<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-9b113e2e-fa67-15dd-7f32-11fd70679c4b" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The fourth Project Teams Gathering will be held September 10-14th back at the Renaissance Stapleton Hotel in Denver, Colorado (</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">3801 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado 80207)</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">REGISTRATION AND HOTEL</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Registration is now available here: </span><a href="https://denver2018ptg.eventbrite.com" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://denver2018ptg.eventbrite.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The price is currently USD $399 until August 23 at 6:59 UTC. After that date, the price will be USD $599 so buy your pass before the price increases! </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></p><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We've reserved a very limited block of discounted hotel rooms at $149/night USD (does not include breakfast) with the </span><a href="https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Project%20Teams%20Gathering%2C%20Openstack%5Edensa%60opnopna%7Copnopnb%60149.00%60USD%60false%604%609/5/18%609/18/18%608/20/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> where the event will be held. Please move quickly to reserve a room by August 20th or until they sell out!</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">TRAIN NEAR HOTEL</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The hotel has informed us that the RTD is anticipating the area near the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel being deemed a quiet zone by end of July, with a more realistic completion date of August 15th. This means there should not be any train horns during the week of the PTG! </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></p><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">HELPFUL LINKS:</span></div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Registration:</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span><a href="https://denver2018ptg.eventbrite.com" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://denver2018ptg.eventbrite.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Visa Invitation Letter (deadline August 24): </span><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/visa_form_denver_2018_ptg" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/visa_form_denver_2018_ptg</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Travel Support Program (first round deadline July 1): </span><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/travelsupportptg_denver_2018" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/travelsupportptg_denver_2018</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Sponsorship:</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/ptg#tab_sponsor" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://www.openstack.org/ptg#tab_sponsor</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Book a Hotel Room (deadline August 20): </span><a href="https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Project%20Teams%20Gathering%2C%20Openstack%5Edensa%60opnopna%7Copnopnb%60149.00%60USD%60false%604%609/5/18%609/18/18%608/20/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Project%20Teams%20Gathering%2C%20Openstack%5Edensa%60opnopna%7Copnopnb%60149.00%60USD%60false%604%609/5/18%609/18/18%608/20/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes</span></a></div></li></ul><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions, looking forward to seeing everyone in Denver!</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cheers,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; 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