*Hi all,** *We are off and running. The call for papers for oSC16 will open tomorrow. The current dates we have are June 27 - June 30 in Nuremberg. There will be an***SUSE Owncloud Summit / Kolab Summit on the front end of the conference and a **Kernel Summit (by SUSE Labs) / Salt Stack Summit.** ** **** **We are asking for volunteers to participate in the *Program Committee and the Organizing Team.If you are interested in participating in the Program Committee or the Organizing Team, please reply or email ddemaio(a)suse.de. Those interested in the Program Committee should also include FTeodori(a)suse.com in their reply. * **Responsibilities of the Program committee are:** **** ** * Selecting proposals for program * serve as an advocate for the conference * coordinate needs to the organizing team (social events, set up, etc.) * Work with summit leaders planning their summits at oSC to ensure their program needs are met. ** **** ** **The organizing team will have a monthly meeting to organize the following:* *** ** **Session Host** ** **Information / Registration Volunteers** ** **Marketing* * *At events* * *Through social media* * *Writing articles* * *making videos* * *taking pictures* * *Make posters* * *Make Guide for online and physical handout (trains, food, etc.)* * *Reach out to schools, businesses with invitation (design invitation)* * *Book with program schedule and abstracts* * video posts of oSC on YouTube* * * **Welcome Bags* * *Handouts* * *Tshirts* * *USB* * **Setup* * *Add wifi* * *Video and audio* * *beamers* * *computer equipment* * *chairs* * *tables* * *power supply* * *recording crew* * **Entertainment / Social Events* * *Bands* * *Social Event* * **Food and Drinks** ** **Need for New **Video and Audio **Equipment ***