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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=672 style='width:7.0in'><tr style='height:102.5pt'><td width=672 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:7.0in;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="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D185B4.07BDECF0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D185B4.07BDECF0"></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'>ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER FOR LUG 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'>Registration Closes March 29<sup>th</sup> </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=484 valign=top style='width:363.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Time is running out to register for the </span><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>14<sup>th</sup> annual Lustre<sup>®</sup> User Group (LUG) conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the 140+ already registered attendees from over 60 different companies and organizations including Cray, DataDirect Networks, HPE, Intel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Seagate Technology, Warp Mechanics, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>EVENT OVERVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>LUG 2016 will be held on April 5<sup>th</sup> - 7<sup>th</sup> at the </span><a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/oregon/hilton-portland-and-executive-tower-PDXPHHH/index.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hilton Portland and Executive Tower</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> in Portland, Oregon and will bring together industry leaders, customers, developers, and vendors to talk Lustre, contribute to the community, and move the technology forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The event will feature over 35 sessions, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Building Lustre Solutions with NVM Devices Today</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lustre Update from Seagate</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tiering Storage (around Lustre) for Big Data and Supercomputing: Cray’s Portfolio of Offerings </span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Intel(r) Solutions for Lustre* Software: Update</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A New Approach to Lustre – Join HPE for a Look at the Future of Optimized Lustre Environments<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:6.0pt;text-align:center;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_4" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:6.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:6.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We encourage you to review the complete </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://opensfs.org/lug-2016-agenda/" title="LUG 2014 Agenda">LUG 2016 agenda</a><span style='color:black'>, which includes many networking opportunities and a breadth of Lustre related topics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you are a Lustre Developer, there is still time to register for the supplemental<u> </u></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/">Lustre Developer Day</a><span style='color:black'>* on Monday, </span><b>April 4<sup>th</sup>. </b>This one-day event provides Lustre developers and those interested in doing Lustre development a chance to meet face-to-face.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For more information and to view the agenda, visit the <a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/"><b>Developer Day website</b></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We look forward to seeing you at LUG! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OpenSFS LUG Planning Committee</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=188 valign=top style='width:141.0pt;border:none;border-left:solid #FFC000 1.5pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:10.5pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=154 height=730 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20"></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></td></tr><tr style='height:27.7pt'><td width=672 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:7.0in;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:27.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>*Separate registration required for Lustre Developer Day. Registration is $125 and is limited to 50 attendees.<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><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>