<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=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi everyone,</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, February 1 at 11:59pm PST </span><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the deadline to submit a speaking proposal for the Austin OpenStack Summit. </span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Submit your speaking proposals </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/call-for-speakers/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HERE</span></a><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Speakers are limited to a maximum of </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">THREE</span><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> submissions total. Read </span><a href="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/how-to-land-a-successful-openstack-summit-talk" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this Superuser article</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for an outline of all the new changes. You can also get advice and tips on creating a successful talk for the Austin Summit in </span><a href="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/how-to-craft-a-successful-openstack-summit-proposal" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this webinar recording from the Women of OpenStack.</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IMPORTANT SUMMIT LINKS:</span></div><ul class="" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://openstacksummit2016austin.eventbrite.com" class="" style="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="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: prices increase in early March</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#hotels" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hotel Room Blocks</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#travel-support" class="" style="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><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Deadline February 9 </span></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/visa_form_austin_summit" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visa Invitation Letter Requests</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Deadline April 19</span></div></li></ul><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions, please email </span><a href="mailto:summit@openstack.org" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summit@openstack.org</span></a><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We look forward to seeing you in Austin!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break"></span><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cheers,</span></div><span class="" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The OpenStack Summit Team</span><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>