# August 11, ISC Meeting ## Agenda: * Committees Update * ISC Actions/Update from last week * ISC Survey (Intersect Role & Identity) * Committee Stipend * AOB & Meeting Close ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------- | | [Simo Simovic](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | Yes | Secretary | N | | Jack Briggs | No | Interim Executive Director | Y | | Nick Cook | No | Director - Operations (Interim) | Y | | YUTA | Yes | Community Member Seat | Y | | Phil Lewis | Yes | Community Member Seat | Y | | Sheldon Hunt | No | Community Member Seat | Y | | Fred Tanaka | No | Community Member Seat | Y | | Pedro Lucas | No | OSC Chair | Y | | Samuel Leathers | No | Product Chair | Y | | Darlington Welsh | Yes | MCC Chair | Y | | Kristijan Kowalsky | No | CBC Chair | Y | | Kevin Hammond | Yes | TSC Chair | Y | | Wes Parkison | No | GMC Chair | Y | | Nicolas Cerny | No | CCC Chair | Y | | Christian Taylor | Yes | Head of OSO | N | | Lorenzo Bruno | Yes | Head of Product | N | | Matt Davis | No | Head of Tech Operation | N | | Tim Richmond | No | Head of Comms | N | | Duncan Soutar | No | Secretary of TSC | N | | Lloyd Duhon | No | Secretary of Budget Committee | N | | Larisa Mcfarlane | No | Secretary of CCC | N | | Terence McCutcheon | No | Secretary of OSC | N | #### Additional Attendees: Elaine Cardenas - Vice-Chair of OSC Thiago Nunes - Observer ## Discussion/Action: ### 1. Committee Updates * Technical Steering Committee reported progress on the proposal to increase memory unit limits for Plutus scripts. Updates have been posted on the Cardano Forum and Twitter, with a formal governance announcement planned. As per requirements, a three-month notice period is being observed, aiming for an October submission. Additionally, the committee is planning a fire drill to test disaster recovery mechanisms from CIP-135. This will be conducted on a testnet, not mainnet. * Open Source Committee: Developer advocate recruitment is progressing, with funding in place. Work continues on greenfield initiatives and internal reorganization. * Membership and Community Committee: Work is ongoing on an updated committee charter, currently under asynchronous vote, with the intention to share it more widely once approved. A proposal for new membership benefits is also being developed. ### 2. Action Item Updates * Decision-Making Framework: Final review is underway for the BPMN diagram outlining the process. Once finalized within the WG, it will be presented to the ISC. * Committee Funding for Unfunded Groups: Still pending; expected to be addressed by the Intersect team in mid-August. Intersect and open source committee treasury withdrawal are ratified; awaiting product committee budget approval. ### 3. ISC Survey Proposal: Intersect Role & Identity A survey to all Intersect members has been proposed to gather views on the organization’s role and scope. Review is ongoing, with more feedback requested before a decision to proceed. Broader discussion took place on whether to introduce an “executive function” in governance, with differing perspectives: * Some view early on-chain approval of working group charters as a way to enhance legitimacy. * Others prefer to avoid pre-approval, instead seeking validation after a plan is created. * It was noted that delegated authority already exists in certain processes, and that the membership ultimately defines the organization’s function. * Potential for greater integration or consultation with DReps was also discussed. ### 4. Committee Stipend Policy Review November 2024 ISC decision: 500 ADA/month for general members, 1,000 ADA/month for chairs, starting Jan 2025 (no backdating). Open questions: * Start date (January 2025 vs June 2025, tied to treasury withdrawal approval). * Whether ISC-only members (not in other committees) should receive stipends. * Need for executive team input to clarify overlaps in funding sources. * An alternative stipend allocation model will be discussed in the next meeting ### 5. Rare Evo Event Update * Positive feedback and new enterprise members joined. * NFT releases are tied to the event and membership. * Product Committee workshop on vision—plans for broader committee engagement. * Networking with other ecosystems (Solana, Algorand) could create future collaboration opportunities. *** ### 5. Next Steps & Actions * ISC Survey: Circulate the draft in the ISC Discord, encourage comments before the next meeting (Aug 18). * Simo to engage the executive team for clarity on funding overlaps and start date for the committee stipend. ### --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://steeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/committee-meeting-notes/2025-meeting-notes/august-11-isc-meeting.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. 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