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# February 5 2026

### Attendees: 

| Name                                                 | Attendance | Role                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- |
| [Simo Simovic](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | Yes        | WG Lead/Secretary                     |
| Thiago Nunes                                         | No         | Intersect Member                      |
| Vaibhav S                                            | Yes        | Intersect Member                      |
| Maureen Wepngong                                     | Yes        | DRep                                  |
| Terence McCutcheon                                   | No         | Intersect                             |
| Lorenzo Bruno                                        | Yes        | Head of Product Curation at Intersect |
| Jose Miguel De Gamboa                                | No         | ISC Voting Member                     |
| Randy                                                | Yes        | <p><br></p>                           |
| Wilco van de Burgwal                                 | No         | <p><br></p>                           |
| Valeria Devaux                                       | Yes        | <p><br></p>                           |
| Gnobudy John                                         | Yes        | <p><br></p>                           |

Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2026/02/05 14:59 CET - Recording](https://drive.google.com/open?id=11IgdLNJ0Xs2lXFI9LGgJvaUE1x7NiEif\&authuser=0)

Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2026/02/05 14:59 CET - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tCFXhPquJmQUKvKgM1G5WCwYcvz9HK9qJ7s3QixVvHg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.hyrl0ojemix)

### Agenda

* Committee Election 2026

### Decisions/Actions

| Discussion Point          | Notes                                                                                                                                                        | Actions: Responsible / Note                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Election Reform           | Data from 2024–2025 shows only \~1–2% of non-elected candidates continue to contribute post-election. Most candidates are "passive" unless they hold a seat. | Lorenzo Bruno to review Gintama’s raw data and identify specific "point values" for different types of participation (voting, SIGs, etc.). |
| "Growth Seats" Proposal   | Gintama suggested reserving 6 out of 10 committee seats for "proven contributors" (those with active working group history) to ensure institutional memory.  | Working Group to debate the feasibility of "Growth Seats" vs. "Expert Seats" for the October 2026 cycle.                                   |
| April 2026 Improvements   | Planned updates include showing "Member Participation Data" on application profiles, mandatory "Responsibility Acknowledgement," and post-election surveys.  | Valeria Devaux to implement the "Participation Dashboard" for applicants in the next 6 weeks.                                              |
| Accessibility & Inclusion | The application process will be translated into 5 languages (English, Spanish, Japanese, French, and Khmer) to reduce barriers to entry.                     | Lorenzo Bruno to finalize volunteer translations for French and Khmer.                                                                     |
| Audit Transparency        | Marine raised concerns about the "7-day black box" between voting close and results. Group agreed that long delays look suspicious to the community.         | <p><br></p>                                                                                                                                |


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