<div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,0,80);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello everyone! I would like propose my candidacy for the OpenStack Technical Committee.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I have been working with OpenStack in a professional capacity since before the Essex release and have participated in each of the summits since that time. Throughout that timeframe I've been an active participant in most of the projects that make up OpenStack through active communication and collaboration. I am currently a member of the Keystone Core team and almost always available / active on IRC (ensuring I have a good pulse on most of the projects at any given time). </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During the Havana cycle I have been mostly focused on Keystone, however, I have also contributed to a number of other OpenStack projects. Over the last cycle, I have made sure to attend the TC meetings and keep apprised of the content discussed and decisions made.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a developer, operator, and consumer of OpenStack, I believe that OpenStack (and, more generally speaking, IaaS) is the "way of the future" when it comes to managing and maintaining computational resources. I think that OpenStack in particular is a defining force within this space, and as such has a responsibility to help the industry grow in a positive way. This, in no small part, includes bringing new projects online (from incubation to full integration) to fill the gaps in functional coverage and ensuring that both new and already integrated projects are ready for prime-time use. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For the next couple of cycles (and beyond), I see the TC's role as not only growing the platform in a stable and maintainable way, but also being an active advocate for the diverse set of consumers of OpenStack (public cloud providers, private cloud providers, enterprise integration, development environments and platforms, QA environments, end consumers of the various cloud installations, etc). The TC should continue to take an active role (in some cases more active) in the project-wide scope direction. This active participation will include continued direct collaboration with the Board of Directors as well as the many contributors (both corporate and individual) of OpenStack.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The TC needs to have diverse representation from all corners of the community to ensure that we keep the project moving forward in a way that meets the real needs of all OpenStack users. As part of the TC, I would bring the experience of running multiple diverse private clouds for large enterprises as well as an understanding of the need to maintain and grow the accessibility of OpenStack for all use cases.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I look forward to continue contributing as a member of the Keystone Core team and being a vocal advocate for increased usability and ease of deployment for all of OpenStack. I would be honored to also serve as a member of the TC, collaborating, and helping to guide the technical direction of the project as a whole.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cheers,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Morgan Fainberg</span></div></span></div>