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+Hello,
+
+I would like to announce my candidacy for the PTL of the OpenStack Sunbeam
+project for the 2024.2 cycle.
+
+I've been core team member of OpenStack Sunbeam project since the  incubation
+stage. I've contributed to most of the charms producing new features, new
+charms, enabling CI, bug fixes.
+
+The OpenStack Sunbeam project is inching close towards the goal of being
+production ready and my focus for this cycle is to close the existing gaps
+to reach the goal, add new features, fill any gaps in documentation based
+on user feedback.
+
+Best Regards,
+Hemanth Nakkina.