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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The time is nearly here for our next group meeting. We have organised another fantastic day of speakers for you and really hope you continue to support as well as you have done previously. Please see below the agenda for the next user group meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>10:30 Arrivals and refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>11:00 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>Introductions and committee updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>Jez Tucker, Group Chair & Claire Robson, Group Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>11:05 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>pNFS and GPFS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>Dean Hildebrand, Research Staff Member - Storage Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>IBM Almaden Research Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>12:30 Lunch (Buffet provided)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>13:30 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>SAN Volume Controller/V7000, Easy Tier and Real Time Compression<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>14:30 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>WOS: Web Object Scalar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>Vic Cornell, DDN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>14:50 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>GPFS Metadata + SSDs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>Andrew Dean, OCF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>15:20 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>User experience of GPFS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>15:50 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>Stupid GPFS Tricks 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>16:00 </span><b><span style='font-family:Arial-BoldMT'>Group discussion: Challenges, experiences and questions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>Led by Jez Tucker, Group Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:ArialMT'>16:20 Close</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting will take place on <b>20<sup>th</sup> September</b> at <span lang=EN-US>Bishopswood Golf Club, Bishopswood, Bishopswood Lane, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 4AT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Please register with me if you will be attending</span></b><span lang=EN-US> the day no later than 6<sup>th</sup> September. Places are limited and available on a first come first served basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best wishes</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Claire Robson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>GPFS User Group Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: 0114 257 2200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Mob: 07508 033896<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>OCF plc is a company registered in England and Wales. 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