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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=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Lustre Community, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There are only two weeks left to register for the Lustre User Group (LUG) 2021 virtual conference. </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opensfs-lug-2021-virtual-event-tickets-150979508775"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REGISTER ONLINE</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration for the event is required. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As with past LUG events, this year’s conference will provide the industry’s primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system and other open source file system technologies but in a virtual format. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mark your calendars to join us for LUG 2021 on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>May 19, 2021: 9:00am-2pm Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>May 20, 2021: 9:00am-2pm Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NEW: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The <a href="https://www.rc.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LUG21-Agenda.pdf">LUG agenda</a> is now available on the </span><a href="https://www.rc.ufl.edu/research/events/lug-2021/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LUG 2021 web site</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, hosted by the University of Florida. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OpenSFS Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The OpenSFS Annual Meeting will be held on May 20, 2021 in conjunction with LUG 2021. Be sure to attend to hear the latest updates from the OpenSFS Community, as well as meet our newly elected Board members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sponsor Opportunities</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Interested in supporting LUG 2021? Check out our </span><a href="https://www.opensfs.org/wp-content/uploads/LUG2021_Sponsorship_Levels_Opportunities.pdf"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>sponsor opportunities</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> and </span><a href="mailto:admin@opensfs.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>contact us for more information</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks to our LUG 2021 Sponsors! <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=277 height=116 style='width:2.8854in;height:1.2083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D741B2.8B50C730" alt="A picture containing graphical user interface
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