Meeting Minutes May 27, 2025

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
Terence McCutcheon	Yes	Secretary	N
Darlington Wleh	Yes	Chair	Y
TBD	No	Vice Chair	Y
Ha Nguyen	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Matthew Capps	No	Member/Seat	Y
Akheel Fouze	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Sanjaya Wanigasekera	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Boaz Balume	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Fanny Wijaya	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Laurentine Djatsa	No	Member/Seat	Y
Maureen Wepngong	Yes	Member/Seat	Y
Nathan Kanapi	No	Member/Seat	Y

Other Attendees:

• Alexandre Maaza

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025-05-27 - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025-05-27 - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/05/27 - Chat

Intros

Akheel: Logistician by profession Boaz: TBD Darlington: TBD Fanny: TBD Ha: Eastern Cardano Council-ICC Member, Cardano Ambassador, DRep Pioneer Leader Laurentine: TBD Matthew: Elected member, WG lead, Employed by IO Maureen: TBD Nathan: TBDi Sanjaya: TBD Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC/GMC Secretary

Agenda 5.27.25

• Onboarding

• Working Group Updates

• Schedule a-sync session for Member’s Area updates

• A-sync issue process review

Decisions/Actions

• Change in Meeting Schedule: The meeting time was diverted back to just a 1-hour session. This was an async decision made by the members of the committee in their private Discord channel.

• Use of "Let Us Meet" Poll for Scheduling: Terence McCutcheon created and distributed a "Let us meet" poll to determine future meeting availabilities for the committee, including off-cycle meetings and a review with the product website development team.

• Call for Vice-Chair Candidacy: It was decided that members interested in becoming the new MCC Chair in October, should put forward their candidacy for Vice Chair in the MCC internal chat.

Topic	Discussion	Action Items
Meeting Logistics & Attendance	Initial confusion regarding meeting link and time changes. Discussion about quorum and missing members (Darlington, Boaz, Nathan). The meeting time changed from two hours to one hour, which was an async decision.	Terence McCutcheon to try contacting Nathan via X (formerly Twitter) and email, and encourage other committee members to reach out if they have direct contact.
ClickUp Onboarding	Akheel F. inquired about the ClickUp app, stating there was no activity and asking if it was configured correctly. Terence explained where agenda items and lists should be visible within the app.	Akheel F. to recheck ClickUp for visibility of agenda items and lists.
Committee Structure & Expectations	Overview of the Discord structure, channels, and threads (working groups and lists). Expectations for committee members: one-year term, ~20 hours/month contribution (4-5 hours/week), attendance at MCC meetings, async chat participation. Working groups are short-term (3-9 months), aligned with the committee, and open to members/associates.	Committee members to familiarize themselves with the Discord structure and contribution expectations.
Working Group & Special Interest Group (SIG) Setup	Discussion on how to propose and set up working groups (proposal to voting members of the committee). Explanation of SIGs (general ideas that may become working groups) and the application process.	Committee members to consider proposing working groups for relevant issues. Terence McCutcheon to share the link to form a special interest group.
Office Hours & Town Hall	Mention of office hours typically around election periods and efforts to start a town hall.	Keep an eye out for updates on town hall initiatives.
Chair and Vice-Chair Election	Upcoming election for a new MCC Chair. The Chair works closely with Terence and Darlington, with an expected takeover between October and next April for continuity. Chair attends Intersect Steering Committee meetings and oversees the budget process. Vice-Chair assists with agenda creation.	Members interested in the Chair role to put forward their candidacy in the MCC internal chat with their experience and reasons for suitability. Terence McCutcheon to collate candidates for decision-making (meeting or Discord poll).
Membership Budget	MCC currently has no explicit budget items for the year due to post-election processes. Emphasis on grassroots efforts, lobbying for improvements, and community engagement.	MCC to focus on grassroots efforts to improve membership and community interactions.
Membership Fee Discussion (from Twitter/Discord)	Maureen raised a tweet from Utah suggesting increasing the membership fee to 500 ADA as a "freeze fund" similar to DREPs, to give more value and address simple attack issues. Diverse opinions were shared regarding affordability, Intersect becoming an SPO, and operational complexities.	Continue discussion on the proposed membership fee change in future MCC meetings or Discord. Consider getting Matthew's and Darlington's opinions.
Improving Membership Experience & Growth	Alex questioned whether the committee has defined goals for retaining and attracting members, and corresponding strategies.	The MCC to discuss and define goals, key results, and initiatives for improving membership experience and growth for the rest of the year and into 2026. This could be an agenda item for the next meeting.
Wallet Registration Issue	Maureen highlighted that she still cannot register on Intersect using her Yoroi wallet or card.	Maureen is working with Bruno to fix the wallet/card registration issue.
Meeting Scheduling Tool	Terence created a "Let us meet" poll for committee members to input their availability for future MCC and off-cycle meetings, including a potential review with the product website development team.	Committee members to fill out the "Let us meet" poll with their availability.
MCC Shared Drive & Async Item Log	Showcased the MCC shared drive, specifically the async item log (Google Sheets) where members can add topics, assign leads, and set due dates. This aims to facilitate work on multiple items simultaneously outside of meetings.	Committee members to utilize the async item log for asynchronous work.