# The Graph Council - Meeting #23 Notes

**URL:** <https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-meeting-23-notes/2994>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Updates\
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**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-meeting-23-notes/2994 "2022-02-03T21:04:11Z")\
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Council members value transparency and have agreed to follow Chatham House Rules for sharing meeting notes. On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, The Graph Council held its 23rd meeting.

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## Roster

**Council Members** _(“Members”)_  
Brandon Ramirez  
Gary Morris  
Jim Cousins  
Justin Moses  
Santiago Palladino  
Sebastian Siemssen  
Spencer Noon  
Yaniv Tal  
Yondon Fu

**The Graph Foundation**  
Eva Beylin, Director, The Graph Foundation (the “Foundation”)

**Observer and Note Taker**  
Observer: Jeremy Sklaroff, Edge & Node Ventures, Inc. (“Edge & Node”)  
Note taker: Oliver Zerhusen, the Foundation

**Council Business**  
This was an extra off-schedule meeting for the Council to cover open agenda items from previous meetings. The meeting commenced at 11:02 am PST. The meeting commenced at 11:02 am PST

## Meeting

### Subgraph Developer & consumer experience feedback

One Member presented a summary of broad feedback received from multiple stakeholders in the subgraph development & consumer segment. The Members valued the in-depth feedback and the opportunity for it to inform the technology roadmap.

### Advocates Program Launch

One Foundation Member presented details of the Advocates Program and its launch on 2/2/2022. One Member raised the importance of this program for the future growth of The Graph and web3 ecosystem. The Members discussed future opportunities for Graph Advocates to expand their role in the Graph ecosystem.

### The Graph Council Structure

The Members discussed and agreed to further decentralize the structure of the Council to expand it to more core stakeholders in the ecosystem. One Member agreed to begin taking action to implement the proposal.