27th Nov 24

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

Agenda:

1. Responses from Prioritisation Survey - Duncan

   1. 54 Responses so far. Suggestion for TSC to review ahead of deadline on 6th Dec

   2. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x9GEoEGKhLx6cXqBNazfSuixg3tYoWecypZ-VbUSJTk/edit?resourcekey=&gid=654989463#gid=654989463

2. Phase 2 Contracts - Duncan

   1. Request for a list of these from Procurement - “P2 items are not classified as necessities but are still high-priority requests, contingent on budget availability”

   2. List of potential P2 projects

      1. LSM - Reduce Node Memory: 6-9

      2. Hydra: 6-9

      3. Mithril: 6-9

      4. Peras: 5-9

      5. Governance Improvements: 5-7

      6. Partnerchains?: 6-9

      7. Decentralised Stablecoin?: 7-9

      8. Leios: 2/3-

3. Intersect Tendering & Contracting Process - Gemma & Tayla

4. Hard Fork Working Group Update - Matt/ Adam

   1. New issue in Ledger - Timing

1. Peras Contract Ready to Review - Duncan

   1. Technical Steering Committee Contract written up by Intersect ready for approval by TSC

1. Peras Contract Ready to Review - Duncan

   1. Events being attended in Jan/Feb by the group that could enable an in person workshop?

Minutes:

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Welcome and Survey Responses	Duncan Soutar welcomed attendees and provided updates on prioritization survey responses (556 received).	Amplify survey outreach efforts; distill responses into manageable formats; Duncan to share survey results link on Slack.
Survey Results Review Process	Results will be categorized and shared as an Excel report for review. Transparency in processing emphasized.	Matt Davis to prepare cleaned and categorized survey data for committee review.
Community Engagement	Discussion on improving survey participation, leveraging upcoming events for visibility.	Use events in Nairobi and Argentina to boost responses; explore further outreach options.
Foundation Collaboration	Markus Gufler raised issues of limited collaboration between Intersect and the Cardano Foundation.	Markus and Matt to address political issues and organize a roundtable to increase visibility.
Core and Maintenance Priorities	Evaluation of P2 phase 2 contracts and essential must-haves for next year.	Develop a proposal for evaluating and prioritizing technical and community feedback.
Software Readiness Levels	Need for a standardized readiness assessment to ensure realistic expectations for 2025.	Kevin Hammond to finalize readiness level criteria; teams to self-assess against these levels.
Project Classification and Core Work	Discussion on defining "core" for maintenance and budget inclusion.	Agree on classifications: maintenance, core, roadmap, and non-roadmap items.
Budget and Funding	Budget planning for core projects; interim funding from development trust until full Treasury withdrawal.	Prioritize essential work; evaluate Q1 and Q2 budget requirements.
Tendering Process	Outline of Intersect’s tendering process for open, competitive bids with evaluation frameworks.	TSC to prepare business requirements, evaluation groups, and application forms for tenders.
Supplier Pre-Vetting	Neil Davies emphasized pre-vetting suppliers to reduce delays.	Core Services to finalize MSAs and ensure pre-vetting is complete for all likely suppliers.
Tender Evaluation Suggestions	Allow flexible bidding (by lots or projects); evaluate technical and commercial core aspects separately.	Intersect to adapt tendering process to include these suggestions for increased competition and transparency.
Audit and Delivery Assurance	Importance of verification for delivered work and integration highlighted.	Establish delivery assurance working group under TSC to manage milestone acceptance.
Timeline for Tendering	Ensure tendering readiness aligns with Treasury access to prevent delays.	Start tender preparations now for Q1/Q2 execution.
Workshops for 2025 Planning	Proposal for online and in-person workshops to address process and roadmap issues.	Organize virtual workshop pre-Christmas; explore potential for in-person session in early 2025.
Hard Fork Update	Minor release required to address an isolated bug before mainnet hard fork.	Monitor IO updates; communicate to node users for required upgrades.
Meeting Time Adjustment	Proposal to extend meetings by 30 minutes to accommodate detailed discussions.	Poll members on Slack to confirm new timing; assess quorum impact.
Future Elections	Duncan Coutts announced intention to run for full TSC membership.	Note for upcoming election planning and transparency.
Closing Remarks	Recap of next steps, polls, and planned adjustments for future meetings.	Share meeting outputs, update polls, and finalize next meeting plans.