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Hi Remzi and Andrea,</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr"><span style="font-size:16px">I’m writing on behalf of the organizing committee of HotStorage’26 (</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026%2findex.html&c=E,1,z7Oh5nvF15DbVn5zLk0I51tQFQQXDJPTHR3p65GhRKdNKcECyMOe9yFGEx_ohAqH0vW-XiIokQfp1aeyL7p_n-kEUwhaCNxtkGvJ9d8A0QLBA_fFlgYPI89JHQ,,&typo=1" data-outlook-id="ba86c4a5-1b28-48d8-93d2-1a0ec9fcff27">https://www.hotstorage.org</a></span><span style="font-size:16px">,
co-located with SOSP</span>’<span style="font-size:16px">26). As we briefly discussed, we would be honored if either of you would deliver the keynote address at HotStorage’26, taking place on Sept 28 & 29 in
</span><span style="font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Prague, Czechia.</span></div>
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Your work on storage systems has had a significant impact on the field, and we believe your perspective would resonate strongly with our community. The keynote address would be about one hour on Sept 29 (the day before SOSP main conference). We would be happy
to accommodate your schedule and any preferences you may have regarding the format. The workshop will cover travel and accommodation expenses, and we will provide an honorarium in accordance with ACM policies as a token of appreciation.</div>
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If you are available and interested, I would be happy to share more details and answer any questions you might have. We would greatly appreciate it if you could let us know at your earliest convenience. That said, we fully understand it may take time to make
the international travel decision, and we would be happy to wait until July (e.g., after SOSP author notification on July 3rd) if needed. </div>
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Thank you for considering the invitation as well as your contributions to the community!</div>
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Mai Zheng</div>
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On behalf of HotStorage’26 Organizing Committee</div>
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