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
