Meeting Minutes November 26, 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:

• Abbie Yeates

• Gemma Dakin

• Georgia Hutton

• Karen Wickham

• Kuldip Chana

• Lawrence Clark

• Marina Ramos

• Seomon Register

• Tayla Dix

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2024/11/26 14:56 GMT - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2024/11/26 14:56 GMT - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting – 2024/11/26 Chat

Intros

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 11.26.24

• See Agenda Here: Nov 26th MCC Meeting Agenda

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Welcome and Agenda Overview	Nori Nishigaya called the meeting to order, confirmed quorum, and presented the agenda.	N/A
Check-in Round	Committee members shared their current states and expectations for the meeting.	N/A
Review of Last Meeting	Reviewed highlights, including member expectations, handling member transitions, and budget proposal progress.	N/A
Intersect Core Services Update	Gemma Dakin confirmed focus on constitutional preparations and ongoing hard fork preparations.	N/A
Working Group Updates	Updates from Grants, Marketing, Group Design, and Community Support Working Groups. Discussions on ongoing and planned activities.	- Marketing WG to provide updated proposals. - Group Design WG to continue stakeholder identification and project planning.
Intersect 2025 Membership Plans	Presentation on 2025 membership plans covering goals, focus areas, new tiers, and process improvements.	- Share slide deck for feedback. - Create async thread for discussion and feedback.
Core Services Budget Management	Presentation on treasury withdrawal process, budget management, and contract processes for 2025.	- Share presentation slides with committees. - Clarify evaluator group structure and community involvement.
ClickUp Access Discussion	Discussed committee access to ClickUp and potential for broader community reporting.	- Ensure committee members have access to relevant ClickUp boards. - Evaluate wider community access to reporting functionalities.
Evaluation Team Structure	Proposed evaluator group for tender and grant evaluations with potential remuneration.	- Define structure and application process for evaluation group.
Budget Process	Reviewed tracking and management of budgets, committee responsibility for decisions, and quarterly transparency meetings.	- Continue async work on budget updates. - Align committee priorities with updated membership plans and treasury process.
Honorariums for Committees	Clarified stipends for committee members: 500 ADA/month for members, 1,000 ADA/month for chairs.	- Keep stipends in budget discussions for now but expect central management by Intersect.
Postponement of Next Meeting	Proposed skipping next week’s meeting due to multiple members attending Argentina’s Constitutional Convention.	- Confirm meeting postponement with all committee members. - Maintain async communication on key items.
Marketing WG Budget Concerns	Feedback from the community noted concerns with the marketing working group’s budget.	- Marketing WG to address feedback and provide an updated budget.
Educational Internships	Discussed plans to include educational internships and certifications in the 2025 budget.	- Adjust budget sheets to incorporate these initiatives. - Await further details from Nick for final planning.
Adjournment	Meeting adjourned with plans for asynchronous updates and follow-up discussions on budget and membership plans.	- Finalize feedback threads for budget and membership plans. - Regroup in two weeks after the Argentina convention.