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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>Hello Lustre Community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today,<b> Friday, February 28<sup>th</sup></b> is the last day to submit a LUG 2025 presentation for consideration. We still have slots available on the LUG agenda and look forward to receiving presentations from the Lustre Community. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today is also the last day to secure the Eary Bird registration discount! <b><span style='color:#4E95D9'>LUG registration and other event details are available on the <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsrcc.stanford.edu%2Flug2025&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Cac94aadd079145444a8c08dd40acacd8%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638737833026619472%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qufYV8cxD7MzN3PKlqVjJz1c7F2AulkmwFJ5wFqeVIY%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:#4E95D9'>LUG’25 web page</span></a>.</span></b><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><b>The abstract submission deadline is set to Friday, February 28, 2025, 23:59, AoE "Anywhere on Earth"<o:p></o:p></b></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 (2.15, 2.16)<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, IPv6, 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 2025 is available at: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fcfp%2FLUG2025&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Cac94aadd079145444a8c08dd40acacd8%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638737833026631823%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ipWT4k3607wE0d2%2BdaFqORVhwzpFBmc7LE2wuyB4G%2Bo%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2025</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%2Faccount2%2Fsignin&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Cac94aadd079145444a8c08dd40acacd8%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638737833026643164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=owvXFawVr468JsAleGMx%2B7%2F6%2BkEUytPbUJdyv%2BI6pG4%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/account2/signin</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>LUG 2025 Overview<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. <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%2Fsrcc.stanford.edu%2Flug2025&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Cac94aadd079145444a8c08dd40acacd8%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C638737833026574889%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2z6rrxewQCK%2FLKMxocoWo5ShnkYKEbIyWJiS0T3CoMM%3D&reserved=0">2025 Lustre User Group (LUG) Conference</a> is scheduled for April 1-2, 2025, at Stanford University in California. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to seeing you at LUG 2025!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The LUG 2025 Program Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>