<p class="MsoNormal">Sun, sand and Lustre! To celebrate one
of Lustres biggest years multiple new Lustre installations and now clocking
at over 1TB/sec LUG '13 will take place in San Diego this year at the Omni
Hotel in the Downtown Gaslamp Quarter. Sessions will be held from April 16-18. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We hope youll join us! Registration is
now open. Our call for presentations is online and there are many sponsorship
opportunities (see details below). <br>
<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Be sure to register by March 15, 2013,
to take advantage of our early bird registration discount rate of $525. Registration
closes on Friday March 22, 2013. Weve
got a slick, easy interface this year that includes the full agenda, hotel
information and a lot more: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.gaveledge.com/SFS1301/home">https://www.gaveledge.com/SFS1301/home</a></span><br>
<br>
Second, LUG is always about a real exchange of ideas. The LUG program committee
would like to invite members of the Lustre community to submit presentation
abstracts for inclusion in this year's agenda. If youve considered it before,
but put it off, we want to hear from you. Weve made it easy; the first step
simply requires one-page abstract of your proposed talk. Were looking for
deep-dives, new information, and controversial topics in all areas of Lustre
development, application, or best-practices. The deadline to submit
presentation abstracts is March 4, 2013.<br>
Please submit your proposal through Easy Chair here: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2013</a></span><br>
<br>
Finally, this is ultimately a community effort. Lustre is open source to its
core. If your organization is interested in sponsoring LUG, we've got multiple
ways to commit, one that will be perfect for your budget. If youre into
Lustre, theres no better visibility than being at LUG: <a href="https://www.gaveledge.com/SFS1301/sponsorships">https://www.gaveledge.com/SFS1301/sponsorships</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A special thanks to our sponsors
already on-board: Intel and Xyratex. We
welcome additional sponsors and we appreciate your support.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We're really looking forward to an
interesting and exciting program for this <br>
year's meeting in San Diego!<br>
<br>
If you have questions or problems, feel free to mail Stephen Simms <br>
(<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:ssimms@iu.edu">ssimms@iu.edu</a></span>), LUG 2013 program chair.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
The LUG '13 Organizing Committee</p>