<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi Everyone-</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t forget: the Call for Presentations for the upcoming OpenStack Summit Boston closes next week! </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The submission deadline is February 6, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT (February 7, 2017 at 6:59 UTC). </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reminder: Proposed sessions must indicate a format: Panel, presentation or lightning talk. Each format has a maximum number of speakers associated. Panels are allowed a total of four speakers plus one moderator, whereas presentations and lightning talks are limited to two speakers. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a reminder, speakers are limited to a maximum of three submissions total. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">speakersupport@openstack.org</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with any submission questions. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOSTON REGISTRATION </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attendee registration is </span><a href="https://openstacksummit2017boston.eventbrite.com/" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">now open</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Purchase your discounted early bird passes now. Prices will increase in mid March. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SPONSORSHIP SALES</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Summit sponsorship sales are also open. You can now sign the electronic contract </span><a href="https://openstack.na1.echosign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhDVm3Ed5_hJ8h7eWGpho7zDrpgXwAGfEEgX-Uq3eziXrwvH8sSfL7DjRiTxEp7zKsU*" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If you plan to sponsor both 2017 OpenStack Summits (Boston in May & Sydney in November), then check out page 4 of the </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/assets/boston-summit/Boston-Sponsorship-Prospectus.pdf" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boston Summit Sponsorship Prospectus</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a special 15% discount on Sydney Summit sponsorship packages. Please note this only applies to companies who sponsor </span><span class="" style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">both</span><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the Boston Summit and Sydney Summit. Full details of the sponsorship signing process are outlined </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/sponsors/" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at </span><a href="mailto:summit@openstack.org" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summit@openstack.org</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Erin Disney<br class="">OpenStack Marketing<br class=""><a href="mailto:erin@openstack.org" class="">erin@openstack.org</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>