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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>As a reminder, tomorrow, <b>February 22<sup>nd</sup></b> is the deadline for submitting LUG submissions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Lustre User Group (LUG) meeting is the primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The 2019 Lustre User Group (LUG) conference will be held May 14-17, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Please see:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2019/">http://opensfs.org/events/lug-2019/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The LUG Program Committee is particularly seeking presentations on:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Experiences running the newer community releases (2.10, 2.11 and 2.12)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Experiences using the new Lustre features (DNE2, SSK, UID/GID mapping, Project Quotas, PFL, DoM,Multirail LNet, LNet Network Health, etc.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Best practices and practical experiences in deploying, monitoring, and operating Lustre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Pushing the boundaries with non-traditional deployments<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Submission guidelines<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You only need an abstract for the submission process; we will request presentation materials once abstracts are reviewed and selected. Abstracts should be a minimum of 250 words and should provide a clear description of the planned presentation and its goals. All LUG presentations will be 30 minutes (including questions).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The abstract submission deadline is February 22, 2019, 23:59, AoE "Anywhere on Earth"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The submission web page for LUG 2019 is available at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2019">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2019</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You will need to create a user account on EasyChair if you don't already have one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please see <a href="https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2019">https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2019</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We look forward to seeing you in Houston at LUG 2019! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The LUG 2019 Program Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>