# 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.
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 5. Peras Contract Ready to Review - Duncan 1. [Technical Steering Committee](https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Y3QxZjQzZGhqZjVudTJycHU5dW4zcGxmYjBfMjAyNDA2MTlUMTQwMDAwWiBkdW5jYW4uc291dGFyQGludGVyc2VjdG1iby5vcmc) Contract written up by Intersect ready for approval by TSC 6. 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. |