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The China Lustre User Group (LUG) conference will be held at the </span><a href="http://www.thelakeviewhotel.com.cn/en/info.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lakeview Hotel</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, located in the heart of Zhongguancun. Regarded as the “Silicon Valley of China” and close to leading universities and the Olympic Center, the Lakeview Hotel is close to an array of mass transit options, making it the ideal venue for LUG China 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On behalf of the global Lustre community, OpenSFS has led the effort to define the future of Lustre, the premier file system for high-performance computing. Join OpenSFS and the worldwide Lustre community to learn how Lustre is being used to solve today’s most demanding and important storage challenges. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration – Now Open<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The LUG China event is free to attend but you must pre-register to attend. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the latest Lustre release updates, overview of the Lustre Test Infrastructure, details on the Exascale I/O and Fastforward product, and related vendor updates. </span><a href="https://opensfs.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4m1/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register now!</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Technical Sessions – Call for abstracts is now open<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LUG events are ideal opportunities to give a technical presentation about how you’re using the Lustre file system. We encourage you to submit a brief abstract that describes the topic you’d like to present. Your presentation should be 30 minutes long and showcase what you’ve learned or how you’re using Lustre. Presentation opportunities are limited, and nearly all of the technical sessions will be presented in Mandarin Chinese.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The agenda for this event is being finalized based on the abstracts received, but we invite you to take a look at the list of quality technical sessions from </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/past-events/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>past LUG events</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and consider submitting an abstract. Submit your abstract, topic title and your contact information to </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel discussions are the ideal forum for hearing from leading developers, vendors, and users of Lustre as they debate future requirements, explore upcoming enhancements, and share real world best practices. If you’d like to suggest a topic for a panel discussion – or be part of a panel, please contact </span><a href="mailto:panelist@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sponsorship Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If your company or institution is interested in being a sponsor, OpenSFS has a number of sponsorship packages available. More details about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/apac-lug-2013/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>APAC LUG event web page</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Together with leading institutions and vendors, these Lustre User Group events are the ideal opportunity for storage managers and IT directors to gather and share their expertise and experiences. We look forward to having you as our guest at the China Lustre User Group event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. is a strong and growing nonprofit organization dedicated to the success of the Lustre file system. OpenSFS was founded in 2010 to advance Lustre, ensuring it remains vendor-neutral, open, and </span></i><a href="http://lustre.opensfs.org/download-lustre/"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>free</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Since its inception, OpenSFS has been responsible for advancing Lustre and delivering </span></i><a href="http://lustre.opensfs.org/community-lustre-roadmap/"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>new releases</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> on behalf of the open source community. Through working groups, events, and ongoing funding initiatives, </span></i><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OpenSFS</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> harnesses the power of collaborative development to fuel innovation and growth of Lustre worldwide.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>_________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3855 SW 153<sup>rd</sup> Drive Beaverton, OR 97006 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: +1 503-619-0561 | Fax: +1 503-644-6708<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>@OpenSFS</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> | Website: </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>