15th Jan 25

Intros:

Kevin Hammond: TSC Voting Member - Chair of TSC - IOE

Neil Davies: TSC Voting Member - PN Solutions

Johnny Kelly: TSC Voting Member - IOE

Adam Dean: TSC Voting member

Markus Gufler: TSC Voting member - Cardano Foundation

Nicholas Clark: TSC Voting Member - Tweag/Modus

Ben Hart: TSC Voting member - MLabs

Duncan Soutar: Secretary of TSC - Intersect

Matt Davies - Head of Technical Operations - Intersect

Hwang Hongket - Secretary of Core Infrastructure Roadmap - Intersect

Lewis Mayne - Secretary of Hard Fork Working Group - Intersect

Ricky Rand - General Manager - IOE

Duncan Coutts - WellTyped

Christian Taylor: Head of Open Source Office, Intersect Staff

Tex McCutcheon: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, Open Source Committee Secretary

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Thresholds for Decision Confidence by ICC on Plomin Hard Fork	Discussed the need to define observation periods for confidence in reaching the 85% threshold for a hard fork. Suggestions ranged from 12-hour to multi-day intervals.	Action: Await recommendations from the technical group on observation periods. Follow up asynchronously to finalize specifics.
Participation Metrics ahead of Plomin Hard Fork	Current metrics show progress but not at the pace required to meet thresholds. Exchange participation is lagging, causing uncertainties.	Action: Continue targeted outreach to exchanges and large pools to address gaps in participation.
Plomin Hard Fork Updates	Performance testing updates for node version 10.1.4 shared. Communications about the process are ongoing. Additional outreach efforts are targeted at under-engaged SPOs.	Decision: Maintain daily updates on metrics; continue outreach to ensure informed participation.
Maintenance Contract Renewal	Current maintenance contract expires in 16 days. Discussions included whether subcontractors should be directly contracted in the next cycle.	Decision: Extend existing arrangements without changes for this cycle; transition to direct subcontracting in the next term.
Governance and Transparency	Concerns raised about public perception of subcontracting and vendor lock-in. Emphasis on maintaining transparency and signaling future intent.	Action: Publicly communicate the intent to transition subcontractors to direct contracts for clarity and visibility.
Developers Forum	Proposal to form a regular forum for node developers to discuss architectural work	Action: Add a technical working group meeting to the development plan; explore quarterly or biannual forums.
Prioritization of Roadmap Projects	Initial triage of community-submitted proposals has begun. A scoring matrix will help evaluate proposals consistently.	Action: Review survey responses and scoring results; inform the community of updates.
Community Feedback on Proposals	Concerns over incomplete survey updates from earlier respondents. Recommendation to re-engage and allow corrections.	Action: Notify prior respondents to update their survey responses; ensure consistent communication on proposal prioritization.
Leios and Peras Development	Discussed synergies between two projects (Leios and Peras) and the need to progress them in parallel despite different stages of development.	Decision: Begin preliminary development for both projects, ensuring readiness for future integration.