How to apply for a committee seat

This page is currently being updated, in the interest of transparency we are working on this live to ensure the membership community have the information as soon as possible.

Key Dates

09 September - Application Process Opens (application forms here)

27 September - Application Process Closes

Eligibility

Only Individual and Enterprise members or employees of our seed founding organisations are eligible to apply for a seat on a committee as stated in the member benefits. Associates are not eligible to apply as they do not hold this benefit, all applicant will be verified to confirm they hold the correct level of membership.

If an associate applies they will receive an email asking them to upgrade to paid membership. If they do not upgrade to paid membership by the application closing date on the 27th September then their application will be withdrawn.

Process

There will be a form which will be accessible through the member portal.

The form will contain a number of questions for each applicant to answer as noted below. The questions annotated with a (P) will form part of the biography which will be made public to the membership when the delegates are announced at the beginning of October.

Seed Funding Organisation Employees (EMURGO & IOG)

We have established a bespoke process for our seed funding organisation employees. In the first instance please seek approval from your home organisation to apply. Then join Intersect as an associate using your home organisation email. When the application process opens you will be able to apply for a committee through your member portal. Please note if you receive a "please join as an individual member" email you can disregard this and your application will still be processed. We are currently trying to ensure this email is not triggered.

Please ensure you use your home organisation (EMURGO or IOG) email as this will be how we verify you are part of a seed funding organisation. Please also note that you are part of a seed funding organisation in the affiliation section of the application.

Application Questions

Please note, these questions are still being finalised and may change slightly but in the interests of transparency we would like to share what the indicative questions will be.

Question	Published on Knowledge base
Are you an "Individual" or "Enterprise" Member	No
Full Name (P)	Yes
Membership Email Address	No
Github Username and Git ID (if appropriate, this will be used as an indicator by TSC and OSC to review credentials on github)	No
Which Committee(s) are you applying for?	Yes
Are you currently part of the committee they are applying for?	Yes
Is there a particular role within the committee that you are interested in, if so which and why? (if applicable)	Yes
What is your experiences within Intersect and Cardano	Yes
What are your pledges and plans should you be elected?	Yes
Why should the community vote for you?	Yes
Do you have any other Cardano affiliations or possible conflicts of interests, including you as an individual or an enterprise you are associated with.	Yes
Are you currently in receipt of or previously received any Intersect or Cardano funding or grant?	Yes

Confirmation of Application

Following the submission of your application you will receive an email to confirm it has been received.

How will applications be verified.

All applicants are to ensure the email they state on the application is the same as their membership email. We will use this to verify your membership status. If you are unsure what your membership status is please check How to check your membership status

Campaigning

Each delegate will be responsible for their own campaign. They can start their campaign as soon as they like, they do not need to wait until the formal announcement at the start of October.