December 2016 - Foundation-board - lists.openinfra.dev

Straw targets for 2017 Board meeting dates/times
by Alan Clark 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Directors, I would like to suggest the following dates/times for 2017 board meetings. I picked these dates mostly from avoiding conflicts with other industry related events. Please let me know the collisions I've missed. Jan 31, 1 -3pm pacific - conf call Feb 24, All day F2F at PTG, Atlanta April 11, 7-9am pacific - conf call May 12, All day F2F at Boston Summit June 20, 1-3pm pacific - conf call August 22, 7-9am pacific - conf call September XX, All day F2F at PTG October 3, 1-3pm pacific - conf call November 9, All day F2F at Sydney Summit December 5, 7-9am pacific - conf call Don't put these on your calendar yet. More refinement is needed. For example I haven't coordinated with the Foundation staff for the Summit and PTG schedules. Thanks, AlanClark

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New Forrester Report: OpenStack's Global Traction Expands for Newton Release
by Lauren Sell 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Hi everyone, I’m happy to share a new report from Lauren Nelson at Forrester — OpenStack's Global Traction Expands For Its Newton Release — which says OpenStack® has “grown into a de facto standard platform for the private cloud market and now serves as the foundation for public clouds, particularly in Europe and China.” It’s great timing to end the year on a high note and gain some momentum heading into 2017, especially after some of the news stories about the industry shifts the last few weeks. We issued a news release <https://www.openstack.org/news/view/292/openstacks-global-traction-expands-…> today, and you can download the report here <http://www.openstack.org/analysts>. If you’d like to help us promote it, you can retweet <https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/811270766822039552> the @OpenStack handle, join the conversation on LinkedIn, and of course share with your internal teams and prospects. To find more reports and resources to leverage for your own marketing / education initiatives, you can always access the analyst page <https://www.openstack.org/analysts/> and marketing portal <https://www.openstack.org/marketing>. Happy Holidays! Lauren

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Call for Presentations NOW OPEN- OpenStack Summit Boston May 2017
by Erin Disney 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Hi Everyone- The Call for Presentations is NOW OPEN <https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/call-for-presentations/> for the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Boston, May 8-11th! Hurry - the submission deadline is February 6, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT (February 7, 2017 at 6:59 UTC). 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 here <https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/call-for-presentations/selecti…>. January 18th is the deadline for track chair nominations <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/openstack_summit_boston2017…>. Reminder: 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. As a reminder, speakers are limited to a maximum of three submissions total. Contact speakersupport(a)openstack.org <mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org> with any submission questions. BOSTON REGISTRATION Attendee registration is now open <https://openstacksummit2017boston.eventbrite.com/>. Purchase your discounted early bird passes now. Prices will increase in mid March. SPONSORSHIP SALES Summit sponsorship sales also opened today, December 14, 2016 at 10:00am CT (16:00 UTC). You can now sign the electronic contract here <https://openstack.na1.echosign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblq…>. If you plan to sponsor both 2017 OpenStack Summits (Boston in May & Sydney in November), then check out page 4 of the Boston Summit Sponsorship Prospectus <https://www.openstack.org/assets/boston-summit/Boston-Sponsorship-Prospectu…> for a special 15% discount on Sydney Summit sponsorship packages. Please note this only applies to companies who sponsor both the Boston Summit and Sydney Summit. Full details of the sponsorship signing process are outlined here <https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/sponsors/>. If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at summit(a)openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org>. Erin Disney OpenStack Marketing erin(a)openstack.org <mailto:erin@openstack.org>

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