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+Dear all,
+
+I'd like to announce my candidacy for Kuryr's PTL for the Stein cycle.
+
+In case you don't know me, I was fortunate to work as PTL on Kuryr and its
+related projects for the Rocky cycle where I'm happy to sat that we've achieved
+most of the milestones we set. I would be honoured to continue doing this for
+the next six months.
+
+During Stein, I would like to focus on some of these topics. We've also started
+efforts on Rocky which I'd like to lead to completion.
+
+* Network Policy Support: This feature maps K8s network policies into Neutron
+  segurity groups and it's something I'd personally like to lead to completion.
+
+* Neutron pooling resource speedups: Tied closesly with the previous feature,
+  it'll be needed as a way to further improve the speed Neutron handles its
+  resources.
+
+* Operator Support
+
+* Octavia providers:
+
+  Native OVN Layer 4 load balancing for services
+  Amphora provider for Routes
+
+* Native router supports via Octavia
+
+* Multi device/net support
+
+Also, I'd like to coordinate finishing some features that might not be making it
+for the Rocky cycle, such as SRIOV and DPDK support, and adopt the usage of CRDs
+within the project.
+
+Outside of this key areas, my priority is also helping the community by acting
+as an interface for the cross-project sessions and further improve our presence
+in initiatives such as Openlab, OPNFV and so.
+
+Thanks a lot!
+
+Daniel Mellado (dmellado)