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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%"><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="574" height="163" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D185B4.07BDECF0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D185B4.07BDECF0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt">ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER FOR LUG 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Registration Closes March 29<sup>th</sup> 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time is running out to register for the
</span><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2016/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14<sup>th</sup> annual Lustre<sup>®</sup> User Group (LUG) conference</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
 Don’t miss the opportunity to join the 140+ already registered attendees from over 60 different companies and organizations including Cray, DataDirect Networks, HPE, Intel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Seagate Technology, Warp Mechanics, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt">EVENT OVERVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">LUG 2016 will be held on April 5<sup>th</sup> - 7<sup>th</sup> at the
</span><a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/oregon/hilton-portland-and-executive-tower-PDXPHHH/index.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hilton Portland and Executive Tower</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
 in Portland, Oregon and will bring together industry leaders, customers, developers, and vendors to talk Lustre, contribute to the community, and move the technology forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The event will feature over 35 sessions, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Building Lustre Solutions with NVM Devices Today</span></i><i><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lustre Update from Seagate</span></i><i><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tiering Storage (around Lustre) for Big Data and Supercomputing: Cray’s Portfolio of Offerings
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Intel(r) Solutions for Lustre* Software: Update</span></i><i><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-right:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A New Approach to Lustre – Join HPE for a Look at the Future of Optimized Lustre Environments<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
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<a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ec4atvk2ca30df75&llr=c9ldpiwab"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;color:gray;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="128" height="32" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D185B4.0B56CB20"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;letter-spacing:1.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We encourage you to review the complete
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://opensfs.org/lug-2016-agenda/" title="LUG 2014 Agenda">LUG 2016 agenda</a><span style="color:black">, which includes many networking opportunities and a breadth
 of Lustre related topics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are a Lustre Developer, there is still time to register for the supplemental<u>
</u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/">Lustre Developer Day</a><span style="color:black">* on Monday,
</span><b>April 4<sup>th</sup>. </b>This one-day event provides Lustre developers and those interested in doing Lustre development a chance to meet face-to-face.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information and to view the agenda, visit the
<a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lustre-developer-day/"><b>Developer Day website</b></a>.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you at LUG! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
</span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OpenSFS LUG Planning Committee</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;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>
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<b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171">OpenSFS Administration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171">3855 SW 153<sup>rd</sup> Drive Beaverton, OR 97003 USA | Phone: +1 503-619-0561 | Fax: +1 503-644-6708<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171">Twitter:
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/opensfs"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">@OpenSFS</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171"> | Email:
</span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">admin@opensfs.org</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171"> | Website:
</span><a href="http://www.opensfs.org"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.opensfs.org</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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