July 6 2026
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Jack Briggs
No
Executive Director
Y
James Meidinger
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Thiago Nunes
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Kristijan Kowalsky
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Jose Miguel de Gamboa
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Sebastian Pabon
Yes
OSC Chair
Y
Samuel Leathers
Yes
Product Chair
Y
Martin Musagara
Yes
MCC Chair
Y
Megan Hess
Yes
CBC Chair
Y
Kevin Hammond
Yes
TSC Chair
Y
Laura Mattiucci
No
GMC Chair
Y
Nicolas Cerny
Yes
CCC Chair
Y
Lorenzo Bruno
Yes
Head of Product & Membership
Y
Larisa Mcfarlane
Yes
Head of Ecosystem & Community
Y
Nick Cook
No
Head of Operations (Interim)
N
Bosko Majdanac
Yes
Secretary of TSC
N
Abhik Nag
Yes
Secretary of MCC
N
Lloyd Duhon
Yes
Secretary of Budget Committee
N
Terence McCutcheon
Yes
Secretary of OSC
N
Lara Bonasorte
Yes
Secretary of GMC
N
Thomas Lindseth
Yes
Secretary of CCC
N
Additional Attendees:
Adam Rusch - Board Member
Christian Taylor - Vice Chair of TSC
Ken-Erik Ølmheim - Vice Chair of Civics
Ian Hartwell - Observer
Mike Hornan - Observer
Selin Rhayem - Observer
Agenda:
Committee Updates
ISC Actions
ISC Q2 Achievement and Q3 Plan
Q3 Planning and Q2 Events
AOB
Discussion/Actions
1. Opening & Agenda
Simo Simovic opened the meeting and outlined the agenda, which included committee updates, a demonstration of the Constitutional Amendment Process (CAP) tool, discussion of Board Election eligibility criteria, a reminder on the upcoming Bylaws Member Vote, and an initial discussion on developing a committee remit review process.
2. Committee Updates
Technical Steering Committee (TSC) continued supporting the Intersect Security Council and EMURGO following the SecondFi incident while monitoring progress toward the Van Rossum Hard Fork, which is approaching the required voting threshold. The committee encouraged prompt voting on governance actions that may be affected by the hard fork, promoted the Committee Minimum Size governance action, and continued outreach for the TSC Treasury Withdrawal proposal. The TSC also began planning for the Dijkstra Hard Fork, discussed accelerating the Min Pool Cost parameter update, and confirmed support for the proposal to continue development of the open-source Daedalus wallet.
Budget Committee announced the launch of the 2026 Budget Process Feedback Survey, designed to collect both high-level and detailed community feedback on this year's budget process. Members were encouraged to complete the survey to support future process improvements.
3. Constitutional Amendment Process (CAP) Tool Demonstration
The ISC reviewed a demonstration of the alpha version of the Constitutional Amendment Process platform.
The demonstration covered:
Public submission of constitutional amendment proposals and Constitutional Issue Statements (CISS).
Categorisation of proposals with recommended consultation periods.
Side-by-side comparison of proposed constitutional text changes.
Wallet-based participation without requiring personal information.
Community commenting and moderation functionality.
Planned workflow from proposal submission through consultation and eventual on-chain constitutional updates.
Discussion focused on:
Ensuring proposals are discussed at the principle level before drafting constitutional text.
Handling conflicting proposals through community consultation and future voting mechanisms.
Ensuring technical and parameter-related proposals receive review by the Technical Steering Committee and Parameter Committee before progressing.
Positioning the platform as an alpha release intended to gather community feedback before wider adoption.
4. Board Election Eligibility Criteria
The ISC reviewed recommendations developed by the Board Election Working Group regarding eligibility requirements.
Voter Eligibility
The proposed requirements are:
Intersect member for at least 180 days.
Completion of Enhanced KYC.
Candidate Eligibility
Candidates would be required to:
Meet the same voter eligibility requirements.
Have previously served as an elected or appointed committee member.
Current Board members would also remain eligible during this election cycle.
The working group noted that these requirements would produce a potential candidate pool of approximately 126 members.
Following discussion, the ISC voted to recommend these eligibility criteria to the Board.
Vote Result:
Approved with unanimous support from voting members except one abstention.
5. Bylaws Member Vote Update
An update was provided on preparations for the upcoming Bylaws Member Vote.
Updates included:
Publication of a Knowledge Base containing the proposed bylaws, explanations of changes, voting timeline and eligibility requirements.
Direct emails being prepared for all eligible members.
Creation of a dedicated Discord channel for member questions.
A community Q&A session scheduled before voting opens.
The voting timeline was confirmed:
Voting opens: 15 July
Voting closes: 22 July
Audit: 23 July
Results expected: 24 July
Members also discussed quorum requirements, membership eligibility rules, and questions regarding future Board composition following the expiry of certain founding membership terms.
6. Committee Remit Review
The ISC began planning a structured review process for committee remits, following priorities identified during the Quarterly Review.
The secretary invited volunteers to participate in designing the review process.
Members volunteering to join the working group included:
James Meidinger
Jose Miguel De Gamboa
Thiago Nunes
Thyme Studio
Nico Cerny
It was confirmed that participation would remain open to all ISC members, with an initial draft to be prepared for future discussion.
Actions & Next Steps
Submit the ISC recommendation on Board Election eligibility criteria to the Board.
Members to complete the Budget Committee feedback survey.
Establish the Committee Remit Review Working Group and begin drafting the review process.
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