<div dir="ltr"> Dear DPDK Community Members, I hope this message finds each of you well. I’m writing you to announce the CFP launch and open registration for our second summit of 2025 - the Bay Area Summit, to be held in Santa Clara, CA, at Intel’s Mission Blvd campus headquarters on September 17-18, 2025. This will be a hybrid event - live and virtual. Registration can be accessed <a href="https://linuxfoundation.regfox.com/2025-bay-area-summit?access_token=eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIiwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9zc28ubGludXhmb3VuZGF0aW9uLm9yZy8ifQ..FdCe2BfXRL2Spqq1.TN1Dc2xUaJ2WPQQmO3iP4V4Q1go89iVMoO9IcfR5Ju25B3oBIwL3WMS4p7D-MVk0bX3_W3ECqGBmYsuvolBv4V_BbK8T_feJ8NxhyNslz2LPAWzbWny6bwDWcjN0BJufe011BthL8SipQrY4Fuo3VXgeIetIBXWMuRWlsHJODgUO6FTP7XC1y3c02rPO37tYHws0vOBi2KHXe4OuVTeU_LsdhX8BH_-sQNSgOKUbUfc-2Rjt85YQOZ9wWHd3DRQn3B2-8ukBkikyDUlTAVs6tIpuZT6OnBIXb56sINx_DFpesGI.3q9xjVFXHpxyOvf3wp1srg" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">here,</a> and for those who wish to speak at the event, the CFP can be accessed <a href="https://sessionize.com/dpdk-bay-area-summit-2025/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">here</a>.In-person registration closes at 11:59pm Pacific time on Thu. Sep. 11th. The CFP closes at 11:59pm Pacific time on Thu., June 19th.We look forward to receiving your submissions and registrations, and to seeing you in Santa Clara. Warm regards,Nathan Southern <p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Nathan C. Southern, Senior Program Coordinator<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">The Linux Foundation<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">248.835.4812 (mobile)<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><a href="mailto:nsouthern@linuxfoundation.org">nsouthern@linuxfoundation.org</a> </div>