Thanks so much, Alex. I'll be happy to send the calendar invite for a Zoom call shortly.
Looking forward to connecting next week! Warmest regards, Sally - - - Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> On Wed, Sep 2, 2026, at 09:53, Direccion Inicia wrote: > Hi Sally and Jeff, > > Thank you for confirming. Wednesday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. ET works well > for us. We understand that the meeting will need to end promptly at 12:00 > p.m. ET. > > Could you please let us know which video-conferencing platform you would > prefer to use — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or another platform? Once > confirmed, we will be happy to join using your link, or send a calendar > invitation if that is more convenient. > We look forward to speaking with you. > > Kind regards, > Alex > > вт, 1 сент. 2026 г., 17:07 Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>: >> __ >> Thanks, Alex and Jeff. >> >> Let's take the 11AM ET spot on Wednesday 9 September, however, please note >> that I do have a hard stop at the top of the hour. >> >> Kind regards, >> Sally >> >> - - - >> Vice President Sponsor Relations >> The Apache Software Foundation >> >> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2026, at 11:02, Jeff Genender via fundraising wrote: >>> 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]>: >>>>> __ >>>>> 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]>: >>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>> iniciafoundation.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> пт, 14 авг. 2026 г., 20:01 Sally Khudairi <[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 >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> *Attachments:* >>> • smime.p7s >>
