Meeting Minutes 06/17/2025

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)	Election Cycle
Wes P.	Yes	Chair	Y	October 2025
Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon	Yes	Secretary	N	N/A
Tim H.	No	Vice Chair	Y	April 2026
Laura M.	Yes	Member - Cardano Foundation	Y	April 2026
Nathan A.	No	Member - EMURGO	Y	October 2025
Mubarak O.	Yes	Member	Y	October 2025
Anuj C.	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Andy H.	Yes	Member	N	April 2026
Hasitha R.	Yes	Member	N	April 2026
TBD	No	SME	N	N/A

Other Guests:

• John G.

• Jose Iadiccio

• Nadia Mannell

• Juan Sierra

Intros/COI

Andy: TBD Anuj: TBD Hasitha: TBD Laura: Laura Mattiucci, Director Marketing and Comms at CF Mubarak: AKA Kit Willow: Voting member of the Growth and Marketing Committee. Community member Nate: Nate Acton, VP of Global Marketing at EMURGO Tim: Tim Harrison, EVP Community & Ecosystem, Input | Output Tex: Open Source Program Manager (Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Liaison Wes: TBD

Agenda 6.17.25

• RARE Evo Updates

• Survey Prep

• Open Forum

Decisions/Actions

• Summit Dates & Location: The flagship summit will be held on November 12th and 13th in Berlin, with Day Zero (November 11th) being a hackathon and battle of the builders.

• Collaborative Timeline: The committee will begin building a shared timeline/calendar, with all members submitting important dates for inclusion.

• Product, TSC, & GMC Meeting: A one-hour meeting with the Product Committee will be held on July 8th.

Topic	Discussion	Action Items
Welcome and General Check-in	John welcomed everyone and thanked Tex for his hard work. Tex noted he was healthy. Members acknowledged the ongoing work and appreciated contributions.	None
Previous Meeting Review & Updates	John asked if anything strange or startling was missed last week. Tex confirmed Wes was officially made Chair of GMC and Tim is the Vice Chair.	None
New Attendee Introduction	Laura introduced Nadia Mannell, Director of the Academy at CF. Nadia greeted the group.	None
Cardano Academy & Certifications	John asked Nadia about the "Intro to Blockchain" course and mentioned he took it. Nadia offered a voucher for those interested in Pearson Vue certification on Cardano.	Nadia Mannell: Offer vouchers for Cardano certification exams.
Academy Feedback and Branding	Nadia acknowledged feedback about too many follow-up emails for the course and mentioned changes with new branding. Laura stated they are changing messaging.	Nadia Mannell: Continue to update course messaging and branding based on feedback.
Agenda Setting for Today's Meeting	Wes shared a sample agenda for building upon, suggesting additions from Nadia and discussing Tim's poll update. Laura requested to add a Summit update.	Wes Parkinson: Add Summit update to the agenda.
Quorum Check	Tex noted they were not quite at quorum initially, but later confirmed quorum was met. Reminded committee members to put their names, affiliations, and conflicts of interest.	All Committee Members: Ensure names, affiliations, and conflicts of interest are noted. Be on camera if possible.
Summit Update (November 12-13, Berlin)	Laura provided an update: the website is being worked on, "save the date" coming soon. The summit will be in Berlin on November 12th and 13th, with a focus on enterprise. Day Zero will be a hackathon + battle of the builders + opening.	Laura: Share "save the date" information for the Berlin Summit.
Timeline and Calendar Planning	Wes suggested a group effort to add important dates to a shared text document or calendar. Tex confirmed ClickUp access for editing.	All Members: Submit important dates for the GMC calendar.
Budgeting Process for Next Year (2026)	Wes inquired about the timeline for the 2026 budgeting process from Intersect. Tex stated no information was available yet but would share when known. Discussion about taking notes from OSC's successful budget approval.	Tex: Notify GMC when information on the 2026 budget process is available.
Proposal Review & Public Engagement	Discussion on optimizing proposal review, suggesting early exposure to proposals and potentially recording presentations. Laura expressed concern about shaping this without knowing the budget process. Tex offered to facilitate "project spotlight" calls for pitches.	Tex: Facilitate "project spotlight" calls for pre-recorded pitches. GMC Members: Review pre-recorded pitches asynchronously.
Calendar and Document Management	Tex explained how to use the calendar/list view in ClickUp and mentioned the Google Drive for documentation. Kit Willow asked about linking Intersect on LinkedIn.	All Members: Utilize ClickUp for calendar and Google Drive for documentation. Kit Willow: Update LinkedIn to reflect Intersect affiliation.
Enterprise Adoption Working Group Update	Laura stated the Enterprise Adoption Working Group, approved two months ago, has met twice and will present their charter and objectives next week.	Enterprise Adoption WG: Present charter and objectives at the next meeting.
"Voices of Cardano" Series & Marketing Initiatives	Juan (via Tex) suggested focusing on collaboration, interoperability, positive interaction, and a "Voices of Cardano" series. Anuj shared his previous experience with a text-based "Voices of Cardano" series. Kit Willow suggested assigning members to provide weekly development updates on Twitter/spaces.	Laura: Inquire about leveraging the Cardano community channel for "Voices of Cardano." Anuj: Share link to previous "Voices of Cardano" series. GMC Members: Consider regular updates on social media.
Transparency & Documentation	Tex emphasized the importance of transparency through meeting recordings on YouTube and supporting documentation in the Gitbook. Laura Mattiucci noted that external vendors are reading meeting notes.	GMC: Ensure meeting recordings and supporting documentation are consistently available to the public.
Upcoming Meetings/Workshops	Wes confirmed a Product Committee and GMC committee meeting at the Rare DevGovernance Day in Vegas, plus a GMC workshop. Terrence proposed a one-hour meeting with the product committee on July 8th, directly after the regular meeting.	Wes to spin up the next agenda. Wes & Tex to schedule and prepare for the Product Committee/GMC meeting on July 8th and Rare DevGovernance Day workshops.