## Member Details

- Member e-mail: gavin@parity.io
- Polkadot address: 16SDAKg9N6kKAbhgDyxBXdHEwpwHUHs2CNEiLNGeZV55qHna
- Current rank: "VI Dan: Grand Architect" (to be promoted to "VII Dan:  Free Master", as per the [Fellowship manifesto](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/manifesto/blob/main/manifesto.pdf): requirements and obligations in the document) 
- Date of initial induction: November 2022
- Area(s) of Expertise/Interest: Technical design, Protocol evolution, Socio-political direction

## Reporting period
Start date: 2023/05/16
End date: 2024/05/28

## Areas of contribution

**Polkadot SDK:**

- Specification & implementation of Agile Coretime (brokerage system).
Specification of Agile Coretime (interface). [RFC 1](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/blob/main/text/0001-agile-coretime.md) & [PR 14568](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/14568), [RFC 5](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/blob/main/text/0005-coretime-interface.md).

**Improvements to XCM:** 

- Tools for uniquely referencing messages, [PR 7234](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/pull/7234)
- Bound number of assets which can be withdrawn to pay for execution, [PR 7641](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/pull/7641).

**Improvements to FRAME:**

- FRAME: Revamp Preimage pallet to use Consideration, [PR 1363](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/1363)
- FRAME: Create `TransactionExtension` as a replacement for `SignedExtension`,  [PR 2280](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/2280).

**Roadmap/Vision:** 

- Specification for JAM Protocol, [Graypaper](https://graypaper.com/) and [ongoing refinements](https://github.com/gavofyork/graypaper).

**In-depth conversations on the philosophy behind Polkadot:** 

- Within the ecosystem: Polkadot Decoded 2023, sub0 Asia 2024 ([Keynote: Gavin Wood sees Polkadot as a global Supercomputer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB1WeVuJD0), [Keynote: JAM A-Z](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvqkKdFTlw)). 2) with the general public: Space Monkeys, [Gavin Wood - Is Polkadot OpenGov’s Democratic? Games & Consensus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvbsSq1a_8g), [Behind the Code: The Graypaper interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kRAVBTkfs). 

**Presentations on the Polkadot network and protocol:** 

- With peers from other ecosystems and/or industries: [Decentralized Lugano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw3mQNJ5UJQ),[ sub0 Asia 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gpFm0IZ34M), [Token2049 Dubai 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTMiE0UcZUo).
- With the wider academic community and/or industry: [Protocol Berg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7b8Upipmeg), [The Journey Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SAxnF2sys8). 

**Comment(s):**

- Gav was originally meant to be seeded into the Fellowship at Rank 7. However, this could not happen as the manifesto specifies that induction at Rank 7 can only be done via the community vote: more specifically on Fellowship Admin track. For any members to be promoted to rank VII a vote from the community needs to happen. 
- Gav's contributions to the ecosystem are invaluable and his work has shown a clear vision with regards to where Polkadot should be in the future, what the challenges and the opportunities are in the industry and how a truly unstoppable, scalable and interoperable network should look like.


Make sure to review the above and cast your vote!

- **Problem Statement:** Determining the promotion of a member from "VI Dan: Grand Architect" to "VII Dan: Free Master" in the Polkadot Fellowship without the required community vote.
- **Significance:** Ensuring adherence to the Fellowship manifesto's promotion guidelines and recognizing the member's significant contributions to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Proposed Solution:** Conduct a community vote to decide on the promotion of the member to "VII Dan: Free Master."
- **Expected Outcomes:** Transparent and community-driven decision-making process regarding the promotion, acknowledging the member's valuable contributions.

#814 Proposal: Promotion to "VII Dan: Free Master" for Gavin Wood - Evidence below

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