Meeting Minutes November 5, 2024
Attendees:
Nori Nishigaya nori@bridgebuilders.io
Yuta yutacreate@gmail.com
Matthew Capps matthew.capps@iohk.io
Terence “Tex” McCutcheon Terence McCutcheon
Akheel Fouze akheel.fouze@gmail.com
Benjamin Hart
Sanjaya Wanigasekera
Sheldon Hunt sheldon.hunt@emurgo.io
Thiago Nunes thiago@cardanowarriors.io
Karen Wickham Karen Wickham
Gemma Dakin Gemma Dakin
Martin Marinov
Seomon Register seomon.register@gmail.com
Christian Gianelloni
Christopher Cata
Gintama
Gnobudy John
Kriss Baird
Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting – 2024/11/05 Recording
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Agenda 11.05.24
See Agenda Here: Nov 5th MCC Meeting Agenda
Discussion Point | Notes | Actions: Responsible / Note |
Welcome and Introductions | New members introduced themselves and shared recent updates on travels and projects. | None |
Meeting Quorum Confirmation | Quorum was confirmed, allowing the meeting to proceed. | None |
Agenda Review | Review of previous meeting highlights, committee updates, and deferred agenda items. | Review deferred items in async or next meeting. |
Committee Role Assignments | Discussion on assigning roles for new committee members. | New members to join discussions and async threads; consider working group participation. |
Meeting Cadence | Proposed moving to bi-weekly meetings, with potential time adjustments for broader participation. Feedback varied; some preferred weekly meetings to accommodate the workload. | Conduct poll on Discord for final time slot, possibly Tuesdays at 3 p.m. or 2 p.m. UTC, with a review after workload settles. |
Chair and Co-chair Election | Consensus reached on Nori as Chair and Darlington as Co-chair, with formal election in April. | Add Darlington to leadership meetings and communicate roles. |
MCC Budget Discussion | Overview of proposed budget; identified potential overlaps with OSC, TSC, and other committees. Suggested sharing budget with ISC to review for overlap and efficiency. | Post MCC budget in ISC channel for feedback. Identify and align areas of overlap with other committees. |
Budget Engagement Plan | Need for coordinated community engagement to review and gather feedback on the budget, avoiding overlap across committees. Intersect core services working on a budget management deck. | MCC to encourage community attendance at budget review sessions; finalize and share budget management deck. |
Member Participation Requirements | Reviewed participation policies. Current proposal considers member inactivity over 4 weeks; proposed policy updates to ensure accountability in elected roles. | Matthew to draft a new proposal for participation policy; socialization and finalization of policy in upcoming meetings. |
Community Member Engagement | Question raised on encouraging community members to participate in working groups. MCC to send follow-up emails to prior applicants. | MCC to send invitation email to applicants; explore additional engagement strategies and onboarding resources for broader community. |
2025 Planning and Priorities | Intersect core services requested input from committees for 2025 trajectory and prioritization, assuming budget approval. Emphasis on early focus areas, especially related to Chang upgrades. | MCC to outline early 2025 priorities and start planning trajectory for key initiatives. |
Coordination on Budget Events | Clarification needed on who schedules community budget meetings. Concerns about overlapping committee schedules and effective communication. | Tex to confirm community budget session logistics and clarify sequencing across committees. |
Documentation and Onboarding | Discussion on documentation, onboarding resources, and member expectations. Reviewed existing materials and explored additions to support committee maturity. | Finalize onboarding materials and add attendance policy. |
Committee Role Expectations | Clarified expectations for new members to review MCC budget and engage actively in discussions. Emphasis on understanding budget items in anticipation of community questions. | New members to review MCC budget; comment in internal chat if questions arise. |
AOB (Any Other Business) | Meeting closed with no additional topics raised; reminder for new members to familiarize themselves with MCC and budgetary items. | None |
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