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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:107%">OFA Virtual Workshop 2022<span style="color:red"><br />
Call for Sessions Extended to 3/22/2022</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:red; font-size:18.0pt; line-height:107%"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin-bottom:0in; mso-layout-grid-align:none; mso-pagination:none; text-align:center; text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none; mso-pagination:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Due to a high level of interest in presenting at the </span><a href="https://www.openfabrics.org/2022-ofa-workshop/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">OpenFabrics (OFA) Virtual Workshop 2022</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> , the OFA has extended the </span><a href="https://www.openfabrics.org/2022-workshop-call-for-sessions/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Call for Sessions</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> submission deadline by one week. Propo
 sals are now due by <strong>March 22, 2022, at 5:00PM Pacific Time</strong>. The Technical Program Committee will respond to proposals by <strong>April 4, 2022.</strong></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none; mso-pagination:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#231f20; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">The OFA Virtual Workshop 2022– taking place <strong>April 26-28 from 8:00AM-2:00PM Pacific Time </strong>each day – will </span><span style="color:#231f20; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">focus on the following overarching themes that cover advanced network technology, innovative networking approaches, and the open community:</span></p>

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     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Broader Ecosystem, Community, and Standards<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#231F20;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;
     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Hardware Accelerations and In-Network Compute<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#231F20;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;
     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">High-Performance Software<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#231F20;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;
     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Network Protocols and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#231F20;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;
     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">State-of-Practice<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#231F20;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;
     background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Other Topics in High-Performance Networking and Computing<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<p style="background:white; margin-bottom:15.0pt; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#231f20; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">For additional details and to submit a speaking proposal, visit the </span></span><a href="https://www.openfabrics.org/2022-workshop-call-for-sessions/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#029efb; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Call for Sessions</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34222215"><span style="color:#231f20; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"> page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><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><a href="mailto:press@openfabrics.org"><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></a><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></p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt">Regards,<br />
The OFA Press Team</span><br />
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