[Hotstorage-generalchairs] HotStorage'26: In Cooperation with USENIX

[Jessica Kim]

Hi Travis,

Thanks very much for your patience. Attached is the countersigned contract.
I've added HotStorage to our events page
<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usenix.org%2fconferences%2fupcoming&c=E,1,B7J3g78zRBY-MqcgKDt2-CYsK0SjqIgWdZN_raF1JjnKyv7PocDiNjkz3mzuVs7UVLP-uxd16zJY-dVL0NBmZgG-jIbDIniYlpb_htXeVzGCAM43qg,,&typo=1>.

All the best,
Jessica

On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>
wrote:

> Hi Jessica,
> Ashley forwarded the signed document to the general chairs (and we
> approve it, if that matters), so I'm forwarding it to you for final
> signature. Please let us know if any additional steps are required
> here. Thanks for your assistance with this!
> -Travis Janssen and Mai Zheng
>  HotStorage'26 General Chairs
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Ashley Cozzi <acozzi at hq.acm.org>
> To: Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>,
> generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org <generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org>
> Cc: Tendo Mutanda <mutanda at hq.acm.org>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: HotStorage'26: In Cooperation with USENIX
> Date: 06/02/2026 11:40:53 AM
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> Hi Travis and Mai, If the attached has your approval, please forward to
> Jessica. I’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to
> Tendo Mutanda. Tendo recently joined ACM with many years of non-profit
> and volunteer experience. Tendo
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> Hi Travis and Mai,
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> If the attached has your approval, please forward to Jessica.
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> I’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Tendo
> Mutanda.Tendo recently joined ACM with many years of non-profit and
> volunteer experience. Tendo will be taken over as the ACM Program
> Coordinator for Hot Storage. I understand that your activity will be
> managed under the SOSP conference but if there is anything you need,
> please let Tendo know.
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> Best regards,
> Ashley
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> Ashley Cozzi
> Associate Director- SIG Services & Conference Operations
> Association for Computing Machinery
> 1601 Broadway, 10th Floor
> New York, NY, 10019
> (212) 626-0614
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> From: Jessica Kim <jessica at usenix.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 1, 2026 3:03 PM
> To: Ashley Cozzi <acozzi at hq.acm.org>
> Cc: Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>;
> generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org
> Subject: Re: HotStorage'26: In Cooperation with USENIX
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> Hi, Travis, Mai, and Ashley,
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> I received the submission to our in-cooperation status application form
> and have drafted the contract accordingly, which is attached. You may
> sign and return it to me or let me know if you prefer that I route the
> contract via Dropbox Sign.
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> Best,
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> Jessica
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> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM Jessica Kim <jessica at usenix.org> wrote:
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> > Thanks, Casey.
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> > Hello, Travis and Mai,
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> > To apply for in-cooperation status for HotStorage '26,
> > please completethis very brief form. For any ACM SIG-sponsored
> > conference, the signatory must be an authorized ACM representative.
> > In the past, Patricia Ryan, ACM's Chief Operating Officer has been
> > that representative, and the person who has routed contracts to her
> > is Maribel Tineo (tineo at hq.acm.org). Please check with Maribel or
> > your ACM SIGOPS contact to ensure that Pat continues to be the
> > correct signatory before completing the form.
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> > Thanks and best,
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> > Jessica
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> > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM Casey Henderson-Ross
> > <casey at usenix.org> wrote:
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> > > Hi Travis,
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> > > My colleague Jessica Kim, cc'd, manages this program and can
> > > provide you with guidance.
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> > > Best,
> > > Casey
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> > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM Travis Janssen
> > > <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com> wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > Hi Casey,
> > > > I am one of the general co-chairs forHotStorage’26, which is
> > > > scheduled to take place in Prague on September 28 and 29 of this
> > > > year. HotStorage has been “in cooperation with USENIX” for the
> > > > last few years, according to theUSENIX past conferences page.
> > > > However, when attempting to find an official way to continue this
> > > > cooperation, I could not find any information about it on the
> > > > USENIX website. One of the HotStorage steering committee members,
> > > > Vasily Tarasov, recommended that I reach out to you to initiate
> > > > this process again for this year. Would you be able to help us
> > > > with this, or direct us to the appropriate method for doing so?
> > > > Our USENIX cooperation status is very beneficial for improving
> > > > the credibility and visibility of the conference. Thanks for your
> > > > time.
> > > >
> > > > Travis Janssen and Mai Zheng
> > > > HotStorage 2026 General Chairs
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> Jessica Kim (she/her) | Deputy Director | USENIX Association
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> Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>
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