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Dear Ali R. Butt,</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hope you’ve been well. We're writing to follow up on our invitation for you to serve as a keynote speaker at HotStorage'26,
to be held on </span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">September 28–29 in Prague, Czechia (</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f&c=E,1,zjgnzVHIrG7EVRr4se7z-qDApXTg3BzqvVIMkqoBO_AHhccBge9-L0r0Q3r0DmJUA6F72kSvP84yYLlRxIgEX3EejfHiAQhsqyWPFH6X&typo=1" id="OWAa35ad5ca-9ab4-528e-b1ff-9a2c9315b794" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="ac878b93-a8f6-461e-b06b-b490d2923826" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.hotstorage.org/</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">),
co-located with SOSP ’26.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We would be delighted to have you join us, and your perspective on storage systems would be a great fit for the
program. We realize your schedule is busy, so we wanted to check whether you’ve had a chance to consider the invitation.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If helpful, we're happy to provide any additional details. We would appreciate it if you could let us know your
availability at your </span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">earliest
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">convenience.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you again for considering this, and we hope we’ll have the chance to host you!</span></p>
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Best regards,</div>
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Travis Janssen & Mai Zheng</div>
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On behalf of HotStorage’26 Organizing Committee</div>
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<b>From:</b> Zheng, Mai [E CPE]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 7, 2026 1:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ali R Butt <butta@cs.vt.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> generalchairs26@hotstorage.org <generalchairs26@hotstorage.org>; chairs26@hotstorage.org <chairs26@hotstorage.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> HotStorage'26 Keynote Address</div>
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Dear Ali R. Butt,</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">On behalf of the organizing committee of HotStorage '26, we are writing to invite you to deliver the keynote address at HotStorage '26, taking place September 28–29 in Prague, Czechia (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f&c=E,1,4WoHWpupOcPyeMwzobKQARhnqdwaYk_4chI6PTz2CSEpLnZf_4aeL3KBAdPnTMhimztFUNqs-0MlLDPs1COodgbChSzd5t5dvZuxmSdo_Jea-38,&typo=1" id="OWAd7ee2f56-df18-e8e4-79a0-f3597fbffb99" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="ac878b93-a8f6-461e-b06b-b490d2923826">https://www.hotstorage.org/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">),
co-located with SOSP ’26.</span></div>
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Your work on storage and I/O systems has had a significant impact on the field, and we believe your perspective would resonate strongly with our community. We would be honored if you would accept our invitation.</div>
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The keynote would run approximately one hour on September 29, the day before the SOSP main conference. We are happy to work around your schedule and accommodate any preferences you may have regarding the format. We will cover your travel and accommodation expenses,
and provide an honorarium in accordance with ACM policy as a token of our appreciation.</div>
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If you are interested, we would be delighted to share further details and answer any questions you may have. We would greatly appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience, and no later than July 21.</div>
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Thank you for considering our invitation, and for your many contributions to the community!</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Travis Janssen & Mai Zheng</div>
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