Meeting Minutes November 12, 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
Benjamin 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:

• Daniel Ribar

• Fayaadh Adams

• Gintama

• Gnobudy John

• Hannah Williams

• Jordan Hill

• Karen Wickham

• Mubarak Oladimieji(KitWillow)

• Martin Marinov

• Monique Tronchin

• Nick Cook

• Seomon Register

• Thiago Nunes

• TK Princewill

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2024/11/12 14:53 GMT - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2024/11/12 14:53 GMT - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2024/11/12 Chat

Intros

NAME: Description of Position, Title, COI, etc.

Nori: Andamio, ODIN, Bridge Builders

Darlington: TBD

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

Katarina: TBD

Sheldon: TBD

Benjamin: TBD

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 11.12.24

• See Agenda Here: Nov 12th MCC Meeting Agenda

Decisions/Actions

• Decision: N/A Action: Review/Provide feedback on Member Duty proposal

• Decision: N/A Action: Darlington & Gintama to organize Community Support WG

• Decision: N/A Action: Hannah W. to lead Community Hubs WG

• Decision: N/A Action: Committee members to align to new Cadence

• Decision: N/A Action: Secretary to follow-up on WG formation.

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Check-in Round	Committee members provided personal updates and disclosed potential conflicts of interest.	All members to add introductions in the chat for record-keeping.
Agenda Review	Overview of the meeting agenda, including updates on the working groups, presentation on community hubs, and discussion on MCC deliverables for 2025.	Members to focus discussions and prepare for presentations on upcoming agenda items.
Leadership Updates	Nori Nishigaya continues as Chair through April. Darlington elected as Co-Chair.	Members encouraged to observe leadership meetings and express interest in leadership roles for future cycles.
Grants Working Group	The group needs additional support and participants. Members were encouraged to reach out to Katarina or Gemma.	Members interested in supporting grants to contact group leads.
Marketing Working Group	Updates on ADA budget oversight and new secretary appointment (Martin Marinov). Plans to collaborate with the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo on specific marketing initiatives.	Members encouraged to participate in the marketing working group and join weekly meetings.
Group Design Working Group	Driver approved to enhance transparency and efficiency among Intersect groups. Proposal for member duty framework to be discussed asynchronously.	Members to review and provide feedback on member duty framework proposal.
Community Support Working Group	Call for members to organize and define the group’s focus, including Discord management and community support.	Darlington, Gintama, and other interested members to organize initial meetings and define the group’s focus.
Community Hubs Plan for 2025	Hannah Williams presented the Q1 2025 plan for new community hubs. Discussion on creating a Community Hubs Working Group to evaluate hub applications and manage governance.	Members to form a Community Hubs Working Group and define its remit. Initial focus to include criteria for renewing existing hubs.
MCC Deliverables for 2025	High-level deliverables and objectives for the MCC budget presented. Emphasis on receiving community feedback before finalizing budget details.	Members to review miro board and prepare for upcoming community presentations.
Budget Proposal Socialization	Plan to socialize budget deliverables with the community through AMA sessions and presentations.	MCC to finalize presentation materials and attend scheduled AMA sessions.
DREP Influence on Elections	Debate on whether DREPs should influence Intersect committee and board elections. Mixed opinions, with suggestions for asynchronous discussion.	Start an async thread to discuss the pros and cons of DREP involvement in elections.
Community Hub Governance	Need for clear governance and evaluation criteria for existing and new community hubs.	Community Hubs Working Group to address governance framework and survey results.
Intersect GitBook Updates	Proposal to update GitBook to make important resources, such as mural boards, easily accessible to all members.	Update GitBook with Miro board links and relevant MCC information.
Working Group Cadence Changes	Weekly MCC meetings will shift to 2 PM UTC starting in December.	Members to adjust their schedules to accommodate new meeting times.
Town Hall Presentations	Members are encouraged to prepare and submit slides for MCC-related presentations.	Duplicate slide templates and share final versions for town hall presentations.
Closing Remarks	Summary of actions and next steps, including formation of new working groups and async threads for pending discussions.	Follow up on working group formations, thread discussions, and community presentations.