Meeting Minutes October 21, 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	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Matthew Capps	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Akheel Fouze	No	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:

• n/a

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/10/21 - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/10/21 - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/10/21 - 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 10.21.25

• No formal Agenda set

• Carryover from previous meetings

Decisions/Actions

Decisions

• Maximum Committee Membership: The committee agreed with Terence's clarification that the maximum number of committees a member can serve on is two.

• Hubs Project Focus: The group agreed that the immediate next step for the Hubs project is to focus on getting all hub people on one call with Nick and other Intersect staff to determine the way forward, framework, and KPIs.

• Budget Discussion Inclusion: The group agreed to add a discussion on the "Community Support Budget" to the agenda for the next meeting.

• X (Twitter) Posting Protocol: The committee agreed to adopt a standardized protocol for social media posts: Sanjaya will post the draft tweet in the MCC X Post thread on Discord for approval (thumbs-up) before it is posted by Terence/secretary.

• Member Benefits Document: The proposal document drafted by Matthew was accepted as the working document for the member benefits reform project.

Actions

• Sanjaya: Invite Darlington and other MCC members, hub managers, and Nick to a follow-up call on Hubs (potentially next week's MCC meeting).

• Matthew: Send Slack ID to Darlington so he can be added to the Intersect group for ownership assignment.

• Sanjaya: Post the tweet template in the MCC X Post thread on Discord.

Topic	Discussion	Notes
Informal Check-in and General Thoughts	The group discussed the low candidate turnout for the Budget Committee (only one candidate) and the general feeling about Cardano governance and the Fund-backed funds.	Sanjaya noted the confusion and concern about the single Budget Committee candidate, hoping for more last-minute candidates.
Individual Updates: Akheel	Akheel shared that he was doing okay, checking in from North America, and joined the early 6:00 a.m. call.
Individual Updates: Sanjaya	Sanjaya mentioned keeping an eye on new committee candidates and reiterated the concern about the Budget Committee turnout.
Individual Updates: Matthew	Matthew is working on the member benefit renewal project and is focused on gaining traction, identifying a starting point, and formulating a concrete plan. He emphasized the need to communicate progress to the community.	Matthew needs help identifying people to work with on specific items to make progress.
Individual Updates: Fanny	Fanny had just finished an English class and suggested that the Budget Committee might not be popular because people don't like calculating. She asked if it was possible to serve on two committees.	Terence confirmed the max is two committees, with a caution to be aware of time commitments (e.g., Growth and Marketing meets one hour before MCC).
Individual Updates: Ha	Ha recently recovered from the flu and returned to work. She asked if any preparations were needed for the BIC 2026 (Budget/Investment Committee/Cycle).	Darlington noted this topic should be added to the agenda.
Individual Updates: Terence	Terence reported being busy and mentioned an upcoming change in the secretary role. He's focusing on pushing things out.
Individual Updates: Boaz	Boaz checked in from Congo. He reported that his community members were not motivated to renew their membership because they felt they don't gain anything. He noted they finally applied to different committees.	Boaz's feedback highlighted the need for membership benefit reform.
Hubs Project Update	Fanny and Sanjaya provided an update on the Hubs project. Fanny is following up with hub managers, noting Maro is on vacation, and still awaiting a reply from another manager. Sanjaya reached out to Kala, who is willing to join a meeting. Darlington confirmed seeing the Japanese Hub (non-Intersect, Cardano hub) and the Nairobi Hub were funded in Fund 14.	Sanjaya is also emailing Nick (from Intersect) to join the call to discuss the way forward, potentially including KPIs and a framework for the hubs. Action: Sanjaya to invite Darlington and other MCC members to a follow-up call with hub managers and Nick, potentially next week's MCC meeting. Darlington suggested exploring a Hub Directory on Intersect or cardano.org as an incentive.
Members Benefit Reform Proposal	The group reviewed the document Matthew drafted, which outlines the areas, features, and needed plan/owner for member benefits reform. Matthew asked for contacts at Intersect to collaborate with. Sanjaya suggested a new benefit: giving Enterprise Members first crack at Intersect project proposals (since they pay $1,000 for membership).	Matthew needs to send his Slack ID to Darlington to be added to an Intersect group (including Nick, Lorenzo, and Abs) to help assign ownership for the features.
Silent Working Session on Benefits Document	The group spent five minutes in a silent working session to review the benefits document, add comments, and suggest plans.	Fanny suggested that projects funded in the ecosystem must become Intersect members, which Darlington noted was controversial but an idea worth exploring (perhaps via a tweet). Maureen suggested immediately assigning community owners and starting with the three easiest items (e.g., Committee Office Hours).
Budget/BIC 2026 Preparation	Ha asked about preparation for the BIC 2026 budget cycle. Darlington explained that the budget process is no longer committee-driven, but MCC could think about proposals for funding. Sanjaya suggested Intersect could put forth a Hubs proposal on behalf of the MCC.	Action: The group will add "Community Support Budget" to next week's agenda to discuss specific budget items and define KPIs/outputs.
MCC X (Twitter) Posting Protocol	Sanjaya suggested using the latest newsletter to create a summary tweet template for the MCC X (Twitter) page. Terence clarified the protocol for posting tweets.	Action: Sanjaya to post the tweet template in the MCC X Post thread on Discord for thumbs-up approval before Terence posts it.
Async Communication Reminder	Terence reminded the committee that he is much more in the loop when there is more async communication in Discord and urged members to engage more consistently throughout the week.	Darlington noted the feedback.