[Hotstorage-generalchairs] HotStorage'26 Keynote Address

[Zheng, Mai [E CPE]]

Hi Remzi,

Congrats on the new leadership position! We completely understand and really appreciate your response. We look forward to catching up with you at other venues in the future!

Thanks
Mai

From: Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau <remzi at cs.wisc.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
To: Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <mai at iastate.edu>
Cc: generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org <generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org>, chairs26 at hotstorage.org <chairs26 at hotstorage.org>
Subject: Re: HotStorage'26 Keynote Address

hi Mai (and all!) -
Sincere apologies for sitting on this so long! Too many things going on alas (perhaps some of you have seen the recent announcement<https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-names-remzi-arpaci-dusseau-founding-dean-of-college-of-computing-and-artificial-intelligence-announces-major-investment-in-colleges-launch/>). But, as connected to that, I think I must pass on this generous offer. I really appreciate it! But alas I don’t think I can spare the time at this point to do this opportunity justice. Sorry again to take a long time and then also to yield a negative response. And thank you again for thinking of me!
Remzi


From: Zheng, Mai [E CPE] <mai at iastate.edu>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
To: Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau <remzi at cs.wisc.edu>, Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau <dusseau at cs.wisc.edu>
Cc: generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org <generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org>, chairs26 at hotstorage.org <chairs26 at hotstorage.org>
Subject: HotStorage'26 Keynote Address

Hi Remzi and Andrea,

I’m writing on behalf of the organizing committee of HotStorage’26 (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org&c=E,1,Ox2A_pXmFn-KAyi4aUcjdPg-pIIGr9X20R2-KB1omyYFUXxss_A0JPdqJXnYkksPwzN6tlr-GycayHCRTLHheCcrXTzDl40C-2V5FLHL&typo=1<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hotstorage.org/2026/index.html__;!!Mak6IKo!MQbqeknAa7CCPnQlXzBg1n7Xw7HINQdx6_gazOditobtGJv_U7jDzNSDF5vjZnuAjJXnCFBHynFgzg$>, co-located with SOSP’26). As we briefly discussed, we would be honored if either of you would deliver the keynote address at HotStorage’26, taking place on Sept 28 & 29 in Prague, Czechia.

Your work on storage systems has had a significant impact on the field, and we believe your perspective would resonate strongly with our community. The keynote address would be about one hour on Sept 29 (the day before SOSP main conference). We would be happy to accommodate your schedule and any preferences you may have regarding the format. The workshop will cover travel and accommodation expenses, and we will provide an honorarium in accordance with ACM policies as a token of appreciation.

If you are available and interested, I would be happy to share more details and answer any questions you might have. We would greatly appreciate it if you could let us know at your earliest convenience. That said, we fully understand it may take time to make the international travel decision, and we would be happy to wait until July  (e.g., after SOSP author notification on July 3rd) if needed.

Thank you for considering the invitation as well as your contributions to the community!

Mai Zheng
On behalf of HotStorage’26 Organizing Committee
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