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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>The 12<sup>th</sup> annual Lustre User Group (LUG) conference, the primary event for technical presentations and discussions on the Lustre parallel file system and other open source file system technologies, is being held in Miami, Florida, from April 8-10, 2014. Doing something interesting with Lustre? Pushing the boundaries? We’d love to have you involved!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText>OpenSFS relies on the real world experience of the open source Lustre community members to provide valuable sessions to LUG attendees. We’re pleased to extend a call for papers to solicit topics from Lustre users. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The LUG planning committee is looking for insight into best practices in deploying Lustre, case studies by Lustre users, and experiences from members of the business community who rely on Lustre. We are also looking for presentations related to specific development challenges, new feature development, project updates, edge-case implementations, and more. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>All LUG presentations will be 30 minutes, with a total of 30 speaking opportunities available. We encourage you to review the agendas and caliber of presentations at <a href="http://www.opensfs.org/past-events/">past LUG events</a>. To submit an abstract, please visit the <a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug-2014-call-papers/">LUG 2014 Call for Papers web page</a>. <b><i>Submission deadline is January 31, 2014.</i></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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 <a href="mailto:panelist@opensfs.org">admin@opensfs.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Sponsorships<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If your company is interested in sponsoring LUG 2014 – reaching more than 200+ focused Lustre attendees – OpenSFS has a number of sponsorship opportunities available. Please visit the <a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug-2014-sponsorship/">LUG 2014 sponsorship</a> web page for additional information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>With the ongoing growth and outstanding progress of the Lustre community, LUG 2014 promises to be an exciting and informative event! We look forward to seeing you in Miami! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>__________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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";color:blue'>@OpenSFS</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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";color:blue'>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";color:blue'>www.opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;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 development, ensuring it remains vendor-neutral, open, and free. Since its inception, OpenSFS has been responsible for advancing the Lustre file system and delivering new releases on behalf of the open source community. Through working groups, events, and ongoing funding initiatives, OpenSFS harnesses the power of collaborative development to fuel innovation and growth of the Lustre file system worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>