Here we go again! The Stein cycle will be slightly longer than past cycles. In case you haven't seen it yet, please take a look over the schedule for this release: https://releases.openstack.org/stein/schedule.html Development Focus ----------------- Focus should be on optimizing the time at the PTG and following up after the event to jump start Stein development. General Information ------------------- All teams should review their release liaison information and make sure it is up to date [1]. [1] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/CrossProjectLiaisons While reviewing liaisons, this would also be a good time to make sure your declared release model matches the project's plans for Stein (e.g. [2]). This should be done prior to the first milestone and can be done by proposing a change to the Stein deliverable file for the project(s) affected [3]. [2] https://github.com/openstack/releases/blob/e0a63f7e896abdf4d66fb3ebeaacf4e17f688c38/deliverables/queens/glance.yaml#L5 [3] http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/releases/tree/deliverables/stein Now would be a good time to start brainstorming Forum topics while some of the PTG discussions are fresh. Just a couple months until the Summit and Forum in Berlin. Upcoming Deadlines & Dates -------------------------- Stein-1 milestone: October 25 (R-24 week) Forum at OpenStack Summit in Berlin: November 13-15 -- Sean McGinnis (smcginnis)