July 31, 2025

Attendees:

Name

Attendance

Role

Yes

WG Lead/Secretary

Phil Lewis

No

ISC Member

Thiago Nunes

No

Interim ISC Member

Pedro Lucas

No

OSC Chair, Representing two Enterprise Members

Nicholas Cerny

No

Civics Committee Chair

Vaibhav S

Yes

GMC Member

Naushad Fouze

No

Product Committee

Jose Iadicicco

Yes

Community Member

Maureen Wepngong

Yes

DRep

Terence McCutcheon

Yes

Intersect

Tevo Saks

No

Community Member

Lorenzo Bruno

Yes

Head of Product Curation at Intersect

Recording: Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/07/31 15:59 CEST - Recording

Transcript: Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/07/31 15:59 CEST - Transcript

Agenda 21.07.2025

  • Decision-Making Process Workflow Discussion

  • Committee Stipend

Decisions/Actions

Discussion Point

Notes

Actions: Responsible / Note

BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation)

The team reviewed the BPMN diagram created by Simo to map Intersect's decision-making process. The goal is to create a single, comprehensive process flow. Discussions highlighted the need to define separate lanes for working groups and committees, and to account for decisions that require input from multiple groups. The importance of adding a timeline to the process documentation was also raised, with a suggestion to define priority and effort levels to manage expectations.

Simo Simovic & Lorenzo Bruno: Work on a new version of the BPMN to incorporate all suggestions, including distinct swim lanes for working groups and committees.

Committee Stipend Policy

The group revisited an ISC decision from November 2024 regarding stipends for committee members (500 ADA/month for members, 1,000 ADA/month for chairs). Discussion centered on the nature of these payments—whether they are "tokens of appreciation" or compensation for work. Concerns were raised about potential reputational risk if non-participating members receive stipends. Suggestions were made to connect payments to a form of accountability, such as attendance or a clear demonstration of value.

Updates on Past Board Election Questions

Gintama asked for an update on the status of the recommendations for board elections questions. Lorenzo confirmed that the recommendations had been approved with minor additions and that the new application questions are with the board for final sign-off.

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