<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 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Hello Track Chairs,<br class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">It’s time for Part One of the track chair process!</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">You have between now and July 24 at 11:59pm Pacific Time (July 25 at 6:59 UTC) to complete this part. </span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">During this time we ask you to:</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><br class=""></span></div><ol style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Review the submissions within your specific track and identify any that need to be moved into another track category by clicking the “Request Category Change” button.<br class=""><br class=""></span></li><li class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Flag any talks that are obvious test submissions and need to be removed. Note this by making a comment and sending an email to <a href="mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org" data-type="email" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(28, 100, 140); outline: none medium !important;" class="">speakersupport@openstack.org</a> with a link to the presentation.<br class=""><br class=""></span></li><li class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Include comments on any sessions that you want to flag for more discussion later during the selection process. *ONLY* track chairs will be able to view your comments. Speakers and submitters cannot see your comments.</span></li></ol><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; color: rgb(67, 71, 85); widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">If you were unable to attend the webinar, here is the <a href="https://zoom.us/recording/play/G-Tl7ahDSdc9DtjSj7hckgRqIvJUctd1R4gr890MGZWzpoSRL2XBIb7ifNIcdAmG" class="">video recording</a> for your reference as well as notes below. This includes a walk thru of how to use the Track Chair tool.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">After you’ve watched the video you may access the Track Chair tool: <a href="http://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/" class="">www.openstack.org/track-chairs/</a>. </span>If you can’t login, please email <a href="mailto:jimmy@openstack.org" class="">jimmy@openstack.org</a>.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><u class="">Notes from Onboarding Webinar:</u></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">Round 1 is only about suggesting Track Changes; can’t begin your personal or team list until after community voting</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">Round 2 is for selecting tracks. </div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">General Features</b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Track Chair List</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- There is a track chair directory in the track chair tool so you have your fellow track chair email addresses. <a href="https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory" style="line-height: 15.5px; widows: 1;" class="">https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory</a></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** How to Change Tracks</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- Click on the proposal, then click “request category change”</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- Once you have made all your track changes, email track chair list for review</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- We will use feedback from track chair list to approve/reject track changes</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">**Email the speakers</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- You can email the speakers if you have questions about their session</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Intro to Ranking</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Intro to Team Ranking</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">New features</b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Alerts if Team List updated</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Star ratings of users</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- You can rank sessions by clicking Yes, Interested, or No thanks. This way you can filter the sessions</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Team Leaders</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- We recommend having a team lead for your track who helps facilitate communication and keeps track of the team list </div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Communicate via email :)</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">Lightning Talks</b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Ideally all alternates will give lightning talks</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">- This will help us have alternates onsite in case of emergencies </div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** Possible b/c of volume we will have a few additional alternate onlys, but the idea is to give all lightning</div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">Rules</b></div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">** CONFIDENTIAL INFO - Please do not notify speakers that they have been accepted ahead of the public announcement. </div><div style="line-height: normal; widows: auto; margin: 0px;" class="">**Be as neutral as possible. </div></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;" class=""><br style="vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class="">If you have any questions about the track chair tool, please email the track chair mailing list or <a href="mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org" class="">speakersupport@openstack.org</a>!</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Cheers,</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;">Kendall</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none transparent; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none; widows: 1; line-height: 15.5px;" class=""><span class="e2ma-style" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><br class=""></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
Kendall Waters<br class="">OpenStack Marketing<br class=""><a href="mailto:kendall@openstack.org" class="">kendall@openstack.org</a><br class=""><br class="">
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