hiero-ledger · jwagantall · Jul 30, 2025 · Jul 21, 2025
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+# Hiero Technical Steering Committee Meeting
+
+**TL;DR:** The committee reviewed key updates including the proposal to initiate the project graduation process, presented two major HIPs (1081: Block Nodes and 1127: Unified Transaction Record Format), confirmed SDK namespace migration plans, and discussed simplifying the TSC voting structure. Votes for key proposals are deferred due to lack of quorum.
+
+---
+
+## Details
+
+**Organization:** Hiero Project  
+**Date:** July 15, 2025  
+**Time:** 10:00 AM ET  
+**Recording:** [Zoom Recording](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/95775743341?password=c07443bf-b0e6-4a68-93f1-5c7ce9bb49ab)
+
 ## TSC Attendees
 
+- Hendrik Ebbers
+- Alex Popowycz
+- Leemon Baird
+- Milan Wiercx van Rhijn
+- Stoyan Panayotov
+
 ## Guests
 
-As every Hiero meeting the TSC meeting is a public meeting and everybody can attend it.
-You can find all the information about the TSC meetings and all other Hiero meetings in our [public calender](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/hiero?view=week).
+- Brandon Davenport
+- Andrew Brandt
+- Bhargava Tejas NVL
+- Georgi Lazarov
+- Jessica Gonzalez
+- Keith Kowal
+- Kiran Pachhai
+- Mark Blackman
+- May Chan
+- Michael Garber
+- Michael Tinker
+- Nana Essilfie-Conduah
+- Pavel Borisov
+- Roger Barker
+- Simi Hunjan
+
+## Agenda
+
+- Approve previous minutes
+- Should we create the request for graduation since all tasks are completed? (voting needed)
+- Update: Election for the missing TSC seat (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/governance/tree/main/elections/nominees/jul-2025-election)
+- HIP 1081: [Block nodes](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-improvement-proposals/blob/e05327e5cb962c3d8e6c4272792d69a7e539b6bd/HIP/hip-1081.md)
+- HIP 1127: [Optimized Transaction Records](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-improvement-proposals/blob/f36619434146e8ae5e35afa2dd633d7727ac7700/HIP/hip-1127.md)
+- Hiero SDK publishing plan
+- Update: Removing the TSC member voter eligibility requirements (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero/pull/96)
+- Creation of "hiero-ledger-eco" org for projects in incubation state (Create a taskforce to move the topic and description forward)
+- Asychronous voting for the TSC (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/tsc/pull/160 & https://github.com/hiero-ledger/tsc/pull/169)
+- Any other business (AOB)
 
 ## Code of Conduct
 
-As in every meeting we start with a short notice of the [antitrust policy of Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/antitrust-policy)
-and an introduction of our [Code of Conduct](https://www.lfdecentralizedtrust.org/code-of-conduct).
+As in every meeting we start with a short notice of the [antitrust policy of Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/antitrust-policy) and an introduction of our [Code of Conduct](https://www.lfdecentralizedtrust.org/code-of-conduct).
+
+---
+
+## Meeting Summary
+
+- **Attendance Tracking Issue:** Clarified with Jessica Gonzalez that LFX email registration discrepancies are causing attendance recording issues. Members were advised to sign in via GitHub to ensure consistent tracking.
 
-<img width="945" alt="Code of Conduct" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3a187bc9-65ae-461e-bb46-7ce0db8e32cf">
+- **Graduation Readiness:** All checklist items for graduation (README consistency, OSFF scorecards, updated maintainer lists) are complete. Hendrik Ebbers proposed starting the process. Vote deferred due to lack of quorum (5/8 TSC members present); will proceed via async or at next meeting.
+
+- **TSC Election:** 3 nominations received (Brandon, May, John). Voting underway. Results to be announced in the next meeting. Discussion about formal election for TSC Lead post-election.
+
+- **HIP-1081: Block Nodes** (Presented by Nana Essilfie-Conduah): Introduces a new node type that acts as a decentralized data lake, decoupling data persistence and distribution from consensus nodes to offload responsibilities. Enhances data accessibility, decentralization, and enables more flexible client access patterns. Includes tiered architecture (Tier 1 receives streams from consensus nodes). Includes support for state proofs and filtered data streams.
+
+- **HIP-1127: Unified Transaction Record Format** (Presented by Michael Tinker): Streamlines the block stream transaction data by removing excess structure from protobuf messages. This improves ergonomics for block nodes and ensures continued support for transaction lookups via hash.
+
+- **SDK Namespace Migration Plan** (Presented by Simi Hunjan and Roger Barker):
+  - JavaScript: Dual publishing starts with v2.70; exclusive Hiro namespace in v2.83
+  - Rust: Dual publishing starts with v0.38; exclusive Hiro namespace in v0.51
+  - Java: Hard cutover at v2.80 after 9 months of prior notice
+  - Community communication will include blogs, newsletters, Discord, and partner outreach (e.g. HashPack)
+
+- **Voting Eligibility Simplification:** Proposal discussed to simplify TSC voting eligibility from the current complex rule set to “those present may vote.” Linux Foundation leadership confirms this would be legally compliant.
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+- No formal votes conducted due to lack of quorum.
+- Agreed to proceed with drafting graduation proposal for future vote.
+- TSC supportive of SDK migration plan and communications strategy.
+
+## Action Items
+
+| Action Item | Owner | Due Date |
+|-------------|-------|----------|
+| Draft graduation proposal document | Hendrik Ebbers | Before next TSC meeting |
+| Share SDK migration plan with broader dev community | Simi Hunjan, DevRel team | Ongoing |
+| Coordinate direct communication with HashPack and partners | Simi Hunjan | ASAP |
+| Draft blog post on SDK roadmap | Keith Kowal, Simi Hunjan | Before start of dual publishing |
+| Report monthly SDK namespace adoption metrics | Roger Barker | Starting next TSC meeting |
+| Continue discussion on TSC voting charter simplification | Hendrik Ebbers | Next TSC meeting |
 
 ## Active TSC member state
 Based on charter:
@@ -27,17 +108,6 @@ Alexander Popowycz     | :+1:   | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:
 Michael Kantor         | :+1:   | :+1:       |            | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       |            |
 Milan Wiercx van Rhijn | :+1:   | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       | :+1:       |
 
-## Agenda
-
-- Approve previous minutes
-- Should we create the request for graduation since all tasks are completed? (voting needed)
-- Update: Election for the missing TSC seat (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/governance/tree/main/elections/nominees/jul-2025-election)
-- HIP 1081: [Block nodes](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-improvement-proposals/blob/e05327e5cb962c3d8e6c4272792d69a7e539b6bd/HIP/hip-1081.md)
-- HIP 1127: [Optimized Transaction Records](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-improvement-proposals/blob/f36619434146e8ae5e35afa2dd633d7727ac7700/HIP/hip-1127.md)
-- Hiero SDK publishing plan
-- Update: Removing the TSC member voter eligibility requirements (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero/pull/96)
-- Creation of "hiero-ledger-eco" org for projects in incubation state (Create a taskforce to move the topic and description forward)
-- Asychronous voting for the TSC (https://github.com/hiero-ledger/tsc/pull/160 & https://github.com/hiero-ledger/tsc/pull/169)
-- Any other business (AOB)
+---
 
-## Minutes
+Prepared by: Brandon Davenport, Dir of Comms, Hgraph