# May 15, 2025

## Attendees: 

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="236"></th><th width="171.4000244140625"></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>Interim Executive Director</td></tr><tr><td>Nick Cook</td><td>No</td><td>Director - Operations (Interim)</td></tr><tr><td>Phil Lewis</td><td>No</td><td>ISC Member</td></tr><tr><td>Thiago Nunes</td><td>No</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>Naushad Fouze</td><td>Yes</td><td>Product Committee</td></tr><tr><td>Jose Iadicicco</td><td>No</td><td>Community Member</td></tr><tr><td>Tevo Saks</td><td>No</td><td>Community Member</td></tr><tr><td>Nana Safo</td><td>No</td><td>DRep</td></tr><tr><td>Maureen Wepngong</td><td>Yes</td><td>DRep</td></tr><tr><td>Terence McCutcheon</td><td>Yes</td><td>Intersect</td></tr></tbody></table>

Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/05/15 16:00 CEST - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTx3gd0A6XYPCgNb43kDpV7GtToBguX4/view)

Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/05/15 16:00 CEST - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JQrqz_PJtrnmVrf0vYET0748L2EZDSwLqgZnOR7cbms/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.s06vlsalq22b)

## Agenda:

* Update from last week
* Recommendations Register Discussion
* Election Process Discussion

## Decisions/Actions:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="164.36328125"></th><th width="303.6953125"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Discussion Point</td><td>Notes</td><td>Actions: Responsible / Note</td></tr><tr><td>Update from last week</td><td><p>The meeting moved to Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. UTC as all participants agreed. UTC based on previous agreement. </p><p>Phil added a priority column (urgent, medium, low) and an "implemented" status to the recommendation register document. </p><p>No new recommendations were added to the register since the last meeting.</p></td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>Election Process Review</td><td><p>Discussion to use the April committee election process as a reference point for improving the October board and committee elections. </p><p>Emphasis on providing feedback specifically on aspects of the election process that were not working well.</p></td><td>Working Group Members: Review the "Intersect Committee Election 2025 Process Overview" document and provide feedback on areas for improvement.</td></tr><tr><td>Sybil Attack Resistance Concerns</td><td>Concerns raised again about sybil attack resistance in elections due to the low cost of membership. Counter-argument that the current membership numbers and voting participation don't statistically support significant civil attacks.</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>Election Transparency</td><td>Suggestion to improve election transparency by providing live voting updates or a dashboard showing candidate progress.</td><td>Maureen Wepngong: Add a detailed recommendation for live voting updates to the recommendation register.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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