# (01/22/2026) Meeting Minutes
## Attendees:
| Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | Term |
| ------------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----------------- | ------------ |
| Georg Link | Yes | Chair | Y | April 2026 |
| Udai Solanki | Yes | Vice Chair | Y | October 2026 |
| Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon | Yes | Secretary | N | N/A |
| Christian Taylor | Yes | SME | N | N/A |
| Bernard Sibanda | No | Member | Y | October 2026 |
| Jordan Hill | Yes | Member | Y | October 2026 |
| Philip DiSarro | No | Member | Y | April 2026 |
| Sebastian Pabon | Yes | Member | Y | October 2026 |
| Reshma Mohan | Yes | Member | Y | October 2026 |
| Empty Seat | No | Member | Y | April 2026 |
| Empty Seat | No | Member | Y | April 2026 |
| Empty Seat | No | Member | Y | April 2026 |
Community/Other Attendees
* Hammad Ali
* Harun Mwangi
* Lloyd Duhon
* Uche Obasi
* Vinay Devabhakthuni
* Vinit Inamke
* Wilco van de Burgwal
**Recording:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/01/22 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hj9gkde9erOIX2UTGqpPGKksnIA1B37i/view?usp=sharing)
**Transcript:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/01/22 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17PVYSyCnrJqPzT9Lq0ctrZAN6fN14DS9Tztk06DRvbw/edit?usp=sharing)
**Chat Transcript:** [Open Source Committee Meeting – 2026/01/22 – Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y6Wn3fZqvTMohSHWykkLRTFxc5JB6Dy5/view?usp=sharing)
## Intros
**Christian:** Head of Open Source Office, Intersect, OS SME\
**Tex:** Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, Open Source Committee Secretary\
**Bernard:** TBD\
**Georg:** Bitergia\
**Jordan:** TBD\
**Reshma:** TBD\
**Sebastian:** OSC, Gimbalabs, contributor, Andamio co-founder.\
**Philip:** TBD\
**Udai:** TBD
## Agenda 01.22.26
* MRP Confirm placements
* TSP Approvals
* Selection Criteria
* Cicerium
* MLabs Proposals
* Code for Us
* Events Q1
* Interview Summary Approval (SIM)
* Event Summary Approval
* OSS Minneapolis Sponsorship
* Bug Bounty Payouts (Approvals)
* Q4 DA Report (Async review) 48 hours
## Decisions/Actions
**Decisions**
* **Approval of Bug Bounty Payouts:** Approved the disbursement of $40,000 from the $300,000 budget for identified vulnerabilities.
* **Maintainer Selections:** Approved the hiring/placement of Kevin, Joris, Jonathan, Leonard, Quirin, Andre, Darlington, and Suganya for the Maintainer Retainer Program.
* **Approval of Milestone Evidence:** Formally accepted the interview summary for Mike Hornan and the Cardano Summit after-action reports as proof of milestone completion.
* **Travel Policy:** Established that event attendance for OSC members costing $3,000 or less is considered automatically approved.
* **Developer Advocate (DA) Support:** Decided to extend the OSC travel budget to cover Developer Advocates, provided they submit specific requests.
* **Inactive Member Removal:** Agreed to initiate the removal process for committee members who have been inactive for more than two months.
* **Tie-breaking Authority:** Confirmed Christian as the tie-breaking vote following the resignations of Elaine and Arnaud.
**Actions**
* **Tooling Sustainability Program (TSP) Review:** Members are tasked with reviewing the TSP ‘Selection Criteria’ document on Discord and adding comments before the next meeting.
* **Token IQ Event Proposal:** Reshma to share detailed documentation and budget for the Token IQ booth in Discord for committee review.
* **Q1/Q2 Event Planning:** Terence needs to finalize the list of attendees for upcoming events (FOSTM, ETH Denver, Game Developers Conference, Builderfest) by the end of the week.
* **DA Travel Submissions:** Developer Advocates are requested to submit their travel expectations and estimated costs for the year.
* **Q4 DA Report:** Committee members to conduct an async review of the Q4 Developer Advocate report.
| Topic | Discussion | Notes |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Introductions & Logistics | Georg (newly voted Lead) opened the meeting. Members shared names/affiliations in chat to establish quorum. | Terence confirmed quorum (6-7 members present). Georg is visiting Germany; Rashma is in India. |
| New Meeting Workflow | Georg proposed using ClickUp for the agenda. Important info and motions will be pre-formulated in the task description to allow for faster voting and last-minute discussion. | The committee acknowledged to use this workflow to streamline decision-making. |
| Bug Bounty Payouts | Discussion on the Bug Bounty budget ($300k total, $40k to be paid out). Georg clarified the OSC provides oversight, while the Security Council determines bug severity. | Approved. (5 Yes, 1 Abstain). Payouts to be dispersed based on Security Council determinations. |
| Committee Resignations | Terence announced the resignations of Elaine and Arno. | Christian will serve as a tie-breaking vote when required due to the reduced committee size. |
| Maintainer Retainer Program (MRP) | Approval of selections: Kevin, Joris, Jonathan, Leonard, Kieran, Andre, Darlington, and Suganga for various projects. | Approved. (5 Yes, 1 Abstain). Plutonomicon position remains open with no applications yet. |
| Tooling Sustainability Program (TSP) | Review of the TSP document. Christian noted that the OSC is currently reviewing applications directly due to low momentum in the Tooling Working Group. | Action: Committee members to review/comment on the document in Discord for approval next meeting. |
| Cesarium Budget Approval | Lloyd (Guest) requested urgent approval for Cicerium (proposal development tool) to meet budget reconciliation deadlines. Sebastian expressed technical concerns but general support. | Approved. (5 Yes, 1 Abstain). |
| Interview & Event Evidence | Approval of the interview summary for Mike Hornin and the Cardano Summit after-action report as milestone evidence. | Approved. (5 Yes, 1 Abstain). Sebastian confirmed his summary is in the events folder. |
| Q1 Event Attendance | Discussion on attending FOSTM, ETH Denver, Game Developers Conference, and Builderfest. Rashma proposed a booth at the Token IQ event in India. | Approved: Events under $3,000 per person are pre-approved. Reshma to share Token IQ details in Discord for async approval. |
| Developer Advocate (DA) Travel | Discussion on whether the OSC travel budget ($125k) should cover DAs. Uche inquired about the Cardano Africa Tech Summit. Jordan expressed concern about overspending. | Approved: DAs can apply for coverage. DAs are asked to submit travel expectations and booth requirements for Q1. |
| Open Source Summit Sponsorship | Terence proposed a Gold Level sponsorship ($40k) for the OS Summit in Minneapolis (May). Total cost with travel for 10 people estimated at $50k–$60k. | Committee generally in favor as it utilizes the budget effectively and provides high visibility. |
| DA Q4 Report | Brief mention of the Q4 DA report, and Code for Us being turned into an Intersect contract. | Action: Members to review and provide comments on these documents in Discord within 48 hours. |
| Member Removal Process | Georg initiated a process to remove committee members who have been inactive for more than two months. | Approved via verbal consensus. One member is currently affected. |
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