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We wanted to follow up on the status of the negotiation with the hotel regarding the dinner. Could you please let us know whether</div>
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It can be cancelled so we can finalize the program agenda? Either way, we appreciate your help!</div>
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<b>From: </b>Hotstorage-organizers <hotstorage-organizers-bounces@fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> on behalf of Zheng, Mai [E CPE] via Hotstorage-organizers <hotstorage-organizers@fsl.cs.sunysb.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>John Otero <otero@hq.acm.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>organizers26 <organizers26@hotstorage.org>, Tendo Mutanda <mutanda@hq.acm.org>, Travis Janssen <travis.janssen@ibm.com>, Ashvin Goel <ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Hotstorage-organizers] HOTSTORAGE'26 | Clarion Congress Hotel Contract | Cancelation of Event<br>
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Hi John (and Tendo),</div>
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Thank you for the quick help!</div>
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Hopefully, the hotel will allow us to eliminate the dinner without a fee. However, in case they do not (which is understandable), we would like to proceed with the option of "reducing the number of ordered meals by 10%" (without penalty since we are at least
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<b>From: </b>John Otero <otero@hq.acm.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <mai@iastate.edu>, Tendo Mutanda <mutanda@hq.acm.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>organizers26 <organizers26@hotstorage.org>, Jalil BOUKHOBZA <jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr>, Travis Janssen <travis.janssen@ibm.com>, Ashvin Goel <ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: HOTSTORAGE'26 | Clarion Congress Hotel Contract | Cancelation of Event<br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I have reached out to the venue to see if we can eliminate the dinner without cost. I hope to hear back in the AM</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="b07a2a5f-3999-487e-a1af-2cf213cdc50d" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Phone: 212.626.0612</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> Wednesday, August 26, 2026 4:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tendo Mutanda <mutanda@hq.acm.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> organizers26 <organizers26@hotstorage.org>; Jalil BOUKHOBZA <jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr>; Travis Janssen <travis.janssen@ibm.com>; Ashvin Goel <ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu>; John Otero <otero@hq.acm.org><br>
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<span style="color: black;">Dear Tendo (and John),</span></p>
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<b>we do not want to cancel the HotStorage Workshop</b>. We simply wanted to explore the feasibility of reducing the expense of the
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">And thank you for pointing out “ … the agreement also permits reducing the number of ordered meals by up to 10% without penalty if the request is made at least 30 days before the event”. We will discuss this option internally
and let you know as soon as possible.</span></p>
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<p class="WordSection1" style="margin: 0in 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Again, we confirm that we would like to proceed with the current budget (or a smaller one if feasible). We thank you/ACM
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<span style="color: black;"><b>From: </b>Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="3017a706-e300-40fa-a1ff-1c5e10e68095" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 2:43</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mai@iastate.edu" data-outlook-id="44c02cf0-3d5e-4043-b9df-166226e84819" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mai@iastate.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc: </b>organizers26 <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="b0347d05-287a-4667-8703-c99e8e3fce97" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="7eb98b6c-3a5b-4052-80b3-39dafbb8d1db" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Travis Janssen <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="5836fefc-a4e1-44a7-a7cd-6881db0b9a6a" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Ashvin Goel <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu" data-outlook-id="3e6eda81-da41-4b22-98cd-3de7547b2ba2" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
John Otero <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="6ae97cf4-769b-49bb-a8a9-0375be054c14" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
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I’ve reviewed the terms in the agreement with the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague. If the decision is to cancel the HotStorage Workshop, ACM needs to notify the hotel immediately. The agreement provides for a 25% cancellation fee through 30 days prior to the
September 28 event, increasing to 50% at 29–15 days, 75% at 14–7 days, and 100% within 6 days of the event. If for whatever reason you decide to proceed with the event with a smaller budget, the agreement also permits reducing the number of ordered meals by
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Please confirm how you would like to proceed keeping in mind there’s only one business day given the time difference to cancel incurring the smallest penalty possible.</p>
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Best,</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="a71d5b63-8fe9-4a9c-846b-47544ae5d647" 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, August 26, 2026 12:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="4213d8fd-51d6-46ab-8dbe-7b15105a0cb3" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> organizers26 <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="4e1ec03f-6b85-43ee-91cc-abf99386c357" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="c64fda84-f60b-42b5-8e01-10cce1f927bd" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Travis Janssen <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="4c624d44-b269-4f8b-8db0-cb57291dedf4" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Ashvin Goel <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu" data-outlook-id="87430444-37b8-4f8e-8a6a-a7d053c43a5d" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ashvin@eecg.toronto.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
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<span style="color: black;">Thank you for the detailed response and recommendation! We totally agree that it would be clearer if a workshop could
</span>either be fully incorporated into the main conference structure or operate independently, and we will consider the recommendation seriously for future events. I’m copying Ashvin, the Chair of HotStorage Steering Committee, so that we are all on the same
page. </p>
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<span style="color: black;">Regarding the current ‘unusual’ situation, I’m attaching the hotel agreement for reference. Could you/ACM help review the agreement to determine what flexibility might be available regarding the dinner commitment? If there is any
flexibility and if ACM approves, we’d be happy to communicate with the hotel directly (and copy you) to explore the potential cost reduction. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Meanwhile, we will continue to secure additional sponsorship and look for opportunities to manage expenses as suggested. Thanks again for the clarification as well as the generous support!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Travis Janssen & Mai Zheng,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026&c=E,1,lQYN2QvFaeTq2K-1aF6k_ZUjgRvDURhU-oqK9NddAh2KigRV9Yc2JqRl_OXb0gRJNWtBzbWQb-Fg53CYxNlDVwQhA4MQh41sHsF5OF62fAU,&typo=1" data-outlook-id="cb80289f-8156-4abd-a0c9-c4977983d616" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.hotstorage.org/2026</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>From: </b>Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="69e666d2-c12b-4fdd-9099-c640c6e6d17a" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, August 24, 2026 at 3:18</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mai@iastate.edu" data-outlook-id="038bd22b-945a-4ba0-a59f-e1d2e7ba484f" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mai@iastate.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Travis Janssen <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="64002ac1-1b82-44f3-8164-6c5f182ec2df" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc: </b>organizers26 <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="aa255b5e-1d2e-4bc7-a687-9c33b109a678" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="4fad2d9c-c518-4d98-88b9-a83455dafb3b" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Fw: HOTSTORAGE'26 | Budget Concerns | Follow up</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Hi Travis and Mai,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Thank you for your patience while I reviewed the HotStorage budget structure with the ACM Budget Coordinator and my supervisor.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">The current arrangement is somewhat unusual for an ACM workshop, as HotStorage is operating partially within the SOSP conference structure while also maintaining responsibility for a portion of its own expenses. Typically, we would
recommend that a workshop either be fully incorporated into the main conference budget or operate independently so that its income and expenses can be managed and tracked separately.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">With that context, I’ve responded to your questions below:</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Can we waive the registration fee for the keynote speaker, which would save approximately 400 EUR/$463?</b></span></p>
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<b>If we are unable to cancel the dinner, is there a possibility for ACM to cover the expense, particularly since participation may extend beyond HotStorage attendees?</b></span></p>
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ACM does not separately fund conference or workshop expenses outside of the applicable conference/SIG budget. Given the concern about participation, I would recommend exploring whether there is a practical way to identify HotStorage participants and limit the
dinner to those attendees. We can also review the hotel agreement to determine what flexibility may be available regarding the dinner commitment.</p>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>If HotStorage ultimately operates at a deficit, are there contingency funds or prior-year HotStorage funds that could be used to cover the shortfall?</b></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">If the workshop closes at a financial loss, the deficit would ultimately be absorbed by the SIGOPS reserve fund. While that provides a mechanism for addressing a final shortfall, you should continue to look for opportunities to manage
expenses and secure additional sponsorship so that you can minimize or avoid a deficit where possible.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">For future years, if HotStorage plans to continue its relationship with SOSP, I would recommend revisiting the financial structure. Ideally, HotStorage would either be fully incorporated into the SOSP budget and planning process
or maintain sufficient independence to allow its revenue and expenses to be budgeted and tracked separately. Either approach would provide greater clarity for the organizers and make it easier to manage the workshop’s financial commitments.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">I hope this provides some clarity. We are happy to continue working with you on the current budget and available options as you finalize plans for HotStorage 2026.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Tendo</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>From:</b> Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="4081d4db-12c4-4f8e-8b38-1ecdb075662d" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 9:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</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="a46b527b-9cbf-45fc-8bed-1a0eac3894ea" 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; color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> organizers26 <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="72c899c3-c796-49ec-a051-ea744b2226a6" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">>;
Travis Janssen <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="6ce7da33-d69a-4c13-b896-abffe070b495" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">>;
Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="d0277554-ce92-41e6-b2ce-3797bdf95ce9" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: HOTSTORAGE'26 | Budget Concerns</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">I am acknowledging receipt of your email and thank you for bringing these concerns to my attention. I am looking into potential solutions and will follow up with you soon.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Tendo</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><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="1405904c-690b-4d4e-b683-c3fdc08ba73f" 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; color: black;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 20, 2026 11:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="d993d3cd-266f-4dfe-bb20-d0c43227ea3b" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> organizers26 <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers26@hotstorage.org" data-outlook-id="5d9b2323-453e-4b1a-b9a2-913b974a650e" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers26@hotstorage.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">>;
Travis Janssen <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="dca5b815-f816-4a84-85c9-709ab6e53796" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">>;
Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="8b4964e2-6715-404c-989f-ec05f2001341" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: HOTSTORAGE'26 | Introduction & Resources</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Dear Tendo,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Thank you for the great help! We noticed a potential budget issue and would like to consult with you on how best to proceed.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">As you probably know, HotStorage’26 is co-located with SOSP’26, and the registration fees go to SOSP for covering the cost on Sept 29 (the date for all 1-day workshops at SOSP). Different from all other SOSP workshops, HotStorage’26
is 1.5-days, and we need to cover the cost of the extra half day (on Sept 28) ourselves. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">The only source of income for HotStorage’s cost on Sept 28 is sponsorship. At this point, we have three confirmed sponsors (Future Wei, Samsung, Google) who will contribute
<b>$7000</b></span><span style="color: rgb(11, 136, 42);"><b> </b></span><span style="color: black;">sponsorships in total. While we are still working on attracting additional sponsors, it’s possible that we will only have $7000 in the end.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">The current contract with the hotel will cost about 4419 EUR (<b>$5,117.93</b>), including a dinner
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">1960,00 EUR (<b>$2,268.86</b>).</span><span style="color: black;"> Considering other mandatory costs including the keynote speaker (registration</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: black;">international
travel reimbursement, and honorarium) and T-shirts, we will likely run into a deficit. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Therefore, we would like to explore if it is possible to cancel the dinner
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">(which would save us
<b>$2,268.86</b>)</span>. Besides the cost, there is another practical issue about the dinner: SOSP’s registration system does not differentiate different workshops. As a result, there is no way to track if an attendee is registered for HotStorage or other
workshops. So in theory anyone registered for any workshop (there are 9 workshops in total) could “officially” attend the dinner ... </p>
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<span style="color: black;">Since all contracts should be negotiated directly by ACM, we would like to bring this to your attention and seek your guidance on cancelling dinner. In addition, we would like to learn if there is any additional support ACM could
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Can we waive the registration fee for the keynote speaker (<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">which would save us
</span>400 EUR/$463.32);</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
If we cannot cancel the dinner, is it possible for ACM to cover the dinner (given that the dinner will practically be open to a broad ACM community)? </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">In the worst case that we run into a
<span style="color: black;" role="presentation">deficit, are there any contingency funds</span> (e.g., savings from previous HotStorage events?) that we could leverage to fix the deficit?</li></ul>
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Thanks again for your help! If there are any other suggestions or any other information is needed, please let us know!</p>
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<span style="color: black;">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Travis Janssen & Mai Zheng,</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">-HotStorage’26 General Chairs</span></p>
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<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026&c=E,1,AVIUJV91AHVhaAmFYwAlVISrVi7QDd3a-axuahqu0DPV-vtFJk5QVlE_h0IewmwF6lfnb34IZ-Y5ZaGzj94BGpUuJRob-YTyyQ4B2NU9ttDKHKBEVJa7&typo=1" data-outlook-id="0fa63adf-ec57-4fc9-9b56-dc53a824660e" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.hotstorage.org/2026</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>From: </b>Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="d07e6bc9-cf52-4f6c-91cc-96cc99e86186" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 9:32</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Travis Janssen <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="c553e727-b2fa-4d54-98e1-dae5f0b67231" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">>,
Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mai@iastate.edu" data-outlook-id="d14e764d-9beb-4121-a7c6-5bff378f1d31" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mai@iastate.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Travis Janssen <</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:travis.janssen@ibm.com" data-outlook-id="e7c52ab8-0fe4-40c7-89b2-70e216378304" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">travis.janssen@ibm.com</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>HOTSTORAGE'26 | Introduction & Resources</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;">Hi Travis, Jalil, and Mai,</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;">I wanted to take the time to introduce myself. Although you may interact with several members of the ACM staff, I will be your point of contact at ACM handling operations and finances for the upcoming conference.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;">As new conference chairs, you may not be aware of the assistance that ACM offers in helping you throughout the conference process. A great resource for an overview of this support is available through the
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/table-of-contents" data-outlook-id="4d126f28-7327-4e1b-a9b4-fa8d200819b1" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ACM
Conference Planning Guide</a></u></span>. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;">A few key items to take note of:</p>
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<b>FINANCES/INVOICES</b>: Details focused on payments and accounts can be found in the<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/conference-finances" data-outlook-id="bcdff46c-2e99-4932-840f-cd5aab8c0a30" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Conference
Finances Section</a></u></span>. Payments processed by ACM take <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">
5-10 business days </span>once all information is received.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><b>CONTRACTS:</b> Please note that as the legal and financial sponsor of the conference, any and all contracts should the conference require them, should be negotiated and signed directly by ACM. Contracts can take
<span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">2-6 weeks </span>to review, negotiate, and approve so please keep this in mind for your planning process. Please also note, all budgets must be approved prior to contract signing.<br>
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I am here to help you make HotStorage’26 a success in any way that I can. I look forward to working with you on the upcoming meeting and am available to assist with any questions you may have.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;">Cheers,</p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Tendo Mutanda</b></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Program Coordinator, SIG & Conference Operations</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Association for Computing Machinery</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">1601 Broadway, 10<sup>th</sup> Floor</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">New York, NY, 10019</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">(212) 626-0602</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="78ac70f8-0a6f-4b29-9dd2-6d71d19382cf" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2026 10:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jalil BOUKHOBZA <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr" data-outlook-id="0379cffb-04ff-4070-bfd6-e056caa33ed8" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jalil.boukhobza@ensta.fr</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Kudrna Jan (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:j.kudrna@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="b53ade99-9f0c-4366-a688-d6a88296675c" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">j.kudrna@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Room Events Clarion Congress Hotel Prague (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:room.events@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="719b4df5-3a72-4eec-ae26-5e87ccac50cd" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">room.events@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Petr Bača <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:baca@contech.cz" data-outlook-id="3645659c-27f5-4828-ae65-df20eb61e906" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">baca@contech.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
'Contech Sales Team' <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:sales@contech.cz" data-outlook-id="72b9456a-9425-431e-9772-32d337659749" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">sales@contech.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="e376a8c5-733e-4123-b946-e703a368d324" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="2b425027-67ca-4d5f-bbd8-e20db3b7262a" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Jirušová Jana (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:j.jirusova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="e06b9167-ad97-4f95-9275-08ab20937d55" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">j.jirusova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Šikola Ivan (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:i.sikola@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="37fbbd8f-499a-48e0-8fff-3558bfef63b1" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">i.sikola@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Dear Jalil,</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">At this point, I will be handing over your event
<b>ACM HotStorage workshop</b> to the F&B and reservation department. Please allow me to introduce my colleagues, who will be available to assist you.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b>WORKSHOP</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">My colleagues
<b><u>Jan Kudrna</u></b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: red;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">will we your new contact person and will be present on spot for your event:</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"><b>Jan Kudrna
</b>(+420 725 708 487, </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:j.kudrna@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="556e7060-83e3-46ea-a232-cd7b5f281041" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">j.kudrna@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">)</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">+ covering colleagues: Jana Jirušová (+420 602 510 614,
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:j.jirusova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="c3f7928c-aa22-4910-9f99-1483cd3a8c8a" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">j.jirusova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">)
and Ivan Šikola (+420 725 551 185, </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:i.sikola@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="03b45f5e-809a-4dec-ad5d-08276d9b04b4" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">i.sikola@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">)</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">I am also copying
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); background-color: aqua;"><b>John Otero</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> (</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.orgcompany" data-outlook-id="55c85f6a-8b22-4f5d-b972-971e839d7b38" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.orgcompany</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">,
representative: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.) and </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); background-color: aqua;"><b>Tendo Mutanda</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> (</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="5e88ad0d-59c0-4821-8b24-896f8f65d14e" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">,
Finance Department, invoicing) on this correspondence.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">We kindly ask
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);">you
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">to
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);">answer the following questions regarding the event:</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">CONFERENCE ROOM:</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b>ZODIAC</b> – halfday rent on 28.9.2026 for workshop (follow up event SOSP 2026 on the congress floor) –
<b><i>please specify the timeline and room set-up</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Final number of participants and room setup: as per contract/order: 70 pax</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Chairman’s table: yes x no, for how many people?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Lectern (complimentary): yes x no</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Would you like us to provide on table notepads + pens with the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague logo on the tables (complimentary)?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Registration desk: yes x no (in front of the Zodiac room or inside?)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">AV equipment: as per contract/order: Projection 3m 16:9 and sound system (AV Contech)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Final time schedule (arrival of organizers; event start; end time)</span></li></ul>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">CATERING:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Time schedule and location:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Coffee break times?
<b>TBA</b>, 2x PM coffee break Comfort - food</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Dinner time?
<b>TBA,</b> Location in Veduta restaurant (one floor below the congress floor)</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Does your selection of coffee breaks (Comfort food) / dinner (buffet dinner Mercury) match the confirmed order/contract?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Current number of people to be served: 70</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Beverages during dinner – see order / please specify whether you will cover all non-alcoholic drinks for guests based on real consumption on invoice, or only selected
ones? Or will be paid by guests individually?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Will beverages be charged based on real consumption / beverage packages / open bar? (see prices list in F&B menu)</span></li></ul>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Your contact person authorized to sign bills on site?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Directional signage – you can create your own materials according to the attached file “</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" role="presentation">
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">CCHP Instructions for InfoCont and Screens 2026”. Please send the materials no later than 3 days before the conference in PowerPoint/JPG/PNG formats (or videos
in MP4), including a schedule of when each slide should run and on which screen. It's possible to alternate multiple slides, up to 20 slides per screen at a time. Alternatively, you can just send us your logo in JPG format + name of the event.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Attached you’ll find “</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" role="presentation">
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">CCHP Basic guidelines for event organizers 2026”. Please review and send back a signed version.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Parking:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">We offer parking in the underground garage on level -2 (marked as P2 in the elevator) – 600 spots, no reservation possible.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">On weekdays, the first 3 hours are free of charge, each additional hour costs 50 CZK. On weekends, the first 5 hours are free.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">We offer a daily rate of 600 CZK/24 EUR / car/day for accommodated guests – guests validate their parking at the hotel reception (Reception floor “R”).</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">For non-accommodated guests, we offer a special daily rate of 200 CZK/ 8 EUR car if paid at the congress bar (Congress bar in the foyer on Congress floor “C”) or charged
to the conference account.</span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b>ACCOMMODATION</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Accommodation for this event is arranged via the online link for the event SOSP 2026 that follows on the congress floor from 29.9.2026.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Some guests attending the workshop will also be staying for the SOSP 2026 conference.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b>GRP (selfpayers) – event SOSP 2026: 3648732</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">If you will need assistance with accommodation for any reason, you can contact my colleague Adéla Vodičková (</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:room.events@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="af92a2d5-26eb-410e-b1e3-5239a5370106" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">room.events@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">)
in the Reservations Department.</span></p>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Will check-in be handled as a group or will guests arrive individually?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Will check-out be handled as a group or will guests depart individually?</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Method of payment for guests' extras: to a master account or individual payment?</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">Extras = minibars, phone calls from rooms, taxis, airport transfers, individual laundry services, etc.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation">If guests are paying their own extras, we require a credit card guarantee from each guest upon arrival. If you do not want us to request a credit card guarantee from
guests, we need your confirmation that you will cover any unpaid extras via a company account.</span></li></ul>
</ul>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Please keep me copied on all communication with my colleagues.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Thank you for the excellent communication so far.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">With best regards,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Pavla Kotašková</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b>MICE Sales Coordinator</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Clarion Congress Hotel Prague****</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(87, 87, 86); line-height: 105%;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">Freyova 33, Prague 9 – Vysočany, Czechia</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">M
<u>+420 725 567 666</u> • T <u>+420 211 131 151</u><br>
<u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="2f9921e2-5f91-4fa2-ba3d-56429a3dcdea" style="color: rgb(0, 58, 93); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="6e9c8b54-4081-4305-bd96-a07c45fc14d9" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2026 9:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="ad99aee1-4cc4-44fc-b95b-1c64b8de2df3" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="316016c8-7b4c-4d18-83ac-d0a1db236832" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="f0fc15db-0aad-4b56-a391-26da3a3c2805" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Dear John,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Thank you for your email, I will be in touch with Tendo Mutanda regarding invoicing for the event ACM HotStorage workshop as well.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">With best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Pavla</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Pavla Kotašková</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b>MICE Sales Coordinator</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Clarion Congress Hotel Prague****</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(87, 87, 86); line-height: 105%;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">Freyova 33, Prague 9 – Vysočany, Czechia</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">M
<u>+420 725 567 666</u> • T <u>+420 211 131 151</u><br>
<u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="ac803867-6f68-4a41-97e9-84946a412d17" style="color: rgb(0, 58, 93); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="df42f80d-bda6-46bc-8254-2059b619963c" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2026 5:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="fb0d3ba1-df0f-457f-b3e3-22002e90c97f" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="7a5faaef-2d73-4ef5-8fcd-ebef55544930" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>;
Tendo Mutanda <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:mutanda@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="d0e16ca0-1d69-4cd7-9ca9-cee0170134a1" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mutanda@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hi Pavla –</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I hope this finds you well. I have copied Tendo Mutanda, ACM liaison for HotStorage. Tendo will be able to assist you with processing this invoice.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All the best,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John Otero, Program Coordinator, Site Selection</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="833c9899-6fab-41c0-81bb-570435c12fa2" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Phone: 212.626.0612</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Association for Computing Machinery</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1601 Broadway, 10<sup>th</sup> Floor</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">New York, NY 10019</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/table-of-contents" data-outlook-id="23ad0b71-a98b-486d-8378-e4a2facac7f6" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Conference
Planning Guide</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://cms.acm.org/cms_conference_RFP_status.cfm" data-outlook-id="9f227f25-276f-4252-955b-a171c650fc5f" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Request
for Proposal and Contract updates</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="caba1dde-5277-4ae6-b11f-7e175404034f" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 14, 2026 4:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="048e3574-20da-4bc5-99ac-9081b372c2fa" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="17b663f1-754e-4999-9ca0-13dffd8f3773" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
</div>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Dear John,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Thank you very much for your reply and instructions.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">I am sending you the pro-forma invoice for
<b>ACM HotStorage workshop</b> (separately from event SOSP 2026).</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b>Due date is till: 28.8.2026.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">I have been informed that the contact person regarding invoicing for the SOSP 2026 event is
<b>Tendo Mutanda</b>. Could you please confirm that I can also contact him regarding the invoicing for event ACM HotStorage workshop?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Will you forward attached pro-forma invoice to the relevant person, or should I send it myself?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">With best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Pavla</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Pavla Kotašková</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b>MICE Sales Coordinator</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
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<u>+420 725 567 666</u> • T <u>+420 211 131 151</u><br>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<div style="padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: currentcolor;">
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="00a86679-1178-4c19-a982-ce7d98c08fb4" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2026 4:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="a5241786-cf5a-417f-9144-51faa14351db" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="cf353c5c-e00c-48c5-b1e9-ff5de2cc44b8" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
</div>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hi Pavla –</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The workshop and the conference should be separate on the final invoice, they are collocating but are two separate conferences.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All the best,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John Otero, Program Coordinator, Site Selection</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="a893389a-2bf4-4a27-8e18-33c9c7283c50" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Phone: 212.626.0612</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Association for Computing Machinery</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1601 Broadway, 10<sup>th</sup> Floor</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">New York, NY 10019</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/table-of-contents" data-outlook-id="9c80fdf2-4205-4729-ab04-a9a551483905" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Conference
Planning Guide</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://cms.acm.org/cms_conference_RFP_status.cfm" data-outlook-id="8c1b8634-1500-476f-9a38-5ba758964da6" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Request
for Proposal and Contract updates</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<div style="padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: currentcolor;">
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="85834264-4f25-4bfd-a734-397029efefc2" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2026 9:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="a68c64f6-50f4-4226-bf1d-6cc45039c952" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="b05cb14f-d13c-41ce-affc-79f63fc35b89" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
</div>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Dear John,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Thank you very much for your prompt reply.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">I have already sent the second proforma invoice for the SOSP 2026 event. I would like to issue another one for the workshop, but could you
please confirm whether the workshop and the event SOSP 2026 can be included together on the final invoice, or whether they need to be invoiced separately?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">With best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Pavla</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Pavla Kotašková</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b>MICE Sales Coordinator</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Clarion Congress Hotel Prague****</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(87, 87, 86); line-height: 105%;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">Freyova 33, Prague 9 – Vysočany, Czechia</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">M
<u>+420 725 567 666</u> • T <u>+420 211 131 151</u><br>
<u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="ba5c6b63-31b5-4568-9d13-e4a7ae837051" style="color: rgb(0, 58, 93); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<div style="padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: currentcolor;">
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="1cefa787-0855-4d1e-91e5-e89b818a28b6" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2026 2:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="b67ef733-8cea-479f-b593-f739c0091d27" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="7b2b2dff-361e-4e3a-9bf7-5259549141ac" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
</div>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hi Pavla –</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Yes, the address information is accurate.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All the best,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John Otero, Program Coordinator, Site Selection</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="0ecc62ce-6362-4662-97f3-e1c5c3d26364" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Phone: 212.626.0612</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Association for Computing Machinery</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1601 Broadway, 10<sup>th</sup> Floor</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">New York, NY 10019</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/table-of-contents" data-outlook-id="efa162b2-a146-4f9c-a9d1-0e2898d1a2c9" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Conference
Planning Guide</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://cms.acm.org/cms_conference_RFP_status.cfm" data-outlook-id="5d975085-b00f-4489-821a-d142c88077cb" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Request
for Proposal and Contract updates</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="9806f9eb-2e1c-4812-a702-2a95e31d201d" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2026 7:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="3a640df6-3557-4824-b370-1b294586ef8a" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="329c7df9-d353-4454-b36d-c6a050913a54" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Dear John,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">I am preparing to issue the pro-forma invoice for the event
<b>HotStorage workshop at SOSP 2026 </b>(on 28.9.2026). Could you please confirm that the invoicing details are the same as those used for the event
<b>SOSP 2026</b>:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"><img src="cid:image001.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_Picture_x0020_2" width="290" height="108" style="width: 3.0312in; height: 1.125in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Thank you in advance for your reply.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">With best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);">Pavla</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 57, 93);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Pavla Kotašková</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b>MICE Sales Coordinator</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 58, 93);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(210, 38, 48);"><b>Clarion Congress Hotel Prague****</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(87, 87, 86); line-height: 105%;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">Freyova 33, Prague 9 – Vysočany, Czechia</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 58, 93); line-height: 105%;">M
<u>+420 725 567 666</u> • T <u>+420 211 131 151</u><br>
<u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="64420b47-d2c9-471d-a3ce-8eebb994b494" style="color: rgb(0, 58, 93); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="8a449ad0-dcdd-458a-a7f6-d2bdcd56a254" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 11, 2026 9:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Otero <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:otero@hq.acm.org" data-outlook-id="c7dda4e1-36b5-465c-995a-063d47c79b67" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">otero@hq.acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michal Sojka <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:michal.sojka@cvut.cz" data-outlook-id="af905128-20c3-4d35-8f36-b65af7af5c93" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michal.sojka@cvut.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Dear John,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Below, I am sending you an overview of the room block that we are currently holding in the system.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">For the night of 28.-29.9.2026, only 1 room remains in the block, but we still have rooms available. Would you like to add any more rooms
to the block for this night?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image002.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_Picture_x0020_1" width="528" height="34" style="width: 5.5in; height: 0.3645in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image003.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_obrázek_x0020_2" width="529" height="13" style="width: 5.5208in; height: 0.1458in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Below, I am sending you an overview of the room nights, including the rooms currently held in the block:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image004.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_obrázek_x0020_3" width="174" height="126" style="width: 1.8125in; height: 1.3229in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">And now I am also sending you an overview of the reservations that we currently have in the system:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image005.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_obrázek_x0020_4" width="600" height="42" style="width: 6.25in; height: 0.4479in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image006.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_obrázek_x0020_5" width="601" height="830" style="width: 6.2708in; height: 8.6562in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="cid:image007.png@01DD3579.71F32CE0" id="x_x_Obrázek_x0020_1" width="594" height="678" style="width: 6.1979in; height: 7.0729in; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">With best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Pavla</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pavla Kotašková</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">MICE Sales Coordinator</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Clarion Congress Hotel Prague****</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Freyova 33, Prague 9 – Vysočany, Czechia</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">M +420 725 567 666 • T +420 211 131 151</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:donotreply@acm.org" data-outlook-id="37d4cd7b-c2e6-4b51-a6af-d3bff998e1e9" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">donotreply@acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:donotreply@acm.org" data-outlook-id="88ac5558-a9c3-4162-9cd9-f3adc7677ec6" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">donotreply@acm.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2026 4:00 PM<br>
To: Kotašková Pavla (CZ) <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz" data-outlook-id="25365bcc-ce8b-4aea-beaa-5a8d56ebc009" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">p.kotaskova@clarion-hotels.cz</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
Subject: ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles Pick Up Report</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear Pavla Kota?ková,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I am contacting you in regards to the upcoming ACM Conference ACM SIGOPS 32nd Symposium on Operating Systems Principles. As we are now less than -6 week out, it is important
that are monitoring our attendees pick up patterns to determine when and if we need to encourage them to book their accommodations. This also helps us maintain an accurate history for the conference to ensure that we are blocking to most accurate sleeping
rooms for future conference. Please use the following link to submit current pick up information:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><u><a href="http://cms.acm.org/room_reservation_pickup_report.cfm?report_id=108424" data-outlook-id="ceb06487-883d-4b89-825f-2281b1373356" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcms.acm.org%2Froom_reservation_pickup_report.cfm%3Freport_id%3D108424&data=05%7C02%7Cp.kotaskova%40clarion-hotels.cz%7Cf770e202210d422c936108def6e7b575%7C5a70ebe4cdad4f94b87feb54b14735b0%7C0%7C0%7C639219672271362252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iagm4fAzGPFDmkPX7rPvZCIes5o6h1niuN0FieJi3Z8%3D&reserved=0</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">John Otero</span></p>
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