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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=694 style='width:520.35pt'><tr><td width=694 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:520.35pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/events/lug14/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=407 height=117 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CF48E7.0F889BD0" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01CF48E7.0F889BD0"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register Today: Lustre User Group 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Registration Closes March 31<sup>st</sup> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=534 valign=top style='width:400.35pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time is running out to register for <a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug14/">the 12th Annual Lustre® User Group (LUG) Conference</a><span style='color:black'>! </span>Don’t miss the opportunity to join <span style='color:black'>the 175+ already registered attendees </span>from over 50 different companies and organizations including DataDirect Networks, Intel, NetApp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Xyratex, and more.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></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";color:black'>LUG 2014 will </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>be held on <span style='color:black'>April 8<sup>th</sup> - 10<sup>th</sup> at the </span>Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay<span style='color:black'> in Miami, Florida, and will bring together industry leaders, end-users, developers, and vendors to talk Lustre, contribute to the community, and move the technology forward.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The event will feature 29 sessions, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Exascale Computing Vision <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lustre Future Features <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lustre 2.5 Performance Evaluation <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lustre Releases <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Metadata Benchmarks and MD Performance Metrics <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:5.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Progress Report on Efficient Integration of Lustre and Hadoop/YARN<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://opensfs.wufoo.com/forms/lug-conference-2014/"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register by March 31<sup>st</sup></span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We encourage you to review the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug-2014-agenda/" title="LUG 2014 Agenda"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LUG 2014 Agenda</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to learn more about the networking opportunities, poster exhibition, and sessions at this year’s conference. <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We look forward to seeing you at LUG! If you have any questions, please feel <span style='color:black'>free to contact </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>OpenSFS LUG Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3855 SW 153<sup>rd</sup> Drive Beaverton, OR 97006 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: +1 503-619-0561 | Fax: +1 503-644-6708<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>@OpenSFS</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> | Website: </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.opensfs.org</span></a><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:mediumblue'> </span></u><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#767171'>Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. 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.</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:120.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug-2014-sponsorship/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=140 height=590 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CF48E7.0F889BD0" alt="SponsorBanner_March12"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/lug-2014-sponsorship/"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here to learn how to become a LUG Sponsor</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.35pt'><td width=694 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:520.35pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:40.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-9.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#767171'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>