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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:107%">OFA Workshop 2023<span style="color:red"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><strong><span style="color:red; font-size:18.0pt; line-height:107%">Transition to Virtual<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) has decided to transition the in-person OFA Workshop 2023 that was set to take place April 11-13, 2023, in Columbus, OH, in favor of a fully virtual event on the same dates. Given a significant number of members anticipating challenges with travel in early 2023, the OFA took this step to ensure the OFA Community at-large had ample opportunity to share the important work it completed since our last virtual gathering.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The OFA will now work to transition the OFA Workshop 2023 event to a virtual format that has been utilized for the past several years. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Over the coming weeks, we will be communicating more details related to the OFA Virtual Workshop 2023 schedule, registration, and sponsorship opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white; line-height:normal; margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><strong><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Call for Sessions – New Submission Deadline</span></strong></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#fefefe; line-height:normal; margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:black; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The OFA Virtual Workshop 2023 will still focus on the following overarching themes that cover advanced network technology, innovative networking approaches, and the open community:</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white; line-height:normal; margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Deadline to submit has been extended to <strong>February 21, 2023, at 5:00PM PST</strong>. To submit a speaking proposal, visit the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.openfabrics.org/2023-ofa-workshop-call-for-sessions/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-comment-continuation:1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="color:#029efb; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Call for Sessions</span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-comment-continuation:1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3
4222215"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="color:black; font-size:8.0pt; mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="mso-special-character:comment"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="color:#231f20; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">If you have questions at this time, please contact </span></span><a href="mailto:press@openfabrics.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">press@openfabrics.org</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34221649"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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