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Agenda Overview & Welcome** * The meeting began with an outline of focus areas for the new iteration of the Civics Committee. * Topics included: role clarity, communications, chair elections, tools, and administrative setup. **2. Committee Role & Charter Re-evaluation** * A discussion took place around redefining the Committee's purpose in light of onchain governance and the new Constitution. Members agreed the old charter is outdated. * A workshop will be scheduled to revise the charter, vision, and set SMART goals. **3. Communications Strategy** * Agreement to launch a Civics Committee X (Twitter) account. * Purpose: increase visibility, communicate goals, empower members, and share updates. * The account will be set up and managed collaboratively, with the Secretary initiating setup and access delegation. Suggested cross-posting to the Cardano Forum to reach non-X users. * Ideas also raised for hosting X Spaces and publishing content on YouTube and Intersect channels. **4. Chair and Vice Chair Elections** * Members reviewed the new Intersect tool for elections. * Application deadline: June 4, 5:30 PM UTC. Voting period: June 4–9, 2025. * Members can put themselves forward as candidates; the highest vote becomes Chair, second-highest becomes Vice Chair. * A new Vice Chair will be elected in October when the current Vice Chair rotates to Chair. **5. Governance Accessibility & Education** * The Committee discussed the need for accessible governance information. * Suggestions included: * Translations (e.g., into French) * Educational videos and layman-friendly explainers * Explaining governance actions simply and clearly for all community levels * Partnering with hubs and SPOs to broaden reach **6. Committee Operations & Scheduling** * Discord will be used as the primary communication channel (Telegram discontinued). * Weekly meetings proposed until the revised charter is complete. * A poll will be created to determine the best regular meeting time on Thursdays. **7. Knowledge Base Update** * The Civics Committee section on the Intersect Knowledge Base is outdated. * Members are encouraged to review current content. * Updates will be mapped out in a shared Google Doc with clear structure and page sections. * Volunteers will help draft and approve content for updating. **8. Working Group Updates** * **CC Election Working Group:** * 22 applications received; 17 valid submissions remain. * Election timeline: Voting June 5–30; results announced July 4. * Discussion on "committeeMinSize" parameter and preparing for edge-case scenarios. * **Governance Support WG:** * Attendance issues noted; calendar invites may have been incorrect but are being corrected. * **Future Governance Workstreams:** * Committee noted upcoming proposals and possible collaborations, including data-driven initiatives like the "Minimum Viable Governance" proposal. **9. Upcoming Events** * Three GovTool-related events were promoted: * **June 4, 3 PM UTC:** GovTool Working Group session * **June 4, 4 PM UTC:** GovTool X Space (hosted by Intersect) * **June 5, 3 PM UTC:** GovTool AMA via the GovTool X account **10. Next Steps & Closing** * A dedicated vision/charter workshop will be scheduled after the Chair election. * Members were reminded to register and vote in the Chair/Vice Chair election. * Encouraged to subscribe to the Intersect Luma calendar for automatic updates. **Meeting Adjourned: \~5:23 PM UTC** *** --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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