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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/openstack-user-groups-get-a-new-home">OpenStack User Groups get a new home</A></FONT></B><BR>
It’s easy to stay in touch with OpenStack birds-of-a-feather wherever you are, from <A HREF="https://groups.openstack.org/groups/india">India</A> to <A HREF="https://groups.openstack.org/groups/italy">Italy,</A> with the new <A HREF="https://groups.openstack.org/">OpenStack User Groups portal.</A> Even with events all over the globe, it's super simple to stay current — join a group, and you’ll be notified of new events when they're created.
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://ttx.re/facets-of-the-integrated-release.html">The facets of the OpenStack integrated release</A></FONT></B>
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<A HREF="http://ttx.re/">Thierry Carrez</A> looks into the various meanings the "integrated release" ended up having in our history, and see how we can better convey that information through separate tags.
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://robhirschfeld.com/2015/03/02/defcore-process-9-points/">DefCore Process 9 Point Graphic balances Community, Vendor, Goverance</A></FONT></B>
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<A HREF="http://robhirschfeld.com/">Rob Hirschfeld</A> has been working on the OpenStack DefCore process for nearly 3 years and he recognizes that the number #1 challenge of the effort remains how to explain it simply. The DefCore team has nevertheless managed to boil it down into nine key points.
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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/blog/2015/02/sign-up-for-openstack-upstream-training-in-vancouver/">Sign up for OpenStack Upstream Training in Vancouver</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/superuser-awards-nominations-now-open">Superuser Awards Nominations Now Open</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/openstack-dev/2015-March/058385.html">OpenStack options for visually impaired contributors</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-February/057816.html">creating a unified developer reference manual </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-February/057355.html">Call for mentors - Upstream Training,</A> <A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058148.html">Outreachy (former OPW) </A>
<LI><A HREF="https://aptira.com/blog/119-an-alternative-view-of-openstack-or-how-to-encourage-innovation-by-getting-out-of-the-way">An alternative view of OpenStack, or how to encourage innovation by getting out of the way</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058167.html">Gerrit tooling improvements</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058230.html">[nova] blueprint about multiple workers supported in nova-scheduler</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058288.html">Magnum - OpenStack Containers Service</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058493.html">Microversions. And why do we need API extensions for new API functionality?</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/055719.html">[cinder] Kilo Deadlines</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-February/057044.html">[nova] List of all Feature Freeze Exception requests </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-February/057383.html">[cinder] Proposals for Liberty Summit </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-February/057100.html">Outcome of the nova FFE meeting for Kilo </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-dev/2015-March/058113.html">[OSSN 0044] Older versions of noVNC allow session theft </A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Tips ‘n Tricks</FONT></B>
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<LI>By <A HREF="http://adam.younglogic.com/">Adam Young</A>: <A HREF="http://adam.younglogic.com/2015/03/key-fed-lookup-redux/">Keystone Federation via mod_lookup_identity redux</A> and <A HREF="http://adam.younglogic.com/2015/03/convince-nova-to-use-the-v3-version-of-the-api/">Convince Nova to Use the V3 version of the API</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="https://www.mirantis.com/blog/rally-as-an-openstack-performance-dashboard/">Boris Pavlovic</A>: <A HREF="https://www.mirantis.com/blog/rally-as-an-openstack-performance-dashboard/">Rally as an OpenStack performance dashboard</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/03/05/red-hat-enterprise-linux-openstack-platform-6-sr-iov-networking-part-i-understanding-the-basics/">Nir Yechiel</A>: <A HREF="http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/03/05/red-hat-enterprise-linux-openstack-platform-6-sr-iov-networking-part-i-understanding-the-basics/">SR-IOV Networking – Part I: Understanding the Basics</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://blog.nemebean.com/tags/openstack">Ben Nemec</A>: <A HREF="http://blog.nemebean.com/content/ipmi-controller-openstack-instances">IPMI Controller for OpenStack Instances</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://john.eckersberg.com/">John Eckersberg</A>: <A HREF="http://john.eckersberg.com/improving-ha-failures-with-tcp-timeouts.html">Improving HA Failures with TCP Timeouts</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="https://coolsvap.wordpress.com/">Swapnil Kulkarni</A>: <A HREF="https://coolsvap.wordpress.com/2015/03/02/openstack-rally-in-a-containter-a-reference-implementation-similar-to-tcup/">Rally in a Containter : A reference implementation similar to TCup</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.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://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220510843/">Mar 11, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220510843/">Philadelphia OpenStack Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220510843/">Philadelphia, PA, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220510756/">Mar 12, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220510756/">OpenStack NYC Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220510756/">New York, NY, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://cephdaysf.eventbrite.com/?discount=Openstack">Mar 12, 2015</A> <A HREF="https://cephdaysf.eventbrite.com/?discount=Openstack">Ceph Day San Francisco</A> <A HREF="https://cephdaysf.eventbrite.com/?discount=Openstack">San Francisco, California, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Munich/events/220488026/">Mar 17, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Munich/events/220488026/">OpenStack Munich Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Munich/events/220488026/">Munich, Bavaria, DE</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="http://cloudbeer.me/">Mar 26, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://cloudbeer.me/">#CloudBeerStockholm</A> <A HREF="http://cloudbeer.me/">Stockholm, SE</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ceph-day-amsterdam-tickets-15500667915?discount=Openstack">Mar 31, 2015</A> <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ceph-day-amsterdam-tickets-15500667915?discount=Openstack">Ceph Day Amsterdam</A> <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ceph-day-amsterdam-tickets-15500667915?discount=Openstack">Amsterdam, Netherlands, NL</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-DFW/events/218264002/">Apr 01, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-DFW/events/218264002/">OpenStack Meetup DFW</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-DFW/events/218264002/">Frisco, Texas, 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.openstack-konferenz.de/">Apr 15, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstack-konferenz.de/">iX OpenStack Tag</A> <A HREF="http://www.openstack-konferenz.de/">Köln, NRW, DE</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.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220648431/">Apr 22, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220648431/">OpenStack NYC Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/220648431/">New York, NY, US</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220648495/">Apr 23, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220648495/">OpenStack Philadelphia Meetup</A> <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Philly-OpenStack-Meetup-Group/events/220648495/">Philadelphia, PA, US</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://superuser.openstack.org/articles/why-openstack-s-drive-for-inclusivity-matters">Why OpenStack’s drive for inclusivity matters</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-March/058339.html">python-glanceclient release 0.16.1 </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/62423/how-neutron-calculates-new-routing-path/">How neutron calculates new routing path</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/62165/ceilometer-filter-by-user_id-or-username/">Ceilometer filter by user_id (or username)</A>
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