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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>OpenStack Community, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>You are invited on an online discussion about<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://robhirschfeld.com/2013/08/13/openstack-core-positions/" title="refined: 10 OpenStack Core Positions"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>OpenStack Core</span></a> on October 16th at UTC 13:30 (8:30 am US Central).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>At the next<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/4Nov2013BoardMeeting"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>OpenStack Foundation Board meeting</span></a>, we will be<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://robhirschfeld.com/2013/10/04/implement-core/" title="Thinking about how to Implement OpenStack Core Definition"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>setting a timeline</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for implementing an<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://robhirschfeld.com/2013/07/22/kicking-off-core/" title="Kicking off discussion about OpenStack Core"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>OpenStack Core Definition process</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>that promotes a clear and implementation driven metric for deciding which projects should be considered "required." This is your chance to review and influence the process!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Agenda: 90 minutes on Oct 16 at 13:30 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>We'll review the OpenStack Core Definition process (15 minutes) and then open up the channel for discussion using the IRC (<a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/IRC"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>#openstack-meeting-alt</span></a>) & Google Hangout on Air (link posted in IRC). We'll also have a<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://join.me/806-025-695"><span style='color:#3C2BB6'>Join.me stream</span></a> because "seating" is limited on the Hangout (if you want to listen only use the Join.me to save seats for active participants).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The forum will be coordinated through the IRC channel for links and questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Can't make it? The session will be recorded and we are actively planning an additional session that serves non-US/EU time zones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Rob Hirschfeld<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Sr. Distinguished Cloud Solution Architect<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0085C3'>Dell</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'> | Cloud Edge, Data Center Solutions<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>blog</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'> robhirschfeld.com, <b>twitter</b> @zehicle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Please note, I am based in the CENTRAL (-6) time zone <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>