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<b>From: </b>Alex Merenstein <alex.merenstein@ibm.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:06 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <mai@iastate.edu>, Gatla, Om <om.gatla@netapp.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>generalchairs26@hotstorage.org <generalchairs26@hotstorage.org>, sponsorship26@hotstorage.org <sponsorship26@hotstorage.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: CMS account for Hotstorage 2026<br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hi Mai,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I added the sponsorship details to the CMS, I believe it will take a couple of days for the invoice to be sent out. I will check back and let you know once I see it has been sent.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alex</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <mai@iastate.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2026 5:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alex Merenstein <alex.merenstein@ibm.com>; Gatla, Om <om.gatla@netapp.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> generalchairs26@hotstorage.org; sponsorship26@hotstorage.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: CMS account for Hotstorage 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 1pt; color: white;">Hi Alex/Om, Thank you for the help on sponsorship! As mentioned in Slack, Dr. Victor Cao from Futurewei has kindly agreed to sponsor HotStorage’26 (Gold). I’m attaching a screenshot of the CMS info for Futurewei sponsorship
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Hi Alex/Om,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thank you for the help on sponsorship! As mentioned in Slack, Dr. Victor Cao from Futurewei has kindly agreed to sponsor HotStorage’26 (Gold). I’m attaching a screenshot of the CMS info for Futurewei sponsorship
last year for reference. Could you please help initiate the invoice to Futurewei for HotStorage’26? </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">After you send the invoice, please let me know. I’ll follow up with Victor in WeChat to make sure that it’s received. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>From: </b>Ashley Cozzi <</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:acozzi@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="50f804d0-2dd6-48a5-a28d-a3e9454eb032" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">acozzi@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3:16</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mai@iastate.edu" data-outlook-id="d5c7b031-592a-46f9-9da9-c680b263cda4" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mai@iastate.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:generalchairs26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="1bbc16bf-ccfa-4f07-9f49-576fccd404da" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">generalchairs26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> <</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:generalchairs26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="90016ef3-1444-40cf-83ce-08e14ac27566" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">generalchairs26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">>,
Alex Merenstein <</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:alex.merenstein@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="198f45dd-f4fe-45d2-8cb8-e48c4e2dc755" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">alex.merenstein@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">>,
Gatla, Om <</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:om.gatla@netapp.com" data-outlook-id="fba00686-ac1d-48f7-a102-43fbc929443f" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">om.gatla@netapp.com</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: CMS account for Hotstorage 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hi Alex and Om,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I have set you up in the system to request invoices for HotStorage 2026. You should have received 2 emails: one with the link and one with the passcode. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">When you submit an invoice, any additional information that needs to be included on the invoice or as part of the payment process can be included in the notes section of the request. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">It should take 3 business days for the invoice to be sent to the contact provided. Kindly let your contacts know to check their spam folder as sometimes the invoice can get placed there. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">For more information about Corporate Support, please visit the</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.acm.org_special-2Dinterest-2Dgroups_volunteer-2Dresources_conference-2Dplanning_conference-2Dfinances-23corporate&d=DwMGaQ&c=BSDicqBQBDjDI9RkVyTcHQ&r=58aB_MDMB6FhwB1lvarZ_pgAvn27m7ouU4DDYNNkfPM&m=dn5PQ2HCVASItkzRveWJoZ__kLcrOwejwPON58L4_uJNkm1QEo_Hnd5oHZD0O8Bz&s=c4sSL3r5Bw1RPFuEUXrOxon-6WT5yb4_Fj7nHXSMX1c&e=" data-outlook-id="54cfd785-2d5a-47e3-b463-c68364fabda4" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Conference
Planning Guide</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ashley</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Associate Director- SIG Services & Conference Operations</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mai@iastate.edu" data-outlook-id="01b78db5-ca66-4cc9-aa43-8e6441e21d5f" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mai@iastate.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ashley Cozzi <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:acozzi@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="b3b462ca-87b2-4316-a374-796780f59813" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">acozzi@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:generalchairs26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="ff04b357-d0c8-4382-9c51-2e2255453aeb" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">generalchairs26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">;
Alex Merenstein <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:alex.merenstein@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="fb729cec-8a01-4fe0-8b50-73e8cb2e5e32" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">alex.merenstein@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Gatla, Om <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:om.gatla@netapp.com" data-outlook-id="01e7291b-ea21-475c-adb0-3b81dd9c1f3a" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">om.gatla@netapp.com</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We are the organizers of ACM HotStorage’26 and we are writing to request an ACM SIG Conference Management System (CMS) account for HotStorage’26. Could you please help set up a CMS account and share the
credentials with our sponsorship co-chairs (Alex/Om cc'ed)? </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Thanks for your help! If any other information is needed, please let us know!</span></p>
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