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 [OVN Interop Project](https://github.com/open-voice-network)| [Jon Stine](https://github.com/lfai/proposing-projects/blob/master/proposals/ovn-interop.md) | [10/19/2023] | Sandbox | tbd | Jon Stine | tbd | tbd
 [OVN Trustmark Project](https://github.com/open-voice-network)| [Jon Stine](https://github.com/lfai/proposing-projects/blob/master/proposals/onv_trustmark.md) | [10/19/2023] | Sandbox | tbd | Jon Stine | tbd | tbd
 [OPEA](https://github.com/opea-project) | [Rachel Roumeliotis](https://github.com/lfai/proposing-projects/blob/master/proposals/OPEA%20Project%20to%20LF%20AI%20%26%20Data) | [04/04/2024] | Sandbox   | tbd | Rachel Roumeliotis| tbd | tbd
-[IREE](https://github.com/iree-org) | [Jacques Pienaar](https://github.com/lfai/proposing-projects/blob/master/proposals/IREE.adoc) | [05/02/2024] | Incubation | tbd | Jacques Pienaar| tbd | tbd
+[IREE](https://github.com/iree-org) | [Jacques Pienaar](https://github.com/lfai/proposing-projects/blob/master/proposals/IREE.adoc) | [05/02/2024] | Sandbox | tbd | Jacques Pienaar| tbd | tbd
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 ### Requested project maturity level
 
-Incubation
+Sandbox
 
 ### Project description (what it does, why it is valuable, origin and history, ongoing development).