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We are seeking presentations and poster abstracts detailing </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>specific Lustre development challenges, new development features, edge-case implementations, and more! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Submit Your Presentation by February 27<sup>th</sup>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Visit the <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2015" target="_blank">LUG 2015 Call for Presentations Submission website</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Login or create a user account on Easy Chair <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Complete the online submission process<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Only an abstract is required for the submission process<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Don’t miss your chance to share your experience with over 200+ Lustre-focused attendees at LUG 2015.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Register for LUG:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>By attending and presenting at this year’s LUG conference you and your associates will have the exclusive opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders to advance the Lustre file system and contribute to new releases on behalf of the open source community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2015/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Register now</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> to take advantage of the special early bird rate before March 20<sup>th</sup>. The early bird registration price is $525. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Visit <a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2015/">the LUG Event Page</a> for more information about lodging, networking opportunities, and the <b><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/">Lustre Developer Day</a></b> hosted in conjunction with LUG on April 16<sup>th</sup>. We will also add a full agenda, speakers, and session descriptions leading up to the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact </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'>.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OpenSFS LUG Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>_________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3855 SW 153<sup>rd</sup> Drive Beaverton, OR 97003 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;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='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>@OpenSFS</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> | Website: </span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org"><span 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style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><a href="http://cdn.opensfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LUG_2015_Sponsorship_Opportunities.pdf"><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Click here to learn how to become a 2015 LUG Sponsor</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Member Benefits at LUG:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.65pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:10.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are happy to offer one complimentary event pass to each member company of OpenSFS as a benefit of membership. The registration discount code has been sent to the primary contact, but it may be transferred to another representative at the same company if the primary contact will not be attending. </span><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.35pt'><td width=728 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:546.15pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:40.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-9.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>