February 2 2026
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Jack Briggs
Yes
Executive Director
Y
Nick Cook
Yes
Director - Operations (Interim)
Y
Sheldon Hunt
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Fred Tanaka
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Kristijan Kowalsky
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Jose Miguel de Gamboa
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Georg Link
No
OSC Chair
Y
Samuel Leathers
No
Product Chair
Y
Maureen Wepngogn
Yes
MCC Chair
Y
Megan Hess
Yes
CBC Chair
Y
Kevin Hammond
Yes
TSC Chair
Y
Tim Harrison
Yes
GMC Chair
Y
Nicolas Cerny
No
CCC Chair
Y
Christian Taylor
No
Head of OSO
N
Lorenzo Bruno
Yes
Secretary of CPC
N
Bosko Majdanac
Yes
Secretary of TSC
N
Abhik Nag
Yes
Secretary of MCC
N
Lloyd Duhon
Yes
Secretary of Budget Committee
N
Larisa Mcfarlane
Yes
Secretary of CCC
N
Terence McCutcheon
Yes
Secretary of OSC & GMC
N
Lara Bonasorte
Yes
Secretary of GMC
N
Additional Attendees:
Ken-Erik Ølmheim - Vice Chair of Civics
Udai Solanki - Vice Chair of OSC
Valeria Devaux - Observer
Agenda: 02.02.2025
Update from Committees
Committee term extension
Committee Budgets Guide Doc
Committee elections high level plan
AOB & Meeting Close
Discussion/Actions
1. Opening & Agenda
The meeting opened with attendance confirmation, including substitute voting arrangements for committee vice-chairs. The agenda covered committee updates, a vote on extending committee terms to two years, discussion of a draft Committee Budget Guide, and a brief note on upcoming committee election planning (deferred to the next meeting).
2. Committee Updates
Budget Committee confirmed approval of the Budget Process Metadata Info Action, which will now proceed to the Board for final approval before moving to on-chain voting. The work reflects several months of feedback incorporation and aims to improve clarity for DReps, vendors, and the wider community. A draft will be shared with committees shortly.
Technical Steering Committee (TSC) reported publication of the chain incident preliminary factual report, intended as a reference document rather than a set of recommendations. The committee is reviewing changes introduced in Constitution v2.4, noting terminology updates that may require clarification. A proposal to increase Plutus transaction memory limits is currently on-chain, with low SPO participation so far; amplification was requested. Additional work includes incentive mechanism analysis, stake pool dynamics, and preparation of a TSC operational budget.
Open Source Committee (OSC) shared progress on the Maintainer Retainer Program, with several candidates selected and contracts nearing completion. Multiple funding decisions were made recently, including progress toward signing additional contracts. The committee is also planning event participation for the next six months and continues work on its accelerator program and future budget planning.
Growth & Marketing Committee (GMC) has begun discussions on its 2026 budget proposal and clarified its role as a strategy-setting body rather than an execution arm. The committee is progressing work on enterprise onboarding, reviewing agency pitches, and aligning its work with Product Committee initiatives and 2030 KPIs.
Civics Committee reported agreement to require credential hashes at candidate registration for Constitutional Committee elections, to reduce risk in time-bound governance actions. The committee also confirmed that issues around the recent Vice-Chair election are resolved and noted an upcoming Civics Space session.
3. Committee Term Extension (Two-Year Terms)
ISC discussed a proposal to extend committee member terms from one year to two years, starting with the April 2026 elections. The rationale included continuity, reduced voter fatigue, and lower operational overhead. Members also discussed potential downsides, such as reduced opportunities for new participants and the need to avoid inactive members holding seats longer.
Mitigations discussed included:
Use of dismissal and resignation mechanisms
Stronger emphasis on working groups as an entry and contribution pathway
Clearer participation expectations and performance tracking
A motion was raised to approve the two-year term extension conditional on accompanying measures to improve participation, working group engagement, and transparency. The motion passed by majority vote, with one member abstaining and one expressing preference to revisit once the full package is presented. ISC agreed to review the supporting package and documentation in a future session.
4. Committee Budget Guide
A draft Committee Budget Guide was presented to clarify expectations for committee budget submissions, including eligibility, recommended budget size, number of proposals, appropriate use of funds, alignment with Cardano strategy, and submission timing. Key discussion points included:
Flexibility around alignment with the 2030 Vision where justified
Clarification that Intersect will not charge administrative fees on committee budgets, while a scalable fee model may apply to external proposals administered by Intersect
Constitutional requirements around disclosure of prior treasury funding and audits
The need for consistent disclosure language across committee proposals
The document is a work in progress. Chairs and secretaries were asked to review it within their committees and provide feedback so it can be refined and socialized as guidance.
5. Other Notes
An update was provided explaining a recent Civics Vice-Chair election discrepancy, attributed to a platform migration issue; the matter has been resolved and documented for transparency. The committee election plan presentation was deferred to the next meeting due to time constraints.
6. Close & Next Steps
Committees to review and provide feedback on the Committee Budget Guide
ISC to review the full supporting package for the two-year term extension
Committee election planning to be presented at the next ISC meeting
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