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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/working-to-bridge-the-developer-end-user-divide-in-openstack">Working to bridge the developer/end-user divide in OpenStack</A></FONT></B>
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The Product Working Group will embark on a listening campaign to improve dialogue between developers and their managers.
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/how-to-craft-a-successful-openstack-summit-proposal">How to craft a successful OpenStack Summit proposal</A></FONT></B>
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Inspiration, tips and a kick in the pants for the Feb. 9 deadline.
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://sdake.io/2015/01/28/an-atomic-upgrade-process-for-openstack-compute-nodes/">An atomic upgrade process for OpenStack compute nodes</A></FONT></B>
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<A HREF="http://sdake.io/">Steve Dake</A> has been involved with the Kolla project, a project to containerize OpenStack as well as Magnum, a project to provide containers as a service. In his blog post he talks about containers, how they are are super useful as an upgrade tool for OpenStack.
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://opensource.com/business/15/1/building-cloud-career-openstack">Building a cloud career with OpenStack</A></FONT></B>
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What can OpenStack do for you? How about helping you along your career? OpenStack is a growing space and there are <A HREF="http://opensource.com/business/14/3/want-it-job-learn-openstack">more than enough</A> jobs still to go around for qualified seekers. So how do you go about getting one of those jobs?<BR>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">The Road to Vancouver</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/call-for-speakers/">C</A><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/call-for-speakers/">all</A><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/call-for-speakers/"> For Speakers</A> open until February 9 – DEADLINE APPROACHING FAST
<LI><A HREF="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Travel_Support_Program">Applications for OpenStack Travel Support Program</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/01/vancouver-summit-sponsorships-now-available/">Vancouver Summit Sponsorships Now Available</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/visa/">Canada Visa Information</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/hotels/">Official Hotel Room Blocks</A>
<LI>Next batch of invites to Kilo contributors will be sent after a new milestone is released
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Relevant Conversations</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/foundation/2015-January/001836.html">Finding people to work on the EC2 API in Nova</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/054122.html">Vancouver Design Summit format changes </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/055151.html">do we really need project tags in the governance repository? </A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Deadlines and Development Priorities</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/054260.html">[Keystone] Spec proposal deadline Feb 5 </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/054282.html">[Cinder] Cutoff deadlines for cinder drivers</A>: <A HREF="https://github.com/openstack/cinder/tree/master/cinder/volume/drivers">volume drivers</A> need to have a CI by end of K-3, March 19th 2015
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/054312.html">[nova] Kilo FeatureProposalFreeze 22nd Jan and FeatureFreeze 5th Feb </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-January/053740.html">[neutron] BPs in Launchpad for Kilo-2 </A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Reports From Previous Events</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://blog.leafe.com/openstack-nova-mid-cycle-meetup-day-1/">OpenStack Nova Mid-cycle Meetup, Day 1</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://sarob.com/2015/01/day-one-of-the-openstack-product-management-kilo-midcycle/">Day One of the OpenStack Product Management Kilo Midcycle</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://blog.leafe.com/openstack-nova-mid-cycle-meetup-day-2/">OpenStack Nova Mid-cycle Meetup, Day 2</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://sarob.com/2015/01/day-two-of-the-openstack-product-management-kilo-midcycle/">Day Two of the OpenStack Product Management Kilo Midcycle</A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Security Advisories and Notices</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-January/000327.html">Glance user storage quota bypass (CVE-2014-9623) </A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Tips ‘n Tricks</FONT></B>
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<LI>By <A HREF="http://blog.zhaw.ch/icclab/how-to-install-a-multi-region-devstack-part-1/">Antonio Cimmino</A>: <A HREF="http://blog.zhaw.ch/icclab/how-to-install-a-multi-region-devstack-part-1/">How to install a multi region devstack Part-1</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://openstack-in-production.blogspot.com/2015/01/exceeding-tracked-connections.html">Tim Bell</A>: <A HREF="http://openstack-in-production.blogspot.com/2015/01/exceeding-tracked-connections.html">Exceeding tracked connections</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://opensource.com/users/adam-johnson">Adam Johnson</A>: <A HREF="http://opensource.com/business/15/1/scalable-open-virtual-networking-midonet">Scalable open virtual networking with MidoNet</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="https://blog.berendt.io/">Christian Berendt</A>: <A HREF="https://blog.berendt.io/simple-auto-scaling-environment-with-heat/">Simple auto scaling environment with Heat</A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Upcoming Events</FONT></B>
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The 2015 events plan is now available on the <A HREF="https://docs.google.com/a/openstack.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArUDleqDPUTAdHFNdGx0X1dyVUtLMWRYVU4wdGgtTUE&usp=sharing#gid=8">Global Events Calendar wiki</A>.
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.fosdem.org/2014">Jan 31 - Feb 01, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.fosdem.org/2014">FOSDEM</A> <A HREF="http://www.fosdem.org/2014">Brussels, BE</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/feature/index.html">Feb 02 - 03, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/feature/index.html">Upstream Training in Japan</A> <A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/feature/index.html">Tokyo, JP</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Seattle/events/198405792/">Feb 02, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Seattle/events/198405792/">OpenStack Seattle Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Seattle/events/198405792/">Seattle, WA, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/index_e.html">Feb 03 - 04, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/index_e.html">OpenStack Days Tokyo 2015</A> <A HREF="http://openstackdays.com/index_e.html">Tokyo, JP</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://openstack.or.kr/2015-openstackday/">Feb 05, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://openstack.or.kr/2015-openstackday/">OpenStack Day in Korea</A> <A HREF="http://openstack.or.kr/2015-openstackday/">Seoul, Seoul, KR</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://go.cumulusnetworks.com/prescriptive-openstack">Feb 11, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://go.cumulusnetworks.com/prescriptive-openstack">HandsOn Prescriptive Topology Mgr</A> <A HREF="http://go.cumulusnetworks.com/prescriptive-openstack">Mountain View, CA, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://bit.ly/1yguheQ">Feb 11, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://bit.ly/1yguheQ">CloudCamp Bangladesh @Digital World</A> <A HREF="http://bit.ly/1yguheQ">Dhaka, BD</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baden-Wuerttemberg/events/219990894/">Feb 18, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baden-Wuerttemberg/events/219990894/">First OpenStack BW Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baden-Wuerttemberg/events/219990894/">Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.tech-ies.com/">Feb 19 - 20, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.tech-ies.com/">World Techies Forum</A> <A HREF="http://www.tech-ies.com/">Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Finland-User-Group/events/219849986/">Mar 04, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Finland-User-Group/events/219849986/">OpenStack Finland meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Finland-User-Group/events/219849986/">Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/">Mar 11 - 12, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/">Cloud Expo Europe</A> <A HREF="http://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/">London, GB</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://calagator.org/events/1250467647">Mar 26, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://calagator.org/events/1250467647">PDX OpenStack Hackathon</A> <A HREF="http://calagator.org/events/1250467647">Portland, OR, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://us.pycon.org/2015/">Apr 08 - 16, 2015</A> <A HREF="https://us.pycon.org/2015/">PyCon 2015</A> <A HREF="https://us.pycon.org/2015/">Montreal, Quebec, CA</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.percona.com/live/openstack-live-2015/">Apr 13 - 14, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.percona.com/live/openstack-live-2015/">OpenStack Live</A> <A HREF="http://www.percona.com/live/openstack-live-2015/">Santa Clara, CA, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.con-nect.com.au/">Apr 21 - 22, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.con-nect.com.au/">CONNECT 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.con-nect.com.au/">Melbourne, Victoria, AU</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.infoexevents.com.cn/chinasdn">Apr 22 - 23, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.infoexevents.com.cn/chinasdn">China SDNNFV Conference</A> <A HREF="http://www.infoexevents.com.cn/chinasdn">Beijing, CN</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.cebit.com.au/">May 05 - 07, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.cebit.com.au/">CeBIT AU 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.cebit.com.au/">Sydney, NSW, AU</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/">May 18 - 22, 2015</A> <A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/">OpenStack Summit May 2015</A> <A HREF="https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/">Vancouver, BC</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.openstackdachday.com/">Jun 11, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstackdachday.com/">OpenStack DACH Day 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstackdachday.com/">Berlin, DE</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015">Jul 20 - 24, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015">OSCON 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015">Portland, OR, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/">Aug 10 - 13, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/">Gartner Catalyst Conference</A> <A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/">San Diego, CA, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.openstackbeneluxconference.nl/">Sep 17, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstackbeneluxconference.nl/">OpenStack Benelux Conference 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstackbeneluxconference.nl/">Bussum, NL</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/">Oct 04 - 08, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/">Gartner SymposiumITxpo</A> <A HREF="http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/">Orlando, FL, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.supercomp.org/">Nov 15 - 20, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.supercomp.org/">Supercomputing 15</A> <A HREF="http://www.supercomp.org/">Austin, TX, US</A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Other News</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://swiftstack.com/blog/2015/01/29/swift-feature-highlight-tempurls/">Swift Feature Highlight - TempURLs</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/01/fosdem-2015-where-you-can-learn-more-about-openstack/">FOSDEM 2015: Where you can learn more about OpenStack</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://tesora.com/blog/interview-kenneth-hui-involvement-openstack-thoughts-and-future-trove-project-and-more">Interview with Kenneth Hui: Involvement with OpenStack, thoughts and future of the Trove project, and more</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.mirantis.com/blog/why-fuel-runs-on-docker/">Why Fuel now runs on Docker</A>
<LI>OpenStack Crossproject Meeting: <A HREF="http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/crossproject/2015/crossproject.2015-01-27-21.03.html">Summary</A> and <A HREF="http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/crossproject/2015/crossproject.2015-01-27-21.03.log.html">full logs</A>.
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Got Answers?</FONT></B>
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<A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/">Ask OpenStack</A> is the go-to destination for OpenStack users. Interesting questions waiting for answers:<BR>
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<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/59627/how-to-set-up-a-federation-in-openstack-juno/">How to set up a Federation in Openstack Juno?</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/59789/attempt-to-install-nova-docker-driver-on-fedora-21/">Attempt to install Nova-Docker driver on Fedora 21</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/59745/how-to-use-keyring/">how to use keyring?</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/59729/cant-get-requested-routers-from-kwarg-in-def-sync_routers/">Can't get requested routers from kwarg in def sync_routers</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/59624/vnc-port-not-open-in-firewall/">VNC port not open in firewall</A>
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