Kilowatts for Humanity harnesses the wind and sun to electrify rural communities <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/kilowatts-for-humanity-harnesses-the-wind-and-sun-to-electrify-rural-communities> OpenStack-powered DreamCompute cloud computing helps keep rural microgrids up and running OpenStack and Network Function Virtualization, the backstory <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/openstack-and-network-function-virtualization-the-backstory> Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack executive director, gave a keynote at the OPNFV Summit where he talked about the two communities. Fighting cloud vendor lock-in, manga style <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/fighting-cloud-vendor-lock-in-manga-style> To celebrate the OpenStack community and Liberty release, the Cloudbase Solutions team created a one-of-a-kind printed comic packed with OpenStack puns and references to manga and kaiju literature. Community feedback OpenStack is always interested in feedback and community contributions, if you would like to see a new section in the OpenStack Weekly Community Newsletter or have ideas on how to present content please get in touch: community@openstack.org <mailto:community@openstack.org>. Reports from Previous Events Local users steal the spotlight at OpenStack Day Benelux <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/local-users-steal-the-spotlight-at-openstack-day-benelux> Sitting down with NTT Group, the Superuser Awards winner at the OpenStack Summit Tokyo <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/sitting-down-with-ntt-group-the-superuser-awards-winner-at-the-openstack-summit-tokyo> Deadlines and Contributors Notifications Call for papers: OSCON <http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/open-source/public/cfp/423> 2016 deadline: November 24, 2015 Continuous Lifecycle London <http://continuouslifecycle.london/call-for-papers/> Deadline: December 1, 2015 PyCon 2016 <https://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking/> deadline: Jan 3, 2016 USENIX Annual Technical Conference 2016 <https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc16/call-for-papers> deadline: February 1, 2016 Security Advisories and Notices None this week Tips ‘n Tricks By Adam Gandelman: Blog: Astara Liberty Release <http://akanda.io/blog/astara-liberty-release-notes/> By Chris Price: OPNFV creates more features, documentation with second release, Brahmaputra <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/opnfv-creates-more-features-documentation-with-second-release-brahmaputra> OpenStack Developer Mailing List Digest November 7-13 <https://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/11/openstack-developer-mailing-list-digest-november-7-13/> Upcoming Events <https://www.openstack.org/community/events> Nov 14, 2015 How to make multi-tenant service based on Keystone? <http://www.meetup.com/China-OpenStack-User-Group/events/221510132/> Nov 15 – 20, 2015 Supercomputing 15 Austin, TX, US <http://www.supercomp.org/> Nov 15, 2015 奔跑吧，OpenStack! ——UnitedStack与您⾯对⾯·北京站·东京峰会见闻专场 Beijing, CN <http://www.meetup.com/China-OpenStack-User-Group/events/226585752/> Nov 16, 2015 November Meetup Manchester, GB <http://www.meetup.com/Manchester-OpenStack-Meetup/events/225442374/> Nov 17 – 18, 2015 Monitoring A Multi-Tenant Cloud by Datadog/ Neutron Networking by Midokura New York, NY, US <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/events/226541642/> Nov 18, 2015 Deploying OpenStack Using OSAD Houston, TX, US <http://www.meetup.com/openstackhoustonmeetup/events/226009298/> Nov 18, 2015 Meetup#18 – Bundles d’applications sur OpenStack @POSS La Plaine Saint-Denis, FR <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-France/events/226167226/> Nov 18, 2015 Tokyo Aftermath Meetup London, GB <http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-London/events/226314483/> There are several events you won’t want to miss out on Nov 18-19, see the full list here <https://www.openstack.org/community/events/>