Thanks David for the introduction. Ariam, I am located in Fairfax so a meeting in DC is more than possible.
Can I give you a call to coordinate? If so, what's a good number to reach you? -- Kevin A. McGrail VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 4:57 PM <da...@davebanesaccess.org> wrote: > Just to quickly introduce EA and myself – we work together in a not for > profit at globalsymbols.com > > > > We are very much committed to both open licence and working in the open, > and have a special interest in seeking to ensure that AAC reaches those > communities that have been most under served in this field > > > > One of our first projects was in the Middle East where we collaborated to > develop Tawasol, the Arabic open symbol set, designed to reflect both > language and culture within the Middle East and especially the gulf. To do > that we created a system that democratised symbol design, allowing a range > of stakeholder to determine the design and selection of symbols to > represent concepts. > > > > Very much hope to continue discussions together about collaboration around > the paper Ariam has distributed > > > > Best regards > > > > David > > > > *From:* Kevin A. McGrail <kmcgr...@apache.org> > *Sent:* 29 October 2018 20:49 > *To:* Ariam Mogos <amo...@unicef.org>; general@incubator.apache.org > *Cc:* Aditi Poddar <apod...@unicef.org>; da...@davebanesaccess.org; EA > Draffan <e...@ecs.soton.ac.uk> > *Subject:* Re: UNICEF Open Source project- Apache Foundation > > > > Thanks Ariam, > > I have a child with Autism so this is very interesting to me and I also > helped found the largest support group in the Washington DC area. I have > done grants for curriculum to teach children with autism to swim with > Autism Speaks and I can talk intelligently about AT/PECS. We also just had > our keynote from Cliff Schmidt at Amplio which has some crossover. Anyway, > enough about me, I'd like to setup a call, nothing long and talk about our > incubator and how we work/what we do. > > Regards, > KAM > > > On 10/29/2018 3:53 PM, Ariam Mogos wrote: > > Thanks so much Kellen, Dave and Kevin! > > (copying Aditi from our partnerships team) > > (copying David Banes and EA Draffan, two of our advisors on AAC) > > > > Yes we’d be interested in collaborating with Apache and learning more > about the incubator program. > > > > We’re very excited to share about this project. I’ve created a google doc > with some information here: > > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fMY5_YgqqE5VfqNCDwQ0HQe8ozkz1v7kpjQpimVsjuI/edit > > > > Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, recommendations in the > document. > > > > Cheers, > Ariam > > > > *From: *"Kevin A. McGrail" <kmcgr...@apache.org> <kmcgr...@apache.org> > *Date: *Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 4:51 PM > *To: *"general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> > <general@incubator.apache.org> <general@incubator.apache.org> > *Cc: *Ariam Mogos <amo...@unicef.org> <amo...@unicef.org> > *Subject: *Re: UNICEF Open Source project- Apache Foundation > > > > In addition to the list responses, I'm happy to chat especially with my VP > Fundraising duties. Love UNICEF and love what you do especially around > Halloween. Happy to jump on a call and give you some guidance! > > > > Regards, > > KAM > > -- > > Kevin A. McGrail > > VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation > > Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 1:39 AM Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Exactly as Kellen describes! > > If for whatever reason you require an offline discussion to start then I’m > sure someone here may be willing to “champion” your proposal. > > Regards, > Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 27, 2018, at 9:43 PM, kellen sunderland < > kellen.sunderl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello Ariam, reading through the sites in your signature it looks like > > you're doing interesting work. I'm always happy to see governments and > > NGOs using / contributing to open source. > > > > Speaking for myself, I would be happy to set aside some time to chat. At > > Apache we do try to keep as much communication as possible on public > email > > lists. Would you be able to give a little more detail about your project > > via this list? Were you interested in collaborating with Apache? Did > you > > want to participate in the Apache Incubator program? > > > > -Kellen > > > >> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 9:42 AM Ariam Mogos <amo...@unicef.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi there, > >> > >> I work in UNICEF’s Office of Innovation and was hoping to speak to > someone > >> about a fantastic open source project in which we’re interested in > working > >> with the Apache Foundation. > >> > >> Look forward to hearing from you. > >> > >> Best, > >> Ariam > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> Ariam Mogos > >> Learning Lead > >> UNICEF Ventures > >> Office of Innovation > >> skype: ariammogos > >> mobile: +1 917-974-5997<tel:%28917%29%20974-5997> > <%28917%29%20974-5997> > >> > >> www.unicefstories.org<http://www.unicefstories.org/> > >> www.unicefinnovationfund.org<http://www.unicefinnovationfund.org/> > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > -- > > Kevin A. McGrail > > VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation > > Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 > >
