Meeting Minutes January 7, 2024

Attendees:

Name	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
Nori Nishigaya	Chair	Y
Darlington Wleh	Vice Chair	Y
Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon	Secretary	N
Yuki Oshi (Yuta)	Member/Seat	Y
Matthew Capps	Member/Seat	Y
Katarina Ciric	Member/Seat	Y
Ben Hart	Member/Seat	Y
Sheldon Hunt	Member/Seat	Y
Akheel Fouze	Member/Seat	Y
Ha Nguyen	Member/Seat	Y
Sanjaya Wanigasekera	Member/Seat	Y

Other Attendees:

• Evan Fischer

• Fayaadh Adams

• Gemma Dakin

• Ken-Erik Olmheim

• Mubarak Oladimeji

• Kriss Baird

• Lara Bonasorte

• Logan Panchot

• Rand McHenry

• Seomon Register

• TK Princewill

• Wes Parkinson

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/01/07 13:47 GMT - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/01/07 13:47 GMT - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting – 2025/01/07 Chat

Intros

Nori: Andamio, ODIN, Bridge Builders

Darlington: TBD

Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC/MCC Secretary

Katarina: Clients Executive - Bloxico, Cardano Constitutional Delegate

Sheldon: TBD

Benjamin: CTO, MLabs

Yuta: ICC, Japan Hub Manager

Matthew: Elected member, WG lead, Employed by IO

Sanjaya: TBD

Akheel: Logistician by profession

Ha: Eastern Cardano Council-ICC Member, Cardano Ambassador, DRep Pioneer Leader

Agenda 1.7.25

• See Agenda Here: Jan 7, 2025 MCC Meeting Agenda

Decisions/Actions

• Decision: N/A Action: DRep Engagement to be consolidated to avoid redundancy.

• Decision: N/A Action: Majority of future votes to move to Asynchronous

• Decision: N/A Action: Committee Members to begin using Task/Time Log

• Decision: N/A Action: Budget: Gather community feedback, work async.l

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Meeting Start and Check-In	Attendees wished each other a Happy New Year and introduced themselves. Key roles and affiliations were shared, along with updates on travel and other personal contexts.	Meeting initiated, quorum confirmed. Recording started.
Agenda Review	Nori Nishigaya reviewed the agenda, mentioning the inclusion of budget discussions and 2025 goals. Attendees were asked for additional topics; DREP engagement and MCC 2025 goals were suggested.	Added DREP engagement discussion and MCC 2025 goals to the agenda.
Budget Discussion	- Kriss Baird presented Catalyst's 2025 funding strategy, emphasizing enhancements to user experience, decentralization, and multi-campaign support. - The importance of an RFP process for community input on budgeting was discussed. - Logan Panchot offered tools to support governance efficiency.	- Catalyst funding categories and roadmap were shared. - Community RFP processes were identified as the next step to formalize budgeting. - Follow-up with Logan for governance tool demo.
DREP Engagement Strategy	Matthew Capps outlined plans to coordinate DREP engagement through collaboration with other committees, leveraging existing DREP resources, and creating educational materials. The importance of a consolidated approach to avoid redundancy was highlighted. Kit Willow offered a "Love List Archive" with active DREP data.	- Matthew to draft a proposal for coordinated DREP engagement. - Kit to share the Love List Archive with active DREP data.
Community and Working Group Updates	- Akheel Fouze noted an upcoming Community Support Working Group meeting on January 15. - Marketing Working Group updates included the potential formation of a dedicated marketing committee. - Group Design Working Group remains on pause until Q1 2025.	Community Support and Marketing Working Groups to continue activities. Group Design efforts paused temporarily.
2025 MCC Goals	High-level discussion on defining MCC's goals for 2025, including aligning strategy with community needs and focusing on education, outreach, and events.	Further discussion on MCC 2025 goals planned asynchronously.
Asynchronous Workflow and Tools	Matthew Capps introduced a tracker for committee member participation and tasks. Discord polls were suggested for asynchronous voting, requiring a quorum for decisions.	Members to use the tracker for task logging. Discord polls to be used for asynchronous voting.
Closing Remarks	Nori Nishigaya emphasized continuing discussions asynchronously and keeping the budget and DREP engagement topics active.	Next meeting scheduled for two weeks. Asynchronous contributions encouraged.