diff --git a/committee-steering/meetings/022-2024-12-05.md b/committee-steering/meetings/022-2024-12-05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e0c9aaa --- /dev/null +++ b/committee-steering/meetings/022-2024-12-05.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +# Akash Network - Steering Committee - Meeting #22 + +## Agenda +- Community feedback, grievances, and conflicts. +- Updates on project boards and active bounties. +- Marketing and community initiatives, including recent announcements. +- NurIPS event updates and 2025 events proposal. +- Product and engineering updates, including Cosmos SDK 47 migration. +- GitHub discussions and governance proposals. +- Open floor for additional discussions and feedback. + +## Meeting Details + +- Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024 +- Time: 11:00 AM PT (Pacific Time) +- Recording: Coming Soon +- [Transcript](#transcript) + +## Committee + +- Anil Murty, Overclock Labs +- Artur Troian, Overclock Labs +- Greg Osuri, Overclock Labs +- Scott Caruthers, Overclock Labs + +## Participants +- Tyler Wright +- Adam Wozney +- Amanda Keay +- Anil Murty +- Artur Troian +- Benjamin B +- Cheng Wang +- Cristiano +- Damien Walker +- Denis Lelic +- Dimokus +- Julius Haus +- Maxime Beauchamp +- Robert Del Rey +- Rodri R +- Scott Carruthers +- Scott Hewitson +- SoulBit +- Star Dev +- Ved Mohan +- Vontario Taylor +- Zach Horn + +## Meeting Notes + +### Community Feedback +- Tyler Wright highlighted the importance of addressing community feedback and conflicts transparently through SIGs and GitHub discussions. +- Benjamin B mentioned a marketing and support initiative, encouraging participation in an upcoming SIG discussion for detailed feedback. +- The Akash website has been updated with a dedicated calendar for tracking events and meetings, which will be the primary source of truth for scheduling. + +### Project Boards and Bounties +- Project boards for community, marketing, product, and engineering initiatives were updated and made accessible. +- Community was encouraged to utilize the bounties tab for contributions and track updates on key roadmaps. +- The credit card payment feature on Akash Console was successfully launched, with over 100,000 impressions from marketing efforts. + +### Marketing and Community Initiatives +- Zach Horn shared the success of the credit card payments rollout, which received over 100,000 impressions across channels. +- Akash Chat ("AkashGen") has gained traction with organic adoption. +- NurIPS event updates by Amanda Keay: + - Hosting an AI social space with over 225 registrations. + - A 10x20 booth and speaking engagements highlight Akash's presence. + - High-level AI professionals, researchers, and academics expected to attend. +- Akash Navigators Program announced: + - Focuses on providing technical support to new teams deploying on Akash. + +### Core Engineering Updates +#### **Cosmos SDK 47 Migration** +- Artur Troian reported successful completion of the first phase of testnet migration. +- Phase two will test client APIs for Golang and TypeScript in the coming weeks. +- Improvements in provider stability and quality of life updates, such as switching from Cgroups V2 to V1, are underway. + +#### **Client Engineering and Console 2.0** +- Anil Murty highlighted major updates: + - Credit card payments and free trials are live. + - A new deploy page on Akash Console introduces streamlined workflows for different developer types. + - Upcoming features: + - Auto-top-up worker to prevent deployments from running out of funds. + - Notification system for low escrow balances. + - Beta release of provider console with opportunities for community feedback. + +### Governance Proposals +#### **2025 Events Proposal** +- Zach Horn shared the strategy for reallocating budgets to focus on high-value events, including ETH Denver, Nvidia GTC, Token 2049, and NurIPS. +- Smaller events will maintain a lean presence to reduce travel overhead while maximizing impact. +- Community feedback was invited via GitHub discussions. + +#### **Enhanced User Logging Proposal** +- Identified as an example of a proposal requiring more community feedback before moving forward. + +#### **Zealy Phase 3** +- Weekly calls and discussions continue to shape missions and improve developer engagement. + +### Transparency and Reporting +- Scott Hewitson emphasized the importance of [community pool spend transparency](https://github.com/akash-network/community/tree/main/community-pool-spend-reporting). +- End-of-year reconciliation efforts will ensure proper fund allocation and unused funds returned to the community pool. +- Updates on spending will be published in a community report. + +### Open Floor Discussions +- Benjamin B briefly discussed a marketing and support initiative and invited participation in a SIG Community Call on December 10. +- Robert Del Rey announced that steering committee videos are now being uploaded to Akash’s YouTube channel, providing an additional resource for community engagement. + +## Action Items +- Tyler Wright will ensure updates to SIG and working group calendars are reflected on the Akash website. +- Amanda Keay and Zach Horn will collect community feedback on the 2025 events proposal and finalize plans for NeurIPS. +- Artur Troian will initiate phase two of SDK 47 testing and continue provider stability enhancements. +- Scott Hewitson will publish year-end transparency reports on community funding and reconcile unspent funds. +- Robert Del Rey will continue uploading steering committee videos to YouTube and coordinate future releases. +- Anil Murty will oversee the rollout of auto-topup features and share updates on the provider console beta. +- Benjamin B will prepare for the SIG community discussion on marketing initiatives. + +## Transcript