations that are vendor-neutral are strongly preferred. Speaking slots are available for Gold sponsors wishing to present vendor-specific and promotional presentations. Sponsorship details are available on the <a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/lug-2016-sponsorship/">LUG web site</a><span class=MsoHyperlink>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>All LUG presentations will be 30 minutes, with a total of 25 speaking opportunities available. Accepted presentations will be subject to panel review three weeks in advance of LUG 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>With the ongoing growth and outstanding progress of the Lustre community, LUG 2016 promises to be an exciting and informative event. </span></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#070707'>Registration details and additional information will be available in the coming weeks on the </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/">LUG web site</a><i>.</i> We look forward to seeing you in Portland at LUG 2016!<span style='color:#070707'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OpenSFS LUG Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=220 valign=top style='width:165.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=200 height=325 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01D13735.796B8920" alt="cid:image004.png@01D13735.796B8920"></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/lug-2016-sponsorship/"><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Click here to learn how to become a 2016 LUG Sponsor</span></b></a><u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#0563C1'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.65pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.35pt'><td width=832 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:624.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:40.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. was founded in 2010 to advance Lustre development, ensuring it remains vendor-neutral, open, and free. Since its inception, OpenSFS has been responsible for advancing the Lustre file system and delivering new releases on behalf of the open source community. Through working groups, events, and ongoing funding initiatives, OpenSFS harnesses the power of collaborative development to fuel innovation and growth of the Lustre file system worldwide.</span></i> <i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-9.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-9.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>3855 SW 153<sup>rd</sup> Drive Beaverton, OR 97003 USA | Phone: +1 503-619-0561 | Fax: +1 503-644-6708<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-9.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs">@OpenSFS</a> | Email: <a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org">admin@opensfs.org</a> | Website: <a href="http://www.opensfs.org">www.opensfs.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>