# March 11, 2025
### Attendees:
| Name | Attendance | Role |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| [Simo Simovic](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | Yes | WG Lead/Secretary |
| Jack Briggs | No | Director of Ecosystem & Governance |
| Lawrence Clark | Yes | Head of Operations |
| Nick Cook | No | Head of Membership & Community Hubs |
| Phil Lewis | Yes | ISC Member |
| Thiago Nunes | Yes | Interim ISC Member |
| Pedro Lucas | Yes | OSC Chair, Representing two Enterprise Members |
| Nicholas Cerny | Yes | Civics Committee member |
| Vaibhav S | Yes | GMC Member |
| Naushad Fouze
| Yes | Product Committee member |
Additional Attendees:
* Larisa Mcfarlane - Observer
* David Muzzi - Observer
* Terence McCutcheon - Observer
Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Kick Off - 2025/03/11 15:58 CET - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oWQwjZ9q89eSDKG4j90Z0XJxcOtr5cdz/view)
Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Kick Off - 2025/03/11 15:58 CET - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_8Af65sJbdWUAALfU0tMII21wb4AmQDzpYW5X1Up8rU/edit?tab=t.0)
### Agenda 11.03.2025
* Introduction
* WG Charter Draft Review
* WG Purpose Discussion
* Prioritization & Next Steps
### Decisions/Actions
Decision:
| Discussion Point | Notes | Actions: Responsible / Note |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Working Group Charter & Purpose | - Phil Lewis and Simo Simovic presented a draft charter for the working group, outlining its purpose and goals.
- Discussions focused on defining the scope of the group, including improving committee structures, board elections, and overall governance processes.
- The importance of understanding the current state of Intersect governance was emphasized, including reviewing key documents like the bylaws, membership governance document, and business plan.
- Agreement to operate under Chatham House rules.
| - Simo Simovic: Add all relevant governance documents (bylaws, membership governance, business plan) to the Miro board.
- Simo Simovic: Finalize and distribute the working group charter for review and approval at the next meeting.
- Simo Simovic: Research and present a visualization of the current Intersect governance processes.
|
| Open Communication & Information Sharing | - Concerns were raised about the openness of working groups and the need for transparent communication. \
- Agreement to maintain an open Discord channel for community input, while meetings may be for working group members only. \
- Discussion on how to handle sensitive information and ensure appropriate information sharing. \
- Discussion on the need for a full time person to track and automate governance processes. | - Terence McCutcheon: Ensure the Discord channel for the working group is open for public comments.
- Simo Simovic: Create meeting minutes, actions and share with everyone.
- Working Group: Discuss and establish clear guidelines for information sharing and transparency.
|
| Prioritization & Next Steps | - The group discussed prioritizing key areas for improvement, including board elections, committee structures, and legitimizing committees via DRep involvement. \
- Agreement to start by reviewing the current governance documents and visualizing the processes. \
- Discussion on the upcoming committee elections and the need to improve the process for future elections. \
- Agreement to hold weekly meetings at the same time. | - Simo Simovic: Schedule weekly meetings for the working group.
- Working Group Members: Review the provided governance documents before the next meeting.
- Simo Simovic: Collect and add documentation related to board election improvement proposals to the Miro board. - Simo Simovic: Research and reach out to Matthew Capps regarding the work of the previous committee design working group.
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