# Meeting Minutes August 5, 2025 ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | Election Cycle | | -------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------- | -------------- | | Terence McCutcheon | No | Secretary | N | N/A | | Darlington Wleh | Yes | Chair | Y | October 2025 | | Maureen Wepngong | Yes | Vice Chair | Y | April 2026 | | Ha Nguyen | Yes | 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 | No | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | Other Attendees: * Not Collected **Recording:** [Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/163XsHJMn-AvyvvLUYMEiwVVk2Ze-vAEp/view?usp=sharing) **Transcript:** [Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Notes/Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mpPysu6vST7IKx0PXVje8KfuRGsA6tvrRjy0_WPfDt8/edit?usp=sharing) **Chat Transcript:** [Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Chat](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vp5dmE0n7gxBaS09MqBJTwwCnA4ze9L0/view?usp=sharing) ## 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 8.05.25 * MCC Charter ## Decisions/Actions * **Finalized MCC Remit:** The committee reviewed, edited, and agreed upon the final draft of the MCC remit and charter. * **Next Steps for Remit:** The finalized remit will be put to a vote in the Discord channel. After the vote, Darlington will present it to the Intersect Steering Committee (ISC) for approval. * **Advisory Role for Community Hubs:** The committee decided to formally adopt an advisory role for supporting community hubs, guiding existing and future hubs without providing direct financial assistance. * **Collaboration with Open Source Committee:** The committee agreed to partner with the Open Source Committee to develop a plan for recognizing community contributions from non-voting members. Darlington will coordinate with Lucas to begin this effort. * **Membership Benefits Discussion Postponed:** The discussion on membership benefits was postponed until Matthew provides a draft document on the topic. The committee will then review it and provide feedback. | Topic | Discussion | Notes | | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Call to Order & Introductions | The meeting was called to order. Participants introduced themselves and engaged in general conversation about their professional lives and upcoming events. | Participants included Darlington, Akheel, Boaz, Ha, Fanny, Sanjaya, and Maureen. | | Project Catalyst & Catalyst Explorer | Darlington mentioned being busy getting the Catalyst Explorer up to speed for Fund 14 and asked for feedback on the new platform. | Boaz confirmed he had his account set up and noted the platform's shift from Web2 to Web3. | | Upcoming Events | Ha shared that a big event in the community just finished and another was coming up soon. | Ha mentioned a "dado night" with 100 people and a "big game" event scheduled for a Friday. | | Attendance & Quorum | Darlington expressed that a quorum had been met despite a couple of members being absent, and the meeting could officially begin. | Fanny and Tex were noted as possibly having connectivity or time zone issues. | | Agenda & Document Review | Darlington took on the secretary role and shared the agenda from ClickUp. The main items were to ratify the MCC remit and discuss a potential partnership with another committee. | The group decided to move forward with the agenda as 15 minutes of the meeting had already passed. | | Membership Benefits | Sanjaya asked if member benefits would be discussed. Darlington suggested waiting for a draft from Matthew and then having a discussion. | The group agreed to this plan, with participants asked to provide feedback on Matthew's draft in the Discord channel. | | MCC Remit & Charter Draft | The committee reviewed and discussed the MCC remit and charter draft. They focused on sections like the importance of the MCC and areas the committee should cover. | The group agreed on the topics to be covered, including membership onboarding, engagement strategies, and community hub support and evaluation. | | Working Groups | Akheel brought up his suggestion for the MCC to play a more active role in guiding working groups related to the MCC. | Darlington clarified that the structure of working groups is already defined by Intersect's bylaws, but Akheel specified he was only referring to those related to the MCC. | | MCC Vision Statement | The group reviewed the proposed vision statement. Maureen expressed that the current version was too vague and suggested a more specific version detailing what members can do. | After discussion, a new, more specific vision statement was drafted to include voting on proposals, joining working groups, and accessing resources. | | Community Hub Support | The committee discussed the role of the MCC in supporting community hubs, as the official hub program no longer exists. | It was agreed that the MCC's role would be advisory, offering guidance and support to existing and future hubs without providing monetary support. | | Collaborating with Open Source Committee | Darlington brought up the idea of collaborating with Lucas and the Open Source Committee to find a way to recognize contributions from non-voting members and participants. | Maureen suggested using the community hub network to nominate and recognize local contributors as a tangible way to offer support. | | Next Steps | The group agreed to finalize the MCC remit and put it to a vote in Discord. Darlington will present the ratified remit to the ISC. | Darlington will also sync with Lucas to move forward with the collaboration on contributor recognition. |