December 01, ISC Meeting
Agenda:
Update from Committees
AMM Update & Next Steps
Committee Reward Update & Next Step
Chair Election Policy FYI
AOB & Meeting Close
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Jack Briggs
Yes
Interim Executive Director
Y
Nick Cook
Yes
Director - Operations (Interim)
Y
Sheldon Hunt
No
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
Elaine Cardenas
Yes
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
Yes
Head of OSO
N
Lorenzo Bruno
Yes
Secretary of CPC
N
Bosko Majdanac
Yes
Secretary of TSC
N
Abhik Nag
No
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
Additional Attendees:
Thiago Nunes - Observer
Discussion/Actions
1. Committee Updates
Technical Steering Committee (TSC)
TSC reported on the recent mainnet incident and shared that a forensic working group (TSC + Security Council) has produced an initial draft summary of findings. The purpose is fact-finding, not assigning blame, and final recommendations will follow. The Hard Fork Working Group is being reactivated, with the first open meeting scheduled for the week. Expected timeline:
Intra-era hard fork → Q1 2026, possibly early Q2
Next era hard fork (Dystra) → earliest Q4 2026, pending development and community alignment
Growth & Marketing Committee (GMC)
The incoming chair reported that the committee will reset and define 2026 priorities, including:
Supporting the budget process by helping define ecosystem-level KPIs
Improving communications for major technical events (e.g., hard fork)
Strengthening incident-response communication following the recent network partition GMC expects to collaborate more closely with Product, TSC, and the Hard Fork Working Group in 2026.
Other Committees
No additional committees provided updates during this meeting.
2. Annual Member Meeting (AMM) – Review & Feedback
A detailed debrief was shared on the Annual Member Meeting, a global 23-hour virtual event hosted in partnership with Clay. Key points included:
210–250 viewers on the livestream, with ~50 participants present at any given time in the virtual hub
Sessions and welcome videos from multiple regions (Australia, Japan, China, Vietnam, UK, Sri Lanka, Europe, Latin America, Kenya)
Some strong sessions, including Civics and Latin America community discussions
Technical issues occurred (audio bugs for ~7 hours, avatar issues, unclear navigation cues)
ISC members shared constructive feedback:
Need for broader pre-event user testing, including community testers
Improve visibility and diversity of avatars
Strengthen communications during live issues (e.g., where to join sessions, backup streams)
Ensure earlier coordination with committee chairs to prepare videos and contributions
Increase Discord communication cadence, as announcements were not fully up-to-date during the AMM
Next steps for AMM follow-up:
Create a full public report summarizing the AMM
Prepare a dedicated feedback form
Maintain the virtual hub year-round and improve it ahead of next year
3. Annual Member Survey Insights (Initial Findings)
Lorenzo shared early analysis of the ~70 survey responses, with a detailed report to follow. Key themes:
Individual Member Priorities:
Transparency and clearer communication
Predictability of Intersect and Cardano processes
Easier onboarding and navigation of Intersect
Streamlined processes (“less bureaucracy, more action”)
Enterprise Member Priorities:
Roadmap clarity and standards
Predictability for business planning
Clearer communication structures
Access to organizational materials and updates
Cross-group takeaways:
Need for improved coordination across committees/working groups
Clearer membership value proposition
Better signposting in the Knowledge Base
Desire for an accessible org chart (staff + committee structure)
Discussion around potential DR Delegates forum for improved engagement (to be considered by Civics Committee)
4. Committee Reward Policy – Implementation Update
ISC was updated on manual implementation of the initial bulk reward payments (July–November):
Members were emailed instructions for wallet submission, KYC, and tax form completion
Test transactions targeted for 8 December
Full bulk payment planned for 15 December, before Intersect’s holiday shutdown
From January onward, members will claim monthly rewards directly through the new Member Dashboard, with automated tax-form collection once per year
ISC members noted concerns about emails appearing like phishing; chairs were asked to reassure committee members.
5. Chair Election Policy & Committee Term Review
The Governance Working Group is reviewing:
Standardizing chair/vice-chair election processes across committees
Considering whether to move from 6-month terms to 2-year terms, depending on community sentiment
Ensuring processes reflect differences across committees
Chairs were encouraged to join Thursday’s working group meeting for input.
6. Other Business
Suggestion was made to create a long-term ISC agenda / multi-month work plan for better visibility.
ISC agreed this will be developed.
A meeting link for the governance working group was shared.
Next Steps & Actions
ISC → Develop long-term agenda/work plan for upcoming months.
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