# March 18, 2025

## Attendees

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="188.20001220703125"></th><th width="161"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Attendance</td><td>Role</td></tr><tr><td><a href="mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org">Simo Simovic</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>WG Lead/Secretary</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Briggs</td><td>No</td><td>Head of Ecosystem &#x26; Governance</td></tr><tr><td>Lawrence Clark</td><td>No</td><td>Head of Operation</td></tr><tr><td>Nick Cook</td><td>No</td><td>Head of Membership &#x26; Community Hubs</td></tr><tr><td>Phil Lewis</td><td>Yes</td><td>ISC Member</td></tr><tr><td>Thiago Nunes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Interim ISC Member</td></tr><tr><td>Pedro Lucas</td><td>No</td><td>OSC Chair, Representing two Enterprise Members</td></tr><tr><td>Nicholas Cerny</td><td>No</td><td>Civics Committee member</td></tr><tr><td>Vaibhav S</td><td>Yes</td><td>GMC Member</td></tr><tr><td><h3>Naushad Fouze</h3></td><td>Yes</td><td>Product Committee member</td></tr><tr><td><h3>Jose Iadicicco</h3></td><td>Yes</td><td>Community Member</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Additional Attendees:

* Lloyd Duhon - Observer
* David Muzzi - Observer
* Terence McCutcheon - Observer

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Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/03/18 15:52 CET - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gWmTe3o2MkgsXlvQBns-GSaUvEBMDicN/view)

Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/03/18 15:52 CET - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13rMMHsG0sKrkO4uHtUAV87reiXGLcDbO7FwQojjs6Mg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.yke9hf7fwzwk)

## Agenda 18.03.2025

* Jose Intro
* Finalize WG Charter
* WG Goals

## Decisions/Actions

**Decision:** All WG members agreed that WG Charter is Final v1. Ready to be presented to ISC for approval.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184.20001220703125"></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Discussion Point</td><td>Notes </td><td>Actions: Responsible / Note</td></tr><tr><td>Member Validation &#x26; KYC</td><td><p>- Discussion on member validation, particularly for anonymous members. </p><p>- Concerns about potential Sybil attacks and the need for a validation process. </p><p>- Debate on whether to focus on stricter candidate requirements or voter restrictions. </p><p>- Proposal to require committee candidates to have prior work group or committee experience.</p></td><td><p>Simo Simovic: Review and share the anti-Sybil attack recommendation from the MCC. </p><p>Working Group: Continue discussion on member validation and candidate requirements during future election process reviews.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Charter Review &#x26; Goal Setting</td><td><p>- Review of the working group charter, with edits and clarifications. </p><p>- Discussion on the scope of the charter and whether to include implementation details. </p><p>- Proposal to add "Intersect members" to the list of key stakeholders. </p><p>- Initial discussion on working group goals, with plans to finalize them in the next meeting.</p></td><td><p>- Simo Simovic: Update the charter with agreed-upon edits (adding "Intersect members"). </p><p>- Working Group: Finalize working group goals in the next meeting.</p></td></tr><tr><td>AI Integration &#x26; Tooling</td><td><p>- Proposal to use AI agents for governance support, ethical guidance, and conflict resolution. </p><p>- Concerns about potential dehumanization and community reliance on AI. </p><p>- Discussion on the feasibility and messaging of AI integration. </p></td><td>- Simo Simovic: Add AI integration to the backlog for future discussion.</td></tr><tr><td>Intersect Governance Structure &#x26; Processes</td><td><p>- Discussion on the current Intersect governance structure and information flow. </p><p>- Request for a comprehensive overview of all existing processes between stakeholders. </p><p>- Debate on whether a pyramid structure accurately represents the organization. </p><p>- Clarification on the role of the ISC (Intersect Steering Committee) and its reporting cadence.</p></td><td><p>- Simo Simovic: Create a detailed overview of the current Intersect governance processes and stakeholder interconnections. </p><p>- Working Group: Review and discuss the governance overview in the next meeting.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Communication &#x26; Collaboration</td><td><p>- Clarification on the role of committee chairs and secretaries in information sharing. </p><p>- Discussion on the importance of feedback mechanisms for all members. </p><p>- Updates on the addition of the Growth and Marketing Committee to governance diagrams. </p><p>- Invitation for Jose Iadicicco to join the working group's Discord channel.</p></td><td><p>- Simo Simovic: Ensure all members have access to the working group's Discord channel and meeting minutes. </p><p>- Simo Simovic: Update governance diagrams to include the Growth and Marketing Committee.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>


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