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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'>There are only 3 weeks left to register for the Lustre Users Group (LUG) 2024 conference. This year’s LUG will be held May 7-8, 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'> <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'>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'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Key agenda highlights include<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Managing a High Availability Lustre Environment Using Multiple Namespces<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lustre 2.17 and Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Design of Performance and Health Monitoring, Alerting, and Logging Infrastructure for Lustre in the Cloud<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OpenSFS Annual Meeting – announcement of new Board members <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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'>.<o:p></o:p></span></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><img border=0 width=339 height=268 style='width:3.5347in;height:2.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA8F11.1233C690"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>