Meeting Minutes August 19, 2025
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Election Cycle
Terence McCutcheon
Yes
Secretary
N
N/A
Darlington Wleh
Yes
Chair
Y
October 2025
Maureen Wepngong
Yes
Vice Chair
Y
April 2026
Ha Nguyen
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2025
Matthew Capps
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2025
Akheel Fouze
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
October 2025
Sanjaya Wanigasekera
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
October 2025
Boaz Balume
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Fanny Wijaya
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Laurentine Djatsa
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Nathan Kanapi
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Other Attendees:
Not Collected
Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/19 - Recording
Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/19 - Notes/Transcript
Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/19 - Chat
Intros
Akheel: Logistician by profession Boaz: TBD Darlington: Cardano Ambassador, Co-Dream @ Cardano over Coffee, 2 lovelaces, LidoNation Fanny: Cardano Ambassador Indonesia, Founder: Cardano Woman & Cardano Hub Indonesia Ha: Eastern Cardano Council-ICC Member, Cardano Ambassador, DRep Pioneer Leader Laurentine: TBD Matthew: Elected member, WG lead, Employed by IO Maureen: MCC Vice Chair, Web developer, Founder @ Giiyo Tech Nathan: TBD Sanjaya: MCC Member, Community Manager Coin Ceylon Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC/GMC Secretary
Agenda 8.19.25
Check-ins
Charter Review
Roadmap Discussion
Intersect Election proposal - Membership
AOB
Decisions/Actions
Decisions
MCC Roadmap: The committee decided to focus on a four-month roadmap for the remainder of the year.
Action Plan: The members agreed to form pairs to champion specific initiatives, define the scope and key performance indicators (KPIs) for each project, and present their plans at the next meeting on September 2nd.
Charter Process: It was decided that if the Discord poll on the vision statement passes, the full charter will be submitted directly to the ISC and the board without another poll.
MCC General Chat: It was confirmed that any MCC member is authorized to respond to questions in the general chat.
Actions
All Members: Vote on the vision statement poll in the Intersect Discord channel.
Sanjaya & Akheel: Champion the Membership Benefits initiative. Their task is to explore and define new benefits, including a potential survey to gather member feedback.
Darlington & Maureen: Champion the Participation initiative. Their task is to find ways to increase member engagement, such as creating a new member onboarding program.
Darlington & Boaz: Champion the Recognition initiative. Their task is to develop a system for recognizing member contributions, potentially including on-chain badges.
Fanny & Nathan: Champion the Community Hub Support initiative. Their task is to define how the MCC can best support local community hubs, such as the one in Indonesia.
Terence: Follow up with Sanjaya regarding issues with members not receiving their login codes or newsletter updates. He will also assist with survey creation using Typeform if needed.
Nathan: Connect with his contacts in the Japanese Cardano community to explore potential MCC collaboration.
Topic
Discussion
Notes
Welcome & Opening
The meeting started with informal greetings and a check-in on the status of various members. Darlington and Terence teased Maureen about being late, and Boaz was congratulated for being on time.
Fanny and Maureen joined the call.
Proposed Treasury Proposal
Maureen asked about submitting a proposal to the Treasury. Darlington stated the proposal window was closed. Terence clarified that there was a spending limit of $80,000 left for the year.
Discussion around the remaining budget and if proposals were still possible. Terence clarified the amount and timeframe.
Member Check-in
A brief round-robin check-in was conducted to see how everyone was doing. Members shared their status, including exhaustion from work (Darlington), being tired from early mornings (Akheel), and having busy schedules (Nathan).
Everyone briefly shared their current status.
Discord Poll
Darlington mentioned a poll in Discord regarding a vision statement for the charter. He encouraged members to vote to move the process forward.
Members were encouraged to vote on the poll in Discord.
MCC Charter
The group discussed the charter and if it needed another poll. It was decided that if the initial vision statement poll passed, the charter could be pushed directly to the ISC and the board.
The process for approving the charter was clarified.
MCC General Chat
Sanjaya raised a concern about who is allowed to respond to questions in the general MCC chat. Darlington confirmed that any MCC member is allowed to respond.
Sanjaya's concern was addressed, and Darlington acknowledged the need to be more responsive to the chat.
Election Document
Gintama asked to present a document on the reformation of elections. Darlington and Terence suggested that this might fall under Civics rather than the MCC. After Gintama's clarification, it was agreed that the committee would review the document.
The document was added to the agenda.
Roadmap Discussion
Darlington initiated a discussion about the MCC roadmap for the remainder of the year (next four months). The goal was to define two or three key initiatives to present to the ISC.
The committee decided on a four-month timeframe for the roadmap.
Membership Benefits
Matthew is already working on membership benefits. The group suggested a survey to gather member input on desired benefits. Sanjaya proposed a referral program.
A survey for member benefits and a referral program were suggested.
Participation & Onboarding
Maureen suggested a new member onboarding "sprint" or a 30-day program to improve member participation. The group agreed this was a key area to focus on.
The team identified a need to boost member participation and improve the onboarding process.
Recognition & Badges
The group discussed the value of badges and recognition for members. While some found badges less motivating, others saw them as a tangible way to track contributions. The idea of linking badges to an on-chain record for a "we are Intersect" website was proposed.
The committee discussed different forms of recognition, including badges and a system to display member contributions on the website. Sanjaya confirmed badges could be minted.
Local Community Hubs
Fanny expressed a desire to connect Indonesian members with Intersect. The group framed this as supporting local community hubs, which was added as a roadmap item.
The idea of providing support to local community hubs was added to the roadmap.
Next Steps & Ownership
The committee agreed to pair up and take ownership of the identified roadmap items. Each pair will define the scope and KPIs of their work and present their plans at the next meeting.
Pairs were formed for Membership Benefits (Sanjaya, Akheel), Participation (Darlington, Maureen), Recognition (Darlington, Boaz), and Community Hubs (Fanny, Nathan).
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