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<div>Hello, wonderful Women of OpenStack!</div>
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<div>A couple of weeks ago, myself (@nikiacosta), Diane Mueller (@pythondj), and Anne Gentle (@annegentle) hosted a webinar on How to Craft a Successful OpenStack Summit Proposal. This was a result of a blueprint session led by Jessica Murillo (@jess1camurillo)
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Women of OpenStack.</a> Our goal was to help more women submit great abstracts and get speaking slots in Vancouver. </div>
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<div>With the deadline less than a week away on February 9th, we wanted to share the writeup from
<a href="http://superuser.openstack.org/">SuperUser</a>, the OpenStack foundation’s website dedicated to sharing stories of OpenStack users from around the globe. <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">Check out the
</span><a href="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/how-to-craft-a-successful-openstack-summit-proposal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">write up</a><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;"> which includes links to sample
abstracts, and useful information for first-time submitters and veterans alike. Or,</span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;"> if you have time,
</span><a href="http://youtu.be/CxFYNZ4jqik" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">view the recorded presentation</a><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">. </span></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Still need help with your idea/title/abstract? Email this list and we’ll be happy to help! We hope to see you all on stage in Vancouver! </div>
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<strong>Niki Acosta</strong><br>
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