INIT HELLO is “an accidental conference.” In 2025, community member Kate “Cat” Szkotnicki had the idea to “get some people together for a small weekend gathering in a hotel ballroom or party suite.” Well, scope creep happened, and INIT HELLO was born! INIT HELLO is another opportunity for members of the Apple II community to get together and celebrate our favorite retro computer!
Doers Of Stuff
A small group of hardy volunteers have been working to make INIT HELLO happen from its accidental beginning! These people stepped up to build INIT HELLO from the ground up in a very short time frame.
- Kate Szkotnicki – accidentally started all this. She is a veteran convention staffer and chair, and is very excited to bring those skills to the Apple II community
- Paul Hagstrom
- Eric Rucker
- Melissa Barron
- Daniel Kruszyna
- Jeremy Rand
Financial Patrons
INIT HELLO is tremendously grateful to the following community members for their generous financial support to get the event going!
- Henri Asseily
- Quinn Dunki
- Michael Mulhern