<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-892288f6-cc3f-e3e1-f3fc-fffe894d3a66" 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="">You have less than a month to submit your speaking proposals</span><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">for the </span><a href="http://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">OpenStack Summit Sydney</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">, November 6-8, 2017. </span><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit-login/login?BackURL=%2Fsummit%2Fsydney-2017%2Fcall-for-presentations%2F" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Submit your proposals here</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> by </span><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">July 14, 11:59PM Pacific Time (July 15, 2017 at 6:59 UTC)</span><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="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">There is only ONE week left to nominate yourself or a colleague to be a track chair. Learn more about </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); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">the selection process here,</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> and </span><a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/sydney2017_track_chair_nominations" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">submit your nomination</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> by June 27.</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 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: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><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="">Registration</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> - make sure to register now before the prices increase in early September</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=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/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="">Hotels</span></a></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=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/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></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=""><a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/travel/#visa" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Visa Information</span></a></div></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; 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="">Please note that all non-Australian residents will need a visa to enter Australia. This includes United States citizens.</span></div></li></ul><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=""><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="">Sponsorship</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> - deadline to sign the sponsor contract is September 27</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="">If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at <a href="mailto:summit@openstack.org" class="">summit@openstack.org</a>.</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="">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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