From admin at opensfs.org Tue Mar 5 16:00:47 2019 From: admin at opensfs.org (OpenSFS Administration) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 08:00:47 -0800 Subject: [Discuss] LUG 2019 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Message-ID: <000b01d4d36c$9932d0c0$cb987240$@opensfs.org> Registration for The 17th Annual Lustre User Group Conference is NOW OPEN. May 15-17, 2019 University of Houston Student Center 4455 University Drive Houston, TX 77204 LUG 2019 is the industry's primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system and other open source file system technologies. Don't miss your chance to actively participate in industry dialogue on best practices and emerging technologies, explore upcoming developments of the Lustre file system, and immerse in the strong Lustre community. The LUG 2019 conference website (conference.cacds.uh.edu ) has all the latest information, including how to obtain the LUG 2019 group rates at the conference hotel and information on all of the planned networking events. Return to the conference site often as the conference agenda will be posted to the site the week of March 18. You can also check out the online conference program which will soon be posted. Online Registration : Register early to take advantage of the early bird rate of $500, available through April 15. Save $50-250 off regular/late registration. PRE CONFERENCE EVENTS-Tuesday, May 14 This year's LUG conference offers two brand new tutorial sessions, included in your registration fee. Space is limited so be sure to register early. The below session content is tentative and subject to change: Lustre for New Users: 8:00am to 12:00-This session will introduce the Lustre operating platform to new users. It is a hands-on session that will allow users to familiarize themselves with Lustre before the conference begins. Topics to be covered include: Structure of the file system; underlying Filesystem types; how to install; how to configure inet; how to create a Filesystem; how to mount on clients; configuring user mapping; striping and OST pools and much more. Lustre Day to Day Operations Session for Systems Administrators: 1:00pm to 5:00pm-This session is designed for users already familiar with the Lustre platform and who wish to take their depth of knowledge to the next level. Topics to be discussed are system crashes; LNet configuration/tuning; Luster HA/failover; understanding the Lustre recovery process; Lustre DNE; changing a server NID; writeconf process; adding a new OST; and Lustre monitoring. Welcoming Reception: 6pm to 9pm-Meet fellow attendees in this event sponsored by Whamcloud 2019 Networking Events: St Arnolds Brewery: May 15, 6pm to 9pm-- St. Arnold Brewing Company is Texas' oldest craft brewery, founded in 1994. They brew a wide variety of beers, some year-round, some seasonal, and some single batch. We will provide transportation to and from the brewery with stops at the UH Hilton and the downtown conference hotels (Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites). Please join us for this event in the Investor's Pub, which we have reserved for LUG-2019 attendees.. This event includes an optional tour of the brewery, games, hors d'oeuvres and of course, cold beer. UH Gameroom Night: May 16, 6pm to 9pm-- The UH Gameroom is located in the basement of the Student Center, two floors below our conference location. Join us for an evening of bowling, pool, and ping pong. (There are also video games and an air hockey table available). We will also bring in a Tex-Mex buffet of beef/chicken and grilled vegetable fajitas with all the fixings (guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese, rice and beans). We have the entire facility reserved for our exclusive use this evening. DON'T FLY HOME EARLY!! Join us for our final networking event, Friday afternoon after the close of the conference: Space Center Houston Tour-May 17--1pm to 6pm-- Join us for a tour of Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of the NASA Johnson Space Center. The center features more than 400 space artifacts, permanent and travelling exhibits, attractions and theaters-all related to the history and future of America's manned space flight program. This tour is limited to the first 56 attendees to sign up. It includes bus transportation to and from the Space Center Houston starting from the UH Student Center. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at opensfs.org Thu Mar 14 22:25:25 2019 From: admin at opensfs.org (OpenSFS Administration) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:25:25 -0700 Subject: [Discuss] LUG Student Volunteer Opportunity Message-ID: <009f01d4dab4$d25dd440$77197cc0$@opensfs.org> OpenSFS is excited to provide an opportunity for students to interact with technology leaders and developers from the industry, worldwide academia, and U.S. National Laboratories. OpenSFS is seeking student volunteers for the Lustre Group (LUG) 2019 Meeting . LUG 2019 will take place in Houston, TX on May 14-17, 2019. OpenSFS will provide financial assistance for round trip travel to and from the student's educational institution's home town to Houston, TX, lodging for the duration of the conference, transport fees to and from the airports, and per diem. The registration fees for student volunteers will be waived by OpenSFS. A. Eligibility Students at the undergraduate or graduate level in Computer Science or a closely related program, enrolled in an accredited university in United States are eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to explain why they will benefit from attending the conference. B. Selection Selection will be made by the OpenSFS Board and students currently enrolled in programs from OpenSFS member academic organizations will be prioritized. C. Duties Student Volunteer duties may include but are not limited to: * Tracking and reporting session attendance * Distributing print materials for sessions * Assisting speakers during sessions * Managing microphones for questions * Assisting conference organizer D. Expectations Students will attend the entire duration of the conference from Monday, May 14 to Friday May 17, 2019. Students will work 15-20 hours for the conference. E. How to Apply Forward all application components to lug-students at lists.opensfs.org with the subject line "Student Volunteers program". F. Application Components All application components are submitted through email to lug-students at lists.opensfs.org . 1. CV 2. Conference motivation statement (limit 1 page) 3. Letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor, or other department personnel G. Guidelines Student volunteers are expected to stay in the hotel booked by the conference. These rooms are booked by OpenSFS to ensure student volunteers have quick and easy access to the Conference to work their shifts. Even if you are local to the area, you still need to stay in your reserved hotel room. All applications must be received by April 15, 2019. Best regards, OpenSFS Administration -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: