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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=714 style='width:535.5pt'><tr style='height:102.5pt'><td width=714 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:535.5pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:102.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:105%'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=574 height=163 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D16A43.1E37EDF0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D16A43.1E37EDF0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>LUSTRE USER GROUP 2016 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'>Top 5 Reasons To Attend LUG 2016</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=504 valign=top style='width:5.25in;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On April 5-7<sup>th</sup>, OpenSFS is hosting the </span><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>14<sup>th</sup> annual Lustre<sup>®</sup> User Group (LUG) conference</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> at the </span><a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/oregon/hilton-portland-and-executive-tower-PDXPHHH/index.html"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hilton Portland and Executive Tower</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> in Portland, Oregon! LUG 2016 will bring together industry leaders, </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>end-users, developers, and vendors to talk Lustre, contribute to the community, and move the technology forward.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Here are the top 5 reasons why you should attend LUG 2016:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5 – Free Beer!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LUG wouldn’t be LUG without free beer! One of the highlights of LUG is the opportunity to catch up with old Lustre friends and make new Lustre friends. It’s even better with free beer from local Portland breweries. Join us on Tuesday, April 6<sup>th</sup> for a networking reception with sweeping views of the Portland skyline. And free beer. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4 – Network with Your Peers and Connect with Key Influencers <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meet and mingle with the people who “speak Lustre.” LUG 2016 is your chance to network, collaborate and share insight with developers, end-users, and other members of the Lustre community over meals, during breaks, and at a special evening reception. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3 – Stay Current on Feature Developments<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dynamic sessions from engineers working on features for upcoming community releases of Lustre.<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=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2 – Visit the City of Roses <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The venue for LUG 2016 is the </span><a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/oregon/hilton-portland-and-executive-tower-PDXPHHH/index.html"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hilton Portland and Executive Tower</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, located in the heart of Downtown Portland. Take in all that Portland has to offer, including a thriving </span><a href="http://www.foodcartsportland.com/maps/"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>food cart</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> scene, </span><a href="http://www.travelportland.com/article/portland-breweries/"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>over 60 craft breweries in the city limits</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, and much </span><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g52024-Activities-Portland_Oregon.html"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>more</span></a><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1 – High Bandwidth, Low Latency Connections to Lustre Developers, Admins, and Users<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Prior attendees know that LUG is a firehouse of Lustre information. Get caught up on what’s going on with Lustre, talk with others about Lustre challenges you are facing, understand how others are using Lustre, and what’s coming down the road. <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 style='margin-right:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Lustre Developer Day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-right:25.4pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Want more Lustre or a chance to talk specifically with Developers? Be sure to arrive a day early for the Lustre Developer Day. </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Developers looking for a focused opportunity to present their ideas, share current work, and learn from others will want to attend our 2nd annual Lustre Developer Day on <b>April 4th. </b> <a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/"><b>Learn More!</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-right:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-right:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>We look forward to seeing you in Portland at LUG 2016!<span style='color:#070707'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.5pt;border:none;border-left:solid #FFC000 1.5pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='line-height:105%;color:#F3AC1D;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>REGISTRATION</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;letter-spacing:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'>Register by <b>March 11th</b> to take advantage of the special early-bird registration rate!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'>Early Bird Registration = $525<br>Regular Registration = $575<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ec4atvk2ca30df75&llr=c9ldpiwab"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;color:gray;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=128 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D16A44.17A0F580"></span></b></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=156 height=525 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D16A44.17A0F580"></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>\</span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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;line-height:105%'><b><u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:105%;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:27.7pt'><td width=714 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:535.5pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:27.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>@OpenSFS</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'> | Email: </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'> | Website: </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>