# Meeting Minutes 03/12/2025 ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | | ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------- | ----------------- | | Simon F. | Yes | Interim Chair | Y | | Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon | Yes | Interim Secretary | N | | Jack Briggs | No | Secretary | N | | Laura M. | Yes | Member - Cardano Foundation | Y | | Nathan A. | No | Member - EMURGO | Y | | Wes P. | Yes | Member - Rare Network | Y | | Martin M. | Yes | Member | Y | | Vaibhav (Gintama) | Yes | Member | Y | | Mubarak O. | Yes | Member | Y | | Tim H. | No | Member | Y | | Rand M. | Yes | SME - Rare Network | N | | Natalia | Yes | SME | N | | John G. | No | SME | N | | Juan S. | Yes | SME | N | | Jose I. | Yes | SME - ADA Solar | N | | JB | Yes | SME- Scrib3 | N | Other Guests: * N/A ## Intros/COI **Simon:** TBD\ **Laura:** Laura Mattiucci, Director Marketing and Comms at CF\ **Nate:** Nate Acton, VP of Global Marketing at EMURGO\ **Wes:** TBD\ **Martin:** TBD\ **Vaibhav:** Voting member of bootstrap growth and marketing committee. Voluntary Part of Various Working groups in intersect.\ **Mubarak:** AKA Kit Willow: Voting member of the Growth and Marketing Committee. Community member\ **Tim:** Tim Harrison, EVP Community & Ecosystem, Input | Output\ **Rand:** TBD\ **Natalia:** ADALINK, Interim GMC Non-Voting Member, CEO of AdaLink \ **John:** TBD\ **Juan:** TBD\ **Jose:** TBD\ **Jack:** TBD\ **Tex:** Open Source Program Manager (Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Liaison ## Agenda 3.12.25 * Budget Discussion * Open Forum ## Decisions/Actions * **Decision:** Voxman Meeting * Nathaniel will set up a meeting for Voxman introduction and presentation on March 24th. * The committee agreed to try to get representatives from the European Voxman team to attend the meeting. * **Decision:** Budget edits * Action: * The committee will Finalize and publish a revised marketing budget proposal. * The event budget was cut down to $6.5 million. * Add a column to the budget spreadsheet for "possible vendors" for each line item. * Add language to event line items about how unspent budget will be used (rollover to next year, community grants, or treasury). * Social media and community management budgets will be cut in half. * Add a line item for a business development, branding and marketing support for Cardano startups. * The committee will put the budget proposal to a vote on Discord. * The committee will request an internal Intersect meeting to present the budget proposal and gather feedback from other committees. * Try to attend other committee meetings to inform them about the budget proposal. * Try to have an X space to gather more feedback. | Topic | Discussion | Action Items | | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Revised Budget Process | Discussion of the revised budget process and the need to gather further questions from the committee. A document with existing questions was shared. | Create a new document to consolidate committee questions about the revised budget process. Share the link in chat. | | Voxman Presentation | Nathaniel's request to schedule a Voxman introduction and presentation on March 24th was discussed. JB recommended including the European team. | Schedule the meeting for March 24th and invite both American and European Voxman teams. | | PR Budget Meeting | Seomon announced plans to schedule a PR budget meeting. | Schedule the PR Budget meeting and invite all interested parties. | | Document Access | Seomon's shared document on the budget process was initially restricted. | Ensure the budget process document is accessible to all committee members. | | Budget Proposal Draft | Laura requested to finalize and publish the revised budget proposal for community feedback. | Finalize and publish the revised budget proposal. | | DREP Role in Budget Decisions | Discussion about the DREPs' role in budget decisions and their potential need for external expertise. JB offered to assist with budget-related questions. | Offer office hours to assist DREPs with budget-related questions. | | RFP Process and Budget Clarity | JB noted that RFPs are open without a clear budget, leading to potential confusion. | Ensure the budget is published before RFPs are evaluated. | | Budget Timeline | Gintama clarified the budget submission timeline, with the budget to be submitted on May 1st. | No action items. | | Event Budget Revisions | Laura detailed revisions to the event budget, including cuts and clarifications on fund allocation. | Update the event budget in the shared document, including vendor names and KPIs. Add roll over language. | | Event Naming Convention | Gintama suggested establishing a consistent naming convention for events. | Consider establishing a consistent naming convention for Cardano events. | | Budget Line Item Adjustments | Adjustments to social media and community management budgets were discussed, as well as the addition of an education line item. | Reduce social media and community management budgets. Add education line item and clarify deliverables. | | Committee Feedback and Voting | Discussion on how to gather feedback from other committees and the voting process for the budget proposal. | Conduct internal intersect meeting, invite other committees, and have a vote on the budget. | | Education Line Item Clarity | Discussion on the clarity and justification for the education line item budget. | AdaLink to provide detailed breakdown of the education line item budget and deliverables. | | Business Development and Marketing Support | Discussion on the new line item for business development, branding and marketing support for startups. | AdaLink to provide concrete examples and deliverables for the new line item. |