> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us.md).

# About Us

- [Where to find us?](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/where-to-find-us.md): Ersilia is active in social media and in the open science space.
- [Strategic Plan 2025-2027](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/strategic-plan-2025-2027.md)
- [Ersilia, the Invisible City](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/ersilia-the-invisible-city.md): Ersilia is a city imagined by Cuban-Italian writer Italo Calvino in his book 'Invisible Cities'. Calvino's vivid description of the city is a perfect metaphore for our mission.
- [Diversity and inclusion statement](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion-statement.md): Diversity and inclusion are core principles of Ersilia.
- [Gender Equality Plan](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/gender-equality-plan.md): This Gender Equality Plan is officially approved by the Board and reviewed yearly
- [Code of conduct](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/code-of-conduct.md): Contributor covenant of the Ersilia Open Source Initiative
- [Open standards and best practices](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/open-standards-and-best-practices.md): This page describes Ersilia's open standards and best practices principles
- [AI Policy](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/ai-policy.md): This policy has been developed with the support of the Non Profit AI Policy Builder from Fast Forward
- [Ersilia privacy notice](https://ersilia.gitbook.io/ersilia-book/about-us/ersilia-privacy-notice.md): Privacy notice for the Ersilia Open source Initiative


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