<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-f0e8419e-845c-7ff8-5c6e-d1c97f44cedf" 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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The Call for Presentations is NOW OPEN for the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Sydney, November 6-8th! </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><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="">Important Dates:</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: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Submission deadline is </span><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">July 14, 2017 at 11:59PM Pacific Time</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> (July 15, 2017 at 6:59 UTC)</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Selected speakers will be notified and the initial Summit schedule will be published in late August</span></div></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">New for this Summit: With a more focused conference, we have consolidated a few tracks and also focused on the industries where OpenStack adoption is strong in APAC and specifically Australia. </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/summit-categories/" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">View the Summit tracks</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you are interested in becoming a track chair or nominating a colleague, the details on the selection process and track chair information can be found </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/call-for-presentations/selection-process" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">here</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. June 27 is the deadline to submit your application for </span><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/sydney2017_track_chair_nominations" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">track chair nominations</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><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="">Reminders:</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: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Proposed sessions must indicate a format: panel or presentation. Each format has a maximum number of speakers associated. Panels are allowed a total of four speakers plus one moderator, whereas presentations are limited to two speakers. </span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Speakers are limited to submit a maximum of three submissions. </span></div></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Contact </span><a href="mailto:speakersupport@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="">speakersupport@openstack.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> with any submission questions. </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><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="">SYDNEY REGISTRATION </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Attendee registration is </span><a href="https://openstacksummit2017sydney.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="">now open</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. Purchase your discounted early bird passes for USD $600 now. Prices will increase in early September.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><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="">SPONSORSHIP SALES</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Interested in sponsoring the Summit? Full details of the sponsorship signing process are outlined </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/sponsors/" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">here</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. Make sure to check out page 18 of the </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/assets/sydney-summit/sponsorship/Sydney-Sponsor-Prospectus-FINAL.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">sponsorship prospectus</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> for a new add-on opportunity that is unique for the Sydney Summit and StackCity Community Party sponsorships.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""> </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at </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><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cheers,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Kendall</span></div><div class=""><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></span><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
Kendall Waters<br class="">OpenStack Marketing<br class=""><a href="mailto:kendall@openstack.org" class="">kendall@openstack.org</a><br class=""><br class="">
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