Meeting Minutes August 5, 2025

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)	Election Cycle
Terence McCutcheon	No	Secretary	N	N/A
Darlington Wleh	Yes	Chair	Y	October 2025
Maureen Wepngong	Yes	Vice Chair	Y	April 2026
Ha Nguyen	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Matthew Capps	No	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Akheel Fouze	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Sanjaya Wanigasekera	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	October 2025
Boaz Balume	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	April 2026
Fanny Wijaya	Yes	Member/Seat	Y	April 2026
Laurentine Djatsa	No	Member/Seat	Y	April 2026
Nathan Kanapi	No	Member/Seat	Y	April 2026

Other Attendees:

• Not Collected

Recording: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Recording

Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Notes/Transcript

Chat Transcript: Membership & Community Committee - Meeting - 2025/08/05 - Chat

Intros

Akheel: Logistician by profession Boaz: TBD Darlington: Cardano Ambassador, Co-Dream @ Cardano over Coffee, 2 lovelaces, LidoNation Fanny: Cardano Ambassador Indonesia, Founder: Cardano Woman & Cardano Hub Indonesia Ha: Eastern Cardano Council-ICC Member, Cardano Ambassador, DRep Pioneer Leader Laurentine: TBD Matthew: Elected member, WG lead, Employed by IO Maureen: MCC Vice Chair, Web developer, Founder @ Giiyo Tech Nathan: TBD Sanjaya: MCC Member, Community Manager Coin Ceylon Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC/GMC Secretary

Agenda 8.05.25

• MCC Charter

Decisions/Actions

• Finalized MCC Remit: The committee reviewed, edited, and agreed upon the final draft of the MCC remit and charter.

• Next Steps for Remit: The finalized remit will be put to a vote in the Discord channel. After the vote, Darlington will present it to the Intersect Steering Committee (ISC) for approval.

• Advisory Role for Community Hubs: The committee decided to formally adopt an advisory role for supporting community hubs, guiding existing and future hubs without providing direct financial assistance.

• Collaboration with Open Source Committee: The committee agreed to partner with the Open Source Committee to develop a plan for recognizing community contributions from non-voting members. Darlington will coordinate with Lucas to begin this effort.

• Membership Benefits Discussion Postponed: The discussion on membership benefits was postponed until Matthew provides a draft document on the topic. The committee will then review it and provide feedback.

Topic	Discussion	Notes
Call to Order & Introductions	The meeting was called to order. Participants introduced themselves and engaged in general conversation about their professional lives and upcoming events.	Participants included Darlington, Akheel, Boaz, Ha, Fanny, Sanjaya, and Maureen.
Project Catalyst & Catalyst Explorer	Darlington mentioned being busy getting the Catalyst Explorer up to speed for Fund 14 and asked for feedback on the new platform.	Boaz confirmed he had his account set up and noted the platform's shift from Web2 to Web3.
Upcoming Events	Ha shared that a big event in the community just finished and another was coming up soon.	Ha mentioned a "dado night" with 100 people and a "big game" event scheduled for a Friday.
Attendance & Quorum	Darlington expressed that a quorum had been met despite a couple of members being absent, and the meeting could officially begin.	Fanny and Tex were noted as possibly having connectivity or time zone issues.
Agenda & Document Review	Darlington took on the secretary role and shared the agenda from ClickUp. The main items were to ratify the MCC remit and discuss a potential partnership with another committee.	The group decided to move forward with the agenda as 15 minutes of the meeting had already passed.
Membership Benefits	Sanjaya asked if member benefits would be discussed. Darlington suggested waiting for a draft from Matthew and then having a discussion.	The group agreed to this plan, with participants asked to provide feedback on Matthew's draft in the Discord channel.
MCC Remit & Charter Draft	The committee reviewed and discussed the MCC remit and charter draft. They focused on sections like the importance of the MCC and areas the committee should cover.	The group agreed on the topics to be covered, including membership onboarding, engagement strategies, and community hub support and evaluation.
Working Groups	Akheel brought up his suggestion for the MCC to play a more active role in guiding working groups related to the MCC.	Darlington clarified that the structure of working groups is already defined by Intersect's bylaws, but Akheel specified he was only referring to those related to the MCC.
MCC Vision Statement	The group reviewed the proposed vision statement. Maureen expressed that the current version was too vague and suggested a more specific version detailing what members can do.	After discussion, a new, more specific vision statement was drafted to include voting on proposals, joining working groups, and accessing resources.
Community Hub Support	The committee discussed the role of the MCC in supporting community hubs, as the official hub program no longer exists.	It was agreed that the MCC's role would be advisory, offering guidance and support to existing and future hubs without providing monetary support.
Collaborating with Open Source Committee	Darlington brought up the idea of collaborating with Lucas and the Open Source Committee to find a way to recognize contributions from non-voting members and participants.	Maureen suggested using the community hub network to nominate and recognize local contributors as a tangible way to offer support.
Next Steps	The group agreed to finalize the MCC remit and put it to a vote in Discord. Darlington will present the ratified remit to the ISC.	Darlington will also sync with Lucas to move forward with the collaboration on contributor recognition.