Hi all, I am announcing my candidacy for a position on the OpenStack Technical Committee. I'm a software engineer at the Mass Open Cloud[0], and the New England Research Cloud[1], two initiatives from major universities in the Boston area to create and operate public and open clouds that can federated and replicated. I've been involved with OpenStack for the past 7 years as a user, operator, and developer. This is not my first time running, I have previously served on the Technical Committee[2] and as Keystone PTL for 1 year during the Victoria and Wallaby cycles[3][4]. I am passionate about open source and governance and keeping the community healthy. My focus will be in facilitating the discussions that need to happen, whether they are internal to a team, between project teams, or between OpenStack and other projects. Please allow me once again the honor of representing you, and the opportunity to continue contributing to the community that I owe so much to and want to see flourish. I look forward to hopefully seeing you all very soon! Thank you for your time and consideration, Kristi Nikolla (he/him) [0]. https://massopen.cloud [1]. https://nerc.mghpcc.org [2]. https://opendev.org/openstack/election/raw/branch/master/candidates/victoria... [3]. https://opendev.org/openstack/election/raw/branch/master/candidates/victoria... [4]. https://opendev.org/openstack/election/raw/branch/master/candidates/wallaby/...