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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=518 height=179 style='width:5.3958in;height:1.8645in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D7197F.32543780"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Lustre User Group (LUG) meeting is the primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system. The 2021 Lustre User Group (LUG) virtual conference will be held <b>May 19-21, 2021 </b>and hosted by University of Florida Information Technology (UFIT) in partnership with Open Scalable File Systems (OpenSFS).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please see: <a href="https://www.opensfs.org/events/lug-2021/">https://www.opensfs.org/events/lug-2021/</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><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Experiences running the newer community releases (2.12, 2.13, 2.14)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Experiences using the new Lustre features (Client Data Encryption, OST Pool Quotas, DNEv3, PCC, SSK, DoM, Multi-Rail LNet, etc.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Best practices and practical experiences in deploying, monitoring, and operating Lustre (also in the cloud)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Pushing the boundaries with non-traditional deployments<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Submission guidelines<o:p></o:p></b></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 set to Sunday, April 4, 2021, 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 2021 is available at: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2021">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lug2021</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 also see <a href="https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2021">https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2021</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We look forward to seeing you online at LUG 2021!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The LUG 2021 Program Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>