<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">The <a href="https://www.oshwa.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">Open Source Hardware Association</a> is excited to announce the <a href="http://2017.oshwa.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">2017 Open Hardware Summit</a> taking place October 5th, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. This is the annual gathering of the OSHWA organization and open hardware community. Through the Open Hardware Summit, we aim to create an inclusive welcoming environment to empower people in all stages of discovering open source technology.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">The Open Hardware Summit is where anyone and everyone can participate and collaborate in the open source community!</font></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">GET YOUR TICKETS <a href="https://2017.oshwa.org/tickets/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">HERE</a>!</font></b></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">Don’t forget to check your email for your 10% discount if you have a <a href="https://www.oshwa.org/membership/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">general membership or above</a> at OSHWA!</font></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div class="gmail_extra" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">Considering Sponsoring this year?</font></strong></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">At this time we are opening the call for companies or individuals interested in sponsoring this year’s summit. More information can be found <a href="https://2017.oshwa.org/sponsor/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">here</a>.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">For the fifth year running, we are ecstatic to offer up <b style="box-sizing:border-box">TEN (10) <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/oshwa.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpC7kmdJ1t1RRRR6V3xakhllP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n-profit! This doubles the distance that gifts will go!!)</font></li></ul></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best,<div><br></div><div>Caleb Cover</div><div><br></div><div>Community Manager</div><div><a href="http://www.oshwa.org/" target="_blank">The Open Source Hardware Association</a></div></div></div>
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