# March 25, 2025

## Attendees: 

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="209"></th><th width="168.199951171875"></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>Director of Ecosystem &#x26; Governance</td></tr><tr><td>Lawrence Clark</td><td>No</td><td>Head of Operations</td></tr><tr><td>Nick Cook</td><td>No</td><td>DHead 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>Yes</td><td>Civics Committee member</td></tr><tr><td>Vaibhav S </td><td>Yes</td><td>GMC Member</td></tr><tr><td>Naushad Fouze </td><td>Yes</td><td>Product Committee member</td></tr><tr><td>Jose Iadicicco</td><td>Yes</td><td>Community Member</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/03/25 15:58 CET - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15sBCSBLaToFs9O7DLrqA2KthUsfjdkbA/view)

Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/03/25 15:58 CET - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17cYj4StYT-Rkn9JxZSioTHJuXiMRCaRc4QWKXxqOacI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.6ia2b2v7i7z0)

## Agenda 25.03.2025

* WG Goals Discussion

## Decisions/Actions

| Discussion Point                               | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Actions: Responsible / Note                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Working Group Goals & Prioritization           | <p>- Discussion to define the working group's goals for the next 3-6 months. </p><p>- Review of proposed goals, including improving decision-making processes, board election processes, and committee composition. </p><p>- Agreement to prioritize goals through a voting process.</p>                                                                            | <p>- Simo Simovic: Prepare documentation for next week's meeting to discuss the prioritized goals. </p><p>- Working Group: Review and discuss the proposed goals and prioritize them for action.</p> |
| Intersect Governance Structure & Documentation | <p>- Simo Simovic provided an update on the progress of documenting the current Intersect governance structure. </p><p>- Discussion on the need to capture the interconnections between different stakeholders (committees, board, executive team, staff).</p><p>- Agreement to review key documents like bylaws, membership governance, and the business plan.</p> | <p>- Simo Simovic: Continue working on the document capturing the current Intersect governance structure and stakeholder relationships. </p><p><br></p>                                              |
| Committee & Board Election Processes           | <p>- Discussion on improving the committee and board election processes. </p><p>- Emphasis on clarifying the roles and responsibilities of committee members.</p><p>- Proposal to separate board election rules from committee election rules.  </p><p>- Concerns about ensuring fair representation and preventing civil attacks during elections.</p>             | <p><br></p>                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Intersect Staff Decision-Making                | <p>- Discussion on the need to clarify how Intersect staff make decisions and where their authority comes from. </p><p>- Proposal to define processes for staff decision-making and reporting.</p>                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>- Simo Simovic: Continue working on the document capturing the current Intersect governance structure and stakeholder relationships. </p><p><br></p>                                              |


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