<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In this note:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Residence accommodation</div><div class="">- First time at BSDCan?</div><div class="">- About BSDCan</div><div class="">- BoF sessions</div><div class="">- If you meet our sponsors</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* residence accommodation</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">U90, the main residence building on campus at University of Ottawa is a sought-after </div><div class="">accommodation.  Not only is U90 reasonably priced, it is also close to the talks and tutorials.</div><div class="">More importantly, it is in the same building as the hacker lounge. Need to duck back to </div><div class="">your room to grab something?  It is only minutes away. Most speakers and developers</div><div class="">stay in residence.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">More rooms in U90 have recently become available because non-BSDCan groups have </div><div class="">cancelled their reservations.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">NOTE: We have no financial interest in room occupancy and it is not related to the costs</div><div class="">of other conference facilities. We know how much those who stay in residence love it, and</div><div class="">want others to take advantage of rooms which are now available.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">There is no criteria for joining the hacker lounge. You do not have to be a coder. You </div><div class="">do not have to be a contributor.  Come along. All are welcome.  Bring an extension cord</div><div class="">if you can.  WIFI is freely available.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* First time at BSDCan?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If this is your first BSDCan, we recommend you attend the 'Newcomers orientation and </div><div class="">mentorship' session on Thursday night at 6pm (location to be decided).  Join other first-timers</div><div class="">and many long-time attendees who will help you decide where to go, what to do, and especially</div><div class="">what not to miss!  There are soooo many things to do in Ottawa and at BSDCan.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">   <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/schedule/events/767.en.html" class="">http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/schedule/events/767.en.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* About BSDCan</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">BSDCan 2016 will be held on 10-11 June (Fri/Sat) at University of Ottawa in</div><div class="">the DMS (Desmarais) building, and will be preceded by two days of Tutorials on </div><div class="">8-9 June 2016 (Wed/Thu). <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/" class="">http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The conference kicks off with the Goat BoF on Tuesday.  Come along and gather for</div><div class="">the first official event of BSDCan 2016 as everyone congregates at the Royal Oak</div><div class="">on Laurier.  Wednesday and Thursday will be tutorials. Friday and Saturday are the</div><div class="">main talks.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* BoF sessions</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are still room for more lunch time BoF sessions. If you have an idea, please</div><div class="">send email to <a href="mailto:activities@bsdcan.org" class="">activities@bsdcan.org</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please help us spread the word by sharing on social media and user groups.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Registration is now open: <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/registration.php" class="">http://www.bsdcan.org/2016/registration.php</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* If you meet our sponsors</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you meet our sponsors, please thank them and mention you know they are </div><div class="">sponsoring BSDCan 2016.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">iXsystems              - <a href="http://www.ixsystems.com/" class="">http://www.ixsystems.com/</a><br class="">EMC                    - <a href="http://www.emc.com/" class="">http://www.emc.com/</a><br class="">The FreeBSD Foundation - <a href="https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/" class="">https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/</a><br class="">Google                 - <a href="http://www.google.com/" class="">http://www.google.com/</a><br class="">Talos                  - <a href="http://www.talosintel.com/" class="">http://www.talosintel.com/</a><br class="">Tarsnap                - <a href="http://www.tarsnap.com/" class="">http://www.tarsnap.com/</a><br class="">vBSDCon                - <a href="http://www.vbsdcon.com/" class="">http://www.vbsdcon.com/</a><br class="">NYI                    - <a href="http://www.nyi.net/" class="">http://www.nyi.net/</a><br class="">Backtrace              - <a href="http://www.backtrace.io/" class="">http://www.backtrace.io/</a><br class="">Microsoft              - <a href="http://azure.com/opensource/" class="">http://azure.com/opensource/</a><br class="">ScaleEngine            - <a href="https://www.scaleengine.com/" class="">https://www.scaleengine.com/</a><br class="">Netzkommune            - <a href="https://www.netzkommune.de/" class="">https://www.netzkommune.de/</a><br class="">Domo                   - <a href="http://www.domo.com/" class="">http://www.domo.com/</a><br class="">Mellanox Technologies  - <a href="http://www.mellanox.com/" class="">http://www.mellanox.com/</a><br class="">Michael "Ike" Eichorn<br class="">Shopify                - <a href="http://engineering.shopify.com/" class="">http://engineering.shopify.com/</a><br class="">Netgate                - <a href="http://www.netgate.com/" class="">http://www.netgate.com/</a><br class="">Playstation            - <a href="https://www.playstation.com/" class="">https://www.playstation.com/</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
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