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\n<\/b>Welcome to 2017! We hope you all had a lovely festive season. Here is our first edition of the User Group newsletter for this year. <\/span>
\n<\/b>
\n<\/b>AMBASSADOR PROGRAM NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017 sees some new arrivals and departures to our Ambassador program. Read about them\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WELCOME TO OUR NEW USER GROUPS<\/b><\/p>\n

We have some new user groups which have joined the OpenStack community.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh<\/a><\/p>\n

Ireland – Cork<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Russia – St Petersburg<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

United States\u00a0– Phoenix, Arizona<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Romania – Bucharest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We wish them all the best with their OpenStack journey and can\u2019t wait to see what they will achieve! <\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for a your local group? Are you thinking of starting a user group? Head to the groups portal for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n


\nMAY 2017 OPENSTACK SUMMIT<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to Boston for our first summit of 2017!!<\/p>\n

You can register and stay updated here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider it your pocket guide for all things Boston summit. Find out about the featured speakers<\/a>, make your hotel bookings<\/a>, find your FAQ<\/a> and read about our travel support program.<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/b>
\n<\/b>The community has spoken! A new board of directors has been elected for 2017. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Read all about it here.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!<\/b>
\n<\/b>Submit your response the latest<\/span> OpenStack<\/span><\/a> User Survey! <\/span>
\n<\/span>All data is completely confidential. Submissions close on the 20th of February 2017. <\/span>
\n<\/span>You can complete it here.\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

CONTRIBUTING TO UG NEWSLETTER<\/b><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to contribute a news item for next edition, please submit to this etherpad<\/a>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Items submitted may be edited down for length, style and suitability.
\nThis newsletter is published on a monthly basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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