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<DIV ALIGN=center><B><FONT SIZE="4">Last newsletter of 2014, see you again in 2015!</FONT></B></DIV>
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="https://www.mirantis.com/blog/case-study-university-of-hawaii-openstack-private-cloud/">University of Hawaii College of Education harnesses OpenStack to support faculty research via a secure private cloud</A></FONT></B>
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OpenStack powers a Holodeck at University of Hawaii at Manoa... Read the full story on <A HREF="https://www.mirantis.com/">Mirantis</A> blog.<BR>
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<B><FONT SIZE="4"><A HREF="http://getcloudify.org/2014/12/21/oasis-TOSCA-cloud-openstack-heat-orchestration-spec.html">The TOSCA Cloud State of the Union</A></FONT></B>
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A nice summary of the status of OpenStack Heat and the relation between the different specifications to describe topology and orchestration in cloud world.<BR>
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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/2014-December/053447.html">Application level HA via Heat </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-December/053355.html">The state of nova-network to neutron migration </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2014-December/005658.html">[Openstack-operators] Packaging sample config versions </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/2014-December/052225.html">[nova] Kilo Project Priorities </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-December/052230.html">Neutron Priorities for Kilo </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-December/052164.html">[Nova] Mid-cycle meetup details 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-announce/2014-December/000317.html">[OSSA-2014-041] Glance v2 API unrestricted path traversal</A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Reports from Previous Events</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://blog.flaper87.com/post/549acf20d987d299e2829cf6/">Rhones-Alpes meetup summary</A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Tips ‘n Tricks</FONT></B>
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<LI>By <A HREF="http://blog.oddbit.com/">Lars Kellogg-Stedman</A>: <A HREF="http://blog.oddbit.com/2014/12/22/accessing-the-serial-console-of-your-nova-servers/">Accessing the serial console of your Nova servers</A>
<LI>By <A HREF="http://darrylcauldwell.com/author/darrylcauldwell/">Darryl Cauldwell</A>:<A HREF="http://darrylcauldwell.com/create-a-vsphere-openstack-glance-windows-vm-image/">Create A vSphere OpenStack Glance Windows VM Image </A>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Upcoming Events</FONT></B>
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<A HREF="http://www.openstack.org/blog/2014/12/2015-openstack-foundation-events-plan-and-calls-for-papers-available/">2015 OpenStack Foundation Events Plan and Calls for Papers Available</A>. 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>. The detailed spreadsheet covers industry events, Summits (dates and locations), as well as regional OpenStack Days organized by the community. If you’re interested in sponsoring or speaking at a planned OpenStack Day, please contact the contact listed in the spreadsheet.<BR>
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<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2014-December/010842.html">[Call for Speaker, Sponsor, Participants] OpenStack Day in Korea - Feb. 05, 2015</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://ow.ly/EKWpY">Jan 15, 2015</A> <A HREF="http://ow.ly/EKWpY">Deep Dive into Trove</A> <A HREF="http://ow.ly/EKWpY">Austin, Texas, US</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://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.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.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="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.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>
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<B><FONT SIZE="5">Other News</FONT></B>
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<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/community/2014-December/000954.html">Volunteers needed for OpenStack Stand at FOSDEM in Brussels </A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/symantec-joins-openstack-foundation-gold-member">Symantec joins OpenStack Foundation as Gold Member!</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-December/000316.html">Keystone Middleware 1.3.1 release </A>
<LI>OpenStack Crossproject Meeting: suspended for holidays.
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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/56841/how-to-extract-the-image-details-from-glance-api/">how to extract the image details from glance api</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/57020/heat-grub-commands-for-centos-7-nova-instance/">HEAT grub commands for CentOS 7 Nova Instance</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/56848/swift-change-replication-address/">swift change replication address</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/56838/solaris-112-openstack-csrf-verification-failed/">Solaris 11.2 Openstack - CSRF Verification failed</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/56736/how-to-retrieve-ceilometer-statistics-for-the-meter-networkincomingbytes-for-an-instance/">How to retrieve ceilometer statistics for the meter "network.incoming.bytes" for an instance</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/56730/nova-scheduler-warning-host-has-more-disk-space-than-database-expected-on-launching-instances/">Nova Scheduler warning "Host has more disk space than database expected" on launching instances</A>
<LI><A HREF="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/56710/how-to-configure-virtualbox-based-testing-environment/">How to configure VirtualBox based testing environment?</A>
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