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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #82! This week, attention shifts to the second half of Election Season 2025, with candidate registration now open for the Committee elections. We also share results from the Board elections, preview the launch of the Executive Director recruitment process, and highlight the new CIP-149 Grant Program.

On the open-source side, we’re hiring for key roles, expanding the Community Maintainer program, and deepening our partnership with Chinstrap. Plus, catch up on Token 2049 Singapore highlights, the latest GovTool release, and Episode 8 of the Open Source Cowboy podcast – Let’s dive in!

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain and decentralized ecosystems, open-source projects often begin with a spark of inspiration, and then stall amidst the challenges of scale, governance, and sustainability. Intersect recognizes that turning an idea into a thriving, community-led project requires more than code. That’s where the Project Incubation Process steps in.

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In a landmark election, Intersect is pleased to present the results of the 2025 Board of Directors election, with 269 unique members participating in the vote, representing 22% of all eligible members, four of the seven elected representatives were directly chosen from a pool of 20 initial candidates, a result that exceeded the required threshold of 10% and underscored the strength of member engagement.

Four newly elected members will now take their places on the Board, bringing fresh perspectives and strengthening a member-led, member-backed future for Intersect.

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #81. This week, Board election voting officially closed, a milestone moment as Intersect moves to a majority of elected Board members. With results due on September 30, the focus now shifts to committee elections, which will open for candidate registration on October 1.

We also share the latest updates on vendor milestone completions, GovTool development progress, and Civics updates, as well as highlights from India Codex 2025, preparations for TOKEN2049 Singapore, and new initiatives from the Open Source Committee.

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We’ve gathered all twenty candidates from the 2025 Intersect Board elections into one place to introduce them, give each the same chance to be heard, and provide members with the context to vote with confidence. This includes a neutral summary of the cross-cutting themes from all the X Spaces, along with one short quote per candidate.

Each X Space followed a consistent structure: an introduction, an application-based prompt question, two shared questions, and two 2-minute closing statements. For fairness, quotes are from intros or closing statements only (lightly edited for clarity). If someone couldn’t speak live, we’ve included a clearly labelled [Application excerpt] of the same length.

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Following September’s Board elections, we now move into the second half of Election Season 2025. From noon UTC on October 1 to 24, members can stand as candidates in the committee elections for all Intersect committees, with every single committee seat being filled by an elected member. In each election, about half of the seats are up for election. This process ensures that core business knowledge is preserved and passed on to new members.

As a token of appreciation for the volunteer time, effort, and expertise contributed by members in fulfilling their committee duties, service rewards of 500 ada per month are available to all elected members, with an additional 500 ada per month for committee chairs. These amounts may be reviewed annually.

These committees have an important advisory role. They provide technical advice and guidance, scrutinize budgets, oversee security, make recommendations for ecosystem growth, and help to ensure Cardano remains at the forefront of blockchain innovation. From the Technical Steering Committee, which guides core development, to the Membership and Community Committee, which shapes our collective experience, every committee directly impacts your Cardano journey.

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #80. This week, voting officially opens for the 2025 Board of Directors elections, with 20 candidates standing. We also share updates on upcoming committee elections, the Civics Committee’s new amendments workstream, and the expanded CIP-149 grant. On the delivery side, vendors continue to onboard to smart contracts, with new features being added to the Administration Dashboard. Plus, GovTool v2.0.35.3 goes live, we spotlight Byron Network in our enterprise membership feature, and Intersect prepares for Codex 2025 in Hyderabad and TOKEN2049 in Singapore.

Your participation remains essential in shaping the future of Cardano governance. Let’s dive into the details!

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #79. This week, Board Elections hit a milestone with 20 candidate applications ahead of voting on September 15. Additionally, we are making progress with our Smart contract administration, with 23 proposals now live on-chain, while the first fully community-elected Constitutional Committee has been confirmed.

We also share updates on GovTool enhancements, Civics WG progress, open-source opportunities, upcoming events in India and Singapore, and our first Community Town Square, and more.

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As the Cardano blockchain advances toward its goal of becoming the most decentralized blockchain ever, Intersect is leading the way with another groundbreaking election season. Kicking off with the board elections occurring in September, we then proceed to the committee elections in October. 

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