# August 25, ISC Meeting ## Agenda: * Committees Update * ISC Actions/Update from last week * Committee Service Rewards * AOB & Meeting Close ## Attendees:


Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
Simo Simovic	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	Yes	Community Member Seat	Y
Fred Tanaka	Yes	Community Member Seat	Y
Elaine Cardenas	Yes	OSC Chair	Y
Samuel Leathers	Yes	Product Chair	Y
Darlington Welsh	No	MCC Chair	Y
Kristijan Kowalsky	Yes	CBC Chair	Y
Kevin Hammond	Yes	TSC Chair	Y
Wes Parkison	Yes	GMC Chair	Y
Nicolas Cerny	Yes	CCC Chair	Y
Christian Taylor	Yes	Head of OSO	N
Lorenzo Bruno	No	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	Yes	Secretary of Budget Committee	N
Larisa Mcfarlane	Yes	Secretary of CCC	N
Terence McCutcheon	Yes	Secretary of OSC	N

#### Additional Attendees: Kyle Solomon - Vice Chair of Product Committee Thiago Nunes - Observer ## Discussion/Action: ### 1. Committee Updates Open Source Committee (OSC)\ Leadership change reported with a new acting chair. The developer advocate program is being finalized, and the maintainer retainer program has one confirmed project. Intersect will also incubate its first community project (Evolution SDK with No Witness Labs), under a non-funding support framework. Growth & Marketing Committee (GMC)\ Social presence doubled through a Rare Evo 2026 ticket giveaway and new posting strategy. Positive sentiment for Cardano is increasing across Asia, with recent events showing stronger engagement. Civics Committee\ The committee finalized the charter for the Governance Health Working Group and discussed the long-term possibility of a constitution amendment process. Budget Committee\ A call was made for more responses to the retrospective survey. Work has begun on the 2026 budget framework, with a plan to be presented to the board in September. The process is expected to start in Q1 2026, using structured discussions facilitated by the committee. Product Committee\ A remote workshop was held, and findings are being integrated with Rare Evo outcomes to refine Cardano’s vision and strategy. Community workshops and discovery calls are being promoted, and coordination for Token 2049 is underway. Community Updates\ Reports from Japan and Hong Kong highlighted oversubscribed events, strong regional engagement, and growing institutional interest in Cardano, especially around digital asset treasury opportunities. ### 2. ISC Actions & Updates Two follow-ups were noted: * ISC Survey: Agreement remains to launch mid-September (10–12th), running for 6–8 weeks, with results to be published ahead of the November AMM. * Committee Rewards Policy: The first draft was presented, now titled Service Rewards to frame it as recognition rather than salary. ### 3. Committee Service Reward Policy (Draft Discussion) The draft policy outlines eligibility, scope, and terms of committee rewards: * Eligibility: All elected committee members are included, up to two rewards per person. Intersect staff and board members are excluded. * Dismissal & Opt-out: Members dismissed for inactivity are ineligible. Rewards are optional for members who choose not to accept them. * Rates: 500 ADA/month for members, 1,000 ADA/month for chairs. * Timeline: Payments aligned with the budget cycle, June 2025 – May 2026, with no backdating. * Payment Options: Debate centered on monthly versus quarterly disbursements. Some favored quarterly for efficiency, while others preferred monthly for fairness and flexibility. Possible payment mechanisms include decentralized claimable rewards or custodial solutions, with final feasibility to be assessed by the executive/finance team. * Oversight: Clarification was requested on who holds final decision-making authority. * Safeguards: Suggestion was made that proposals should include freezing rewards if a member is inactive for four consecutive weeks, even prior to formal dismissal, and potential sign-off requirements by committee leadership. The draft will be updated with these inputs, including decision-making clarity, and brought back within two weeks. The aim is to finalize the policy by mid-September, enabling payments to start shortly after. *** ### 4. Next Steps & Actions * Service Rewards Policy: Revise draft with feedback (payment cycles, eligibility, oversight, safeguards); aim for ISC approval by mid-September. --- # 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-25-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. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.