<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c5bb37b9-3d4f-40f9-73ba-646a6110bb9a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear OpenStack Sponsors and Supporters,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks go to the companies who have shown an interest in sponsoring the upcoming </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/community/events/openstackdays/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack Days</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> East 2017 conference.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you may have heard, we are excited to announce that</span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/community/events/openstackdays/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack Days</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> East 2017 will be in the city of Washington, DC, with the tentative dates of Aug 22-23, 2017. The two day event will have a focus on the Government sector, amongst many others, such as containerization, DevOps practices, provisioning, orchestration and more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have found a promising venue, and an event planner for this conference but the next hurdle is to find companies that are willing to directly pay for the deposits for both the venue and the event planner, and to co-lead the effort with the current volunteers.  This would be happening while the sponsorship money is coming in.  If you are interested please contact us immediately via email, and fill out this </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwu6FpGIQ6zis-F99E_oWMdWJ8olXKyp50E8G5PQQ4CIwYDg/viewform?c=0&w=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">form</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Without this crucial step it is unlikely for the conference to proceed.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStackDC/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStackDC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack-Northern Virginia</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baltimore/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack-Baltimore</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4762393/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">VA OpenStack Users</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and several other east coast OpenStack groups will be organizing the OpenStack Days East 2017 event. In order to proceed in earnest, with the planning, we are soliciting a tentative sponsorship commitment from your company for this event.   </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Last year’s sponsorship costs can be found</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B28O7k5mIZSiODN6enZROU1EV1lBeE91ekNmbmIxTGNVSXBj" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which may differ in 2017. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> sponsorship levels are currently available for 2017.  If your company is interested in sponsoring this conference, please fill out this </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwu6FpGIQ6zis-F99E_oWMdWJ8olXKyp50E8G5PQQ4CIwYDg/viewform?c=0&w=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">form</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Also, please keep in mind that this initial sponsorship step </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">only</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> requires a contact name and an email address from your company.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you know</span><a href="http://www.openstackeast.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack Days East</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, in</span><a href="http://www.openstackeast.com/location/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NYC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> last year, was a resounding success.  Some of the companies that sponsored the 2016 event were HP Enterprise, Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical, Dell, and IBM. The full list of 2016 sponsors can be found</span><a href="http://www.openstackeast.com/sponsors/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. We look forward to hearing back from you soon. Thank you very much in advance. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you very much in advance and look forward to working with you.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://groups.openstack.org/users/haisam-ido" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Haisam Ido</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://groups.openstack.org/groups/dc-washington-dc" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStackDC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Organizer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.openstack.org/community/speakers/profile/148" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shilla Saebi</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack-Northern Virginia</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Organizer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baltimore/members/146903662/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">James Genus</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jr.,</span><a href="https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Baltimore/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStack-Baltimore</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Organizer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorlowing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Trevor Lowing</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4762393/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:tahoma;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">VA OpenStack Users</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Organizer</span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></span></div></div>