
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi everyone,</span><font color="#5856d6" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span><br class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You have less than a month to submit your speaking proposals</span><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for the </span><a href="http://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OpenStack Summit Sydney</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, November 6-8, 2017. </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit-login/login?BackURL=%2Fsummit%2Fsydney-2017%2Fcall-for-presentations%2F" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Submit your proposals here</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by </span><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">July 14, 11:59PM Pacific Time (July 15, 2017 at 6:59 UTC)</span><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span><br class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span><br class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is only ONE week left to nominate yourself or a colleague to be a track chair. Learn more about </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/call-for-presentations/selection-process" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the selection process here,</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/sydney2017_track_chair_nominations" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">submit your nomination</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by June 27.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Important Links:</span><br class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><a href="https://openstacksummit2017sydney.eventbrite.com/" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - make sure to register now before the prices increase in early September</span></li><li class=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/travel/#hotels" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hotels</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/travel/#travel-support" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travel Support Program</span></a></li><li class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/travel/#visa" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;">Visa Information</a></span></li><ul class=""><li class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that all non-Australian residents will need a visa to enter Australia. This includes United States citizens.</span></li></ul><li class=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/sponsors/" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sponsorship</span></a><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - deadline to sign the sponsor contract is September 27</span></li></ul><br class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at </span><a href="mailto:summit@openstack.org" class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">summit@openstack.org</a><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span><br class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Cheers,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Erin</span><div class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span><div class="">

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