I prefer the 11am time since I am mountain time and that would be 9am for me.
Thanks! Jeff Genender Aice President RAI Apache Software Foundation > On Sep 1, 2026, at 6:45 AM, Direccion Inicia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Sally, > > Thank you for getting back to me, and no worries at all. > > I’d be very happy to meet and tell you more about INICIA. To make the time > difference between Spain and Boston a little easier for both of us, would any > of the following times work for you? > > - Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m. Boston time / 4:00 p.m. Spain time > - Wednesday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. Boston time / 5:00 p.m. Spain time > - Thursday, September 10 at 9:00 a.m. Boston time / 3:00 p.m. Spain time > > Please let me know which option is most convenient for you, and I’ll be happy > to send a calendar invitation. > > Kind regards, > Alex Vdovenko > > > > вт, 1 сент. 2026 г., 04:12 Sally Khudairi <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> Thank you, Alex. Apologies for the delayed response. >> >> Sure: I'll be happy to meet and learn more about INICIA. What day(s)/time(s) >> do you prefer next week? >> >> Kind regards, >> Sally >> >> - - - >> Vice President Sponsor Relations >> The Apache Software Foundation >> >> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> >> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2026, at 12:47, Direccion Inicia wrote: >>> Dear Sally, >>> >>> I hope this email finds you well. >>> I am following up on my previous message from August 17th regarding a >>> potential collaboration between Inicia Foundation and the Apache ecosystem >>> around our INICIA Civic AI Commons initiative. >>> >>> We would still be very interested in scheduling a short introductory >>> conversation whenever convenient for you. Please let us know if you have >>> any availability in the coming days. >>> >>> Thank you again for your time and guidance. >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> Alex Vdovenko >>> President, Inicia Foundation >>> >>> пн, 17 авг. 2026 г., 12:46 Direccion Inicia <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> Hello Sally, >>> >>> Thank you very much for your kind response and for your interest in >>> learning more about INICIA Civic AI Commons. >>> I would be very happy to connect and discuss the initiative with you. >>> >>> I am attaching a short information dossier with an overview of the project, >>> its objectives, the Responsible AI approach, and the potential areas of >>> collaboration with the Apache ecosystem. >>> >>> I believe a short introductory conversation would be the best next step. We >>> can briefly present the initiative, hear your perspective, and discuss how >>> INICIA could potentially engage with the Apache community and relevant >>> projects. >>> Please let me know what time would be convenient for you, and I will adapt >>> to your availability. >>> >>> Thank you again for your openness and interest. >>> >>> With warm regards, >>> Alex Vdovenko >>> President >>> Inicia Foundation >>> Spain >>> +34 624 86 50 51 >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> iniciafoundation.org <http://iniciafoundation.org/> >>> >>> >>> пт, 14 авг. 2026 г., 20:01 Sally Khudairi <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> >>> Hello, Alex --thank you for your kind message and interest in the ASF's >>> Responsible AI Initiative. >>> >>> Of course: we're happy to learn more about INICIA Civic AI Commons. When >>> would you like to connect? >>> >>> With warm regards, >>> Sally >>> >>> - - - >>> Vice President Sponsor Relations >>> The Apache Software Foundation >>> >>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, at 13:18, Direccion Inicia wrote: >>>> Dear Apache Community Development / Sponsor Relations Team, >>>> >>>> My name is Alex Vdovenko and I represent Inicia Foundation, a non-profit >>>> organization based in Spain working on education, social inclusion and >>>> public-interest initiatives. >>>> >>>> We are currently developing a new open-source initiative called INICIA >>>> Civic AI Commons. >>>> >>>> The objective is to develop responsible, transparent and >>>> community-governed AI tools that can help civil-society organizations work >>>> with public information, social programmes, public-interest data and other >>>> open resources. >>>> >>>> We were particularly interested in the Apache Software Foundation's >>>> Responsible AI Initiative and its focus on secure, transparent and >>>> publicly governed open-source infrastructure for AI. >>>> >>>> At this stage, we are not seeking financial support from Apache. We would >>>> first like to understand how an organization such as ours could >>>> responsibly engage with the Apache ecosystem, contribute to relevant >>>> Apache communities, and potentially develop a European civil-society use >>>> case around Responsible AI and open-source technologies. >>>> >>>> We are particularly interested in exploring potential connections with >>>> Apache projects related to data processing, search, document processing, >>>> distributed systems and AI/ML infrastructure. >>>> >>>> We would be grateful for a short introductory conversation with the >>>> appropriate person or project community. >>>> >>>> We would also be interested in exploring the possibility of organizing a >>>> European Responsible AI / Civic Tech workshop or hackathon involving >>>> civil-society organizations, universities and open-source contributors. >>>> >>>> I would be happy to send a short concept note describing the initiative. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> Alex Vdovenko >>>> Inicia Foundation >>>> Spain >>> >>
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