2025-02-19

Reminder

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Agenda

• Announcements
• Review action items from last meeting
• SIG Quarterly Update: Architecture SIG (David Alexander, co-chair
• Special Interest Groups - Discussion
• Project Proposal
  • Project Proposal: Aries VCX
• Open discussion and next steps
  • TAC Website - Improve the UX

Links

• slides
• recording

TAC Voting Members

• David Zeuthen
• Jaehoon (Ace) Shim
• Stavros Kounis
• Stefan Kauhaus
• Stephen Curran
• Wenjing Chu

Action Items

• Suggest website UX and Calls to Action improvements. (PR)
• Evaluate Discord threads for topic-specific SIG discussions.
• Coordinate with LF/CNCF to gather SIG engagement best practices.
  • Examine a SIG AMA event
  • Document historical SIG meeting attendance
  • Plan SIG joint event (Architecture + Wallet Interoperability)

Meeting Minutes

• Announcements
  • Please see the OpenWallet Foundation calendar for a list of upcoming meetings
  • Please submit any code proposals using the process defined at https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/project-proposals. We will review proposals in the order submitted at a TAC meeting. If you know of any potential projects that might be of interest to the OpenWallet Foundation, please let a staff member know so that they can follow up
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• Review action items from last meeting

  • Archive CredHub and SD-JWT .NET (in progress)
  • Prepare infrastructure for VCX (complete)
  • Update TAC website for 2025 schedules (complete)
  • Apply fixes to LFX Insights for OWF lab project (in progress)
  • Board discussion re: TAC composition - in progress
  • Close the SD-JWT .NET Annual Review PR. The project will be archived (completed)

• SIG Quarterly Update: Architecture SIG Update - David Alexander

• Special Interest Groups: Key Discussion Points on the current state of SIGs, challenges faced by existing SIGs etc.

  • Current Challenges with SIGs
    • Low participation & unclear structure: Attendance is an issue, and newcomers struggle to navigate SIGs. Outsiders invited to discussions often don’t find an active audience.
    • Disconnect from active projects: SIGs need to better align with the needs of developers and architects to ensure their work is seen as relevant and valuable.
    • Need for a clear role: SIGs should be a safe space for informal problem-solving, distinct from the more formal TAC.
  • Proposed Improvements
    1. Better Structure & Navigation
       • Create a SIG matrix diagram to clarify focus areas and interconnections.
       • Improve communication channels (e.g., sub-threads in Architecture SIG).
    2. Collaboration Between SIGs
       • Organize joint events between Iteration and Architecture SIGs.
       • Encourage projects to bring architectural challenges to SIGs.
    3. Increase Visibility & Accessibility
       • Promote SIG activities on the OWF website and public channels to attract broader audiences.
    4. Frequent & Well-Promoted Events
       • Host events every 2-3 weeks, promote SIG speakers, and position SIGs as valuable discussion spaces.

• TAC Website - Improve the UX

  • Discussion on improving website UX & calls to action by adding clear action buttons on the TAC website for key processes, including:
  • Proposing a new project.
  • Proposing a new special interest group (SIG).
  • Filing an annual review.
  • Requesting a project stage update.
  • Consider adding similar guidance on the Open Wallet Foundation main website to ensure consistency and ease of navigation.

• Open discussion and next steps

  • Next TAC Meeting March 19, 2025