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# Meeting Minutes September 15, 2026
## Attendees:
| Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | Election Cycle |
| ---------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------- | --------------- |
| Martin Musagara | Yes | Chair | Y | April 2026 (2y) |
| Sanjaya Wanigasekera | Yes | Vice Chair | Y | April 2026 |
| Abhik Nag | Yes | Secretary | N | N/A |
| Akheel Fouze | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 |
| Ian McCullough | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 |
| Jose Iadicicco | No | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 |
| Olivier Rishi Mataboro | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 |
| Anuj Chaudhary | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 (2y) |
| Boaz Balume | No | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 (2y) |
| Fanny Wijaya | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 (2y) |
| Olivier Mwatsimulamo | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 (2y) |
Other Attendees:
* Ayomi Shuga
* Baudouin Muvunga
* Chaya (SME)
* Lorenzo Bruno
* Terence McCutcheon
* Wilco van de Burgwal (SME)
Recording: [Membership & Community Committee (Intersect) - 2026/09/15 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cyHLFZLZW27RdQK0IcEkz0oowOVi5V4t/view?usp=sharing)
Transcript: [Membership & Community Committee (Intersect) - 2026/09/15 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GXg4P4yRH587HhlF3UXkery0l6_YEJTyoXf4hYSlq-Q/edit?usp=sharing)
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Chat Transcript: [Membership & Community Committee - 2026/09/15 - Chat ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNLceJFGBHUjcDmR3iRCkrCNgG7b1TlX/view?usp=sharing)
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Intros
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* Sanjaya (Vice Chair / Sri Lanka): A re-elected member of the MCC and the community manager for Coin Ceylon in Sri Lanka, which also serves as an Intersect Hub.
* Boaz (DRC): Re-elected member from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was first elected in April 2025 and is focused on community growth in Africa.
* Fanny (Indonesia): A re-elected member of the MCC who also serves on the Cardano Budget Committee. She is a Cardano Ambassador in Indonesia.
* Cullah (North America): A veteran Cardano community member (5+ years). He manages the Intersect Community Hub for North America, attended the Constitutional Convention in Buenos Aires, and is part of the Cardano Interim Constitutional Committee.
* Olivier Rishi (DRC): A member since October 2025 and a Cardano community member for four years. He focuses on onboarding and education in the DRC.
* Jose (Argentina): A long-time ecosystem contributor (since 2018). He has hosted Cardano summits in Latin America and helped create ADA Labs in partnership with top Latin American universities. He views committee work as an "act of service" rather than a job.
* Anuj (India): One of the first 50 members of Intersect. He has a background in marketing and growth, having worked at EMURGO for three years (leading projects like Yoroi Wallet and Cardano Card). He previously served on the GMC (Growth & Marketing Committee).
* Olivier GMA (DRC): Team leader at the GMA Hub in the DRC. He has been involved since the early stages of CIP-1694 and is a developer, content creator, and milestone reviewer for Project Catalyst.
* Martin (Chair/DRC): Also from the GMA Hub team and the WADA network. He has been in the ecosystem for several years, contributing through education and technical onboarding.
* Akheel: Logistician by profession
## Agenda 15.09.26
* SMEs allowed in the MCC internal chat → Vote on this
* Q3/Q4 Review
* Workstream Ownership → Working Groups → Budget
* Update MCC Knowledge Base: membershipcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org
* Content Strategy & Onboarding Video
## Decisions/Actions
#### Decisions
* Asynchronous SME Coordination: The committee agreed to conduct a formal Discord vote to grant certified SMEs access to internal MCC channels for better workflow alignment.
* Budget Proposals: Members requiring funds for localized events or workstream initiatives must submit a structured proposal for review by Olivier, the committee, and Intersect leadership.
* Knowledge Base Maintenance: Martin will take ownership of updating the MCC Working Group descriptions in the public Intersect Knowledge Base.
#### Actions
* Elected Members: Review the Q3/Q4 presentation slide deck and add any final feedback by Friday.
* Abhik: Launch the Discord vote regarding SME access to the internal MCC channel.
* Lorenzo & Abhik: Check POEditor credit limits and open technical tickets for new translation languages (including Swahili).
* Olivier: Prepare and share the budget tracking spreadsheet to help members structure financial requests.
* Abhik: Coordinate a comms alignment call with Lorenzo, Chaya, Lissa, and Olivier to set up a monthly content calendar.
* Martin & Chaya: Draft the updated Working Group text for the Knowledge Base.\
| Topic | Discussion | Notes |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Meeting Access & Logistics | Chaya mentioned experiencing technical issues accessing the Intersect events calendar on Discord. Abhik provided a direct link to the calendar in the meeting chat to resolve access issues for subsequent calls. | Members noted attendance limits due to lack of quorum for official voting at the start of the meeting. |
| Internal Chat Policy Vote | Martin and Abhik discussed establishing a formal policy allowing memes in the internal MCC chat channel to facilitate casual communication. | Decision: A formal poll will be conducted asynchronously on Discord to decide on allowing memes. |
| Q3/Q4 Review Presentation | The committee reviewed a slide deck summarizing Q3/Q4 achievements and operational updates to be presented to the Steering Committee (ISC) by Martin later in the month. | Action: All committee members must submit final feedback/comments on the review slides by Friday. |
| Workstreams, Working Groups & Budgeting | Martin discussed moving workstreams toward active individual ownership for Q4. Olivier agreed to manage financial/budget tracking documents for 2026 MCC funding proposals. | Action: Olivier to draft and share a proposal/tracking template for committee members to request 2026 funding for workstream initiatives. |
| Communications & Member Spotlights | Chaya shared updates on her communications role, including ongoing enterprise spotlights and the need for updated enterprise member lists. Discussions focused on aligning MCC external communications with main Intersect accounts. | Action: Abhik to coordinate a alignment call between Chaya, Olivier, Lorenzo, and Lissa (Head of Comms) to streamline social media and video content. |
| Translation Workstream Expansion | Olivier, Fanny, and Wilco discussed translating member resources into French, Spanish, Indonesian, and German using translation software and AI-assisted workflows paired with human proofreading. | Lorenzo confirmed working with engineers to evaluate translation system credit limits before adding new languages. |
| Membership Tier Updates | Lorenzo provided an update on proposed new membership tiers, noting the documentation is currently undergoing review by the Board of Directors. | Approval is pending regarding specific access rules, including potential board seat criteria. |
| MCC Knowledge Base Maintenance | Abhik noted that the working groups section on the MCC Knowledge Base requires structural updates and expanded descriptions to reflect active groups. | Action: Martin volunteered to draft updated copy for the Knowledge Base working group section with input from Chaya. |
| Video Onboarding Content | Lorenzo praised Chaya's explanatory video content for the member area, noting high portal traffic (6,000 visits in the last quarter) and the opportunity to reuse tutorials for the upcoming Annual Members Meeting (AMM). | Action: A sync meeting will be scheduled to align video tutorials with underutilized features in the member portal. |
| Board Elections | Abhik reminded all attendees to participate in the ongoing Intersect Board of Directors elections and acknowledged committee members running for seats. | Members were encouraged to review candidate profiles and cast their votes. |
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