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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Lustre Community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>There are only a few days remaining to submit an abstract for LUG 2024. </span><b>The abstract submission deadline is set to Monday, March 11, 2024, 23:59, AoE "Anywhere on Earth"<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Lustre User Group (LUG) conference is the high performance computing industry’s primary venue for discussion on the open source Lustre file system and other technologies. The conference focuses on the latest Lustre developments and allows attendees to network with peers. Please consider submitting a technical presentation for LUG'24!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensfs.org%2Flug-2024%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Ccc7a8bcbfc12440cbef208dc23596d57%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638424114225114456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2bTsEib3zyQ9UlbaLVCqiKHExaGU36Pse%2FPti0t0Xls%3D&reserved=0">2024 Lustre User Group (LUG) conference</a> will be held on May 6-9, 2024 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. <a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hpcc/events/LUG24/">LUG Registration is now open</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Call for Presentations<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The LUG Program Committee is particularly seeking presentations on:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Experiences running the newer Lustre releases<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Feedback on existing Lustre features (Client Data Encryption, OST Pool Quotas, DNEv3, FLR, PCC, SSK, DoM, Multi-Rail LNet, HSM, etc.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Upcoming Lustre features<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Best practices and practical experiences in deploying, monitoring, and operating Lustre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Pushing the boundaries with non-traditional deployments<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Performance & feature comparison with other filesystems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Submission Guidelines<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You only need an abstract for the submission process; we will request presentation materials once abstracts are reviewed and selected. Abstracts should be a minimum of 250 words and should provide a clear description of the planned presentation and its goals. All LUG presentations will be 30 minutes (including questions). All presentations must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another conference. The abstract should mention the branch and version of Lustre used (or derived from).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The submission details web page for LUG 2024 is available at: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fcfp%2FLUG2024&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Ccc7a8bcbfc12440cbef208dc23596d57%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638424114225123958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Nv7aXcxvX0Ne1i72wxY8iKCbaypsYiS2mUVRmF5uwZc%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2024</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You will need to create a user account on EasyChair if you don't already have one. <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Faccount%2Fsignin&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Ccc7a8bcbfc12440cbef208dc23596d57%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638424114225131378%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UwXHjoaWCXG8IqrtPyBcPDfJlPHxrOw4go4ONpn7bYI%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/account/signin</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Interested in sponsoring LUG? Please contact <a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org">OpenSFS Administration</a> for sponsorship options and pricing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to seeing you at LUG 2024!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The LUG 2024 Program Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> ---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>