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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Lustre Community, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><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-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Registration is now open for Lustre Users Group (LUG) 2024 conference to be held May 8-9, 2024 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, USA. </span><a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hpcc/events/LUG24/"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REGISTER ONLINE</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> General registration is $499 for early bird registration. Early bird registration closes April 1. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><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-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LUG is the premier conference for all things Lustre. There will be announcements and discussions of new Lustre features, highlights from hands-on experiences using Lustre in real-world scenarios, tuning and best-practices for improving Lustre performance, and much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;mso-add-space:auto'><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-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Agenda information, discounted hotel rates, and additional LUG 2024 details are available on the </span><a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hpcc/events/LUG24/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LUG 2024 web site</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. Social networking opportunities will be available, including a dinner at the National Ranching Heritage Center featuring genuine Texas BBQ.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><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-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OpenSFS Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The OpenSFS Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with LUG 2024. Be sure to attend to hear the latest updates from the OpenSFS Community, as well as meet our newly elected Board members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Student Support</span></strong><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p><p style='margin-top:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>We are pleased to offer travel support for up to five graduate or postdoctoral students to attend the conference. Details on the application process are available </span></strong><a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hpcc/events/LUG24/student-support.php"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>here</span></a><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sponsor Opportunities</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Interested in supporting LUG 2024? </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Contact us for more information</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best Regards, <br>OpenSFS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>