<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=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e7873ec-6037-e176-e5a4-765a68b5d918" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hi everyone,</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Monday, February 1 at 11:59pm PST </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">is the deadline to submit a speaking proposal for the Austin OpenStack Summit. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Submit your speaking proposals </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/call-for-speakers/" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">HERE</span></a><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">!</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Speakers are limited to a maximum of </span><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">THREE</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> submissions total. Read </span><a href="http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/how-to-land-a-successful-openstack-summit-talk" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">this Superuser article</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> 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" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">this webinar recording from the Women of OpenStack.</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></a></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">IMPORTANT SUMMIT LINKS:</span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><a href="https://openstacksummit2016austin.eventbrite.com" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Registration</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">: prices increase in early March</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#hotels" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hotel Room Blocks</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/austin-and-travel/#travel-support" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Travel Support Program</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">: Deadline February 9 </span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/visa_form_austin_summit" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Visa Invitation Letter Requests</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">: Deadline April 19</span></div></li></ul><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you have any questions, please email </span><a href="mailto:summit@openstack.org" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">summit@openstack.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We look forward to seeing you in Austin!</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5299999999999998; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class="kix-line-break"></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cheers,</span></div><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The OpenStack Summit Team</span></span><div class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><br class="">
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