Fellow OpenSFS participants,

OpenSFS prides itself on being deeply committed to the philosophy of open source. We bring together a wide range of organizations and individuals to solve problems that move open source file systems forward. In the spirit of open source, we want to provide greater visibility into OpenSFS inner workings as well.

As we announced a few weeks ago, the weekly OpenSFS Board meetings will be open to all OpenSFS participants. These meetings are held weekly and include discussions on Lustre contract funding, communications strategy, community building initiatives, financial updates, and more.

As with any organization, from time to time the Board may need to meet in closed session regarding sensitive matters, including those pertaining to litigation, employment, contract negotiation, highly confidential information or as advised by counsel. However, we expect that such instances will be infrequent, and we look forward to having open Board meetings with broad participation as much as possible.

By allowing participants from the OpenSFS community to join the meetings, we look forward to providing insight and transparency to the decisions occurring at the OpenSFS Board level. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please add the following details to your calendars:

Meeting day: Tuesday

Meeting frequency: weekly

Time: 8-9am Pacific

Dial in: 866-857-0578

Passcode: 8953335

The meeting information is also available on the OpenSFS web site at http://opensfs.org/about/board-meetings-and-activities/

Additionally, we will continue to distribute minutes from the Board meetings to the OpenSFS participants mailing list. To subscribe to the participants mailing list, please visit http://lists.opensfs.org/listinfo.cgi/participants-opensfs.org

Our priorities continue to focus on our commitment to the Lustre community. Fostering broader community participation is key. We look forward to your ongoing participation in OpenSFS.

Best regards,

OpenSFS Board of Directors

Charlie Carroll, Cray

Steve Simms, Indiana University

Sarp Oral, ORNL

Meghan McClelland, Seagate Technology