<div dir="ltr"><div>just curious if you have taken a look at the participants vs the ones who lead discussion. Seems like not everyone contributed at a quick glance over the course of the different reading groups.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Karen Lindenfelser <br></div><div>PDL Administrative Manager</div><div>Carnegie Mellon University</div><div>412-268-6716<br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>“Our wisdom does not just come from what we learn. </i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>It also comes from what we unlearn.”</i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>Cleo Wade</i></span><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM Ziyue Qiu <<a href="mailto:ziyueqiu@cs.cmu.edu">ziyueqiu@cs.cmu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Hello everyone,</font></span><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br>We’re excited to invite you to the PDL reading group sessions for the upcoming Spring semester!</font></span><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span></font></div>As we enter a new Spring semester, we have decided to restart the traditions. As before, one of our group members will lead our weekly meetings, and there will be lunch/dinner for everyone. The food orders will be collected a day prior via a spreadsheet. To help us figure out the meeting time, please fill in this </span><a href="https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures" target="_blank">When2meet</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">. Also, please join our Slack channel </span><a href="https://parallel-data-lab.slack.com/archives/C05AMEKUVM1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;border-radius:3px;padding:0px 2px 1px;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures" target="_blank">#reading-group</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> (it is public) under PDL for timely information.</span></font><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span></font></div>Our selection process for reading materials saw a </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">refreshing change</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> during 2023 Summer and proved successful. Here are the key criteria for our paper selections:</span></font><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">1) It has made a significant impact or has high importance (has won awards, has dispelled myths, and so forth).</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">2) It contributes to our understanding of a particular concept, principle, class of hardware, or relevant applications.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">* We have provided </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xpIDA6S9o8j3jOSrXBwAlMfTKN_TEPJQt5LOvO5yhSw/edit?gid=19072803" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures" target="_blank">examples</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> under the tab ‘paper list - filterable’ for your review and </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TAFysTMR0OKRiD1vH0IrIYMor5vQvbuBdpAwD53zfgw/edit#gid=1137880309" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures" target="_blank">previous selections</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> under the tab ’history (2023 Summer)’.<br></span></font><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">About our second point, we are introducing a new option to broaden our perspectives. Instead of discussing one paper for the entire hour (of course you can), we are also willing to see a one-hour </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">review of a specific conference section (3-5 papers)</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">. Each paper would get 10-20 minutes of discussion time. For instance, there are relevant </span><a href="https://www.usenix.org/conference/fast24/technical-sessions" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures" target="_blank">sessions in FAST 24</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> that include topics like Cloud Storage, Key-Value Systems, File Systems, etc.<br><br></span></font><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">In conclusion, we can’t wait to start and are excited to see you </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">*** </b><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><a href="https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">SIGNUP HERE</a></b><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> ***</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">.</span></font><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">We’re eager to commence this Spring with insightful discussions and new learnings. See you there!<br><br></font></span><span aria-label="" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Best,</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Ziyue, Tim, Sanjith</span></font></div>
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