SIP-039 tech cab minutes

considerations/minutes/technical-cab/2026-03-09-sip-039.md

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+# Technical CAB Minutes
+
+## Meeting Information
+
+**Location:** Discord (async)
+
+**Recorded:** No
+
+**Date:**
+
+- March 9th, 2026
+
+**Time:** n/a
+
+**Attendees:**
+
+- Aaron Blankstein
+- Brice Dobry
+- Friedger
+- j2p2
+- Jesse Wiley
+- Setzeus
+- Radu
+- Vlad
+
+
+
+**Topic(s):**
+
+- [SIP-039: Clarity 5 and Epoch 3.4](https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/pull/256)
+
+**Materials**:
+
+- [SIP-039: Clarity 5 and Epoch 3.4](https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/pull/256)
+- [SIP-040: SIP for improved post-conditions](https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/pull/257)
+- [SIP-042: Removal of at-block](https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/pull/262)
+
+
+## 2026-03-09 Meeting Notes
+
+The Technical CAB considered SIP-039 as a proposed update to Clarity to version 5 (Epoch 3.4). Additionally, there were 2 rider SIPS that were evaluated and will activate pending approval of SIP-039. 
+
+## Vote Outcome
+
+Quorum is reached with 5 of 7 eligible CAB members voting on the SIP. Vote options were ✅ (yes), 🚫 (no), or 🤷 (abstain/no preference/insuficient context).
+
+| Name             | Vote |
+| ---------------- | ---- |
+| Aaron Blankstein | ✅   |
+| Brice Dobry      | 🤷   |
+| Friedger         | ✅   |
+| j2p2             | ✅   |
+| Jesse Wiley      | ✅   |
+| Setzeus          | 🤷   |
+| Vlad             | 🤷   |
+| Radu             | ✅   |
+
+
+_Note_ As a SIP authoer, Brice Dobry abstained from voting.
+
+The Technical CAB approves SIP-039 with 5 yes votes, and 1 abstention by the
+author. Since the 50% threshold is met, the SIP is recommended for ratification with a unanimous approval.

considerations/technical.md

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 ## Biographies
 
-**Aaron Blankstein**: Aaron is a staff engineer at Hiro, contributing to the Stacks blockchain and Clarity. He has been working on the Stacks blockchain for 7+ years, working on Proof-of-Transfer consensus, Clarity, and other projects.
+**Aaron Blankstein**: Aaron is a staff engineer at Stacks Labs, contributing to the Stacks blockchain and Clarity. He has been working on the Stacks blockchain for 7+ years, working on Proof-of-Transfer consensus, Clarity, and other projects.
 
-**Brice Dobry**: Brice is a staff engineer at Hiro, working on Clarinet and other developer tools, and contributing to the Stacks blockchain. Coming from a background in compilers, programming languages, and analysis tools, he is passionate about helping developers build productively, efficiently and safely.
+**Brice Dobry**: Brice is a staff engineer at Stacks Labs, working on Clarinet and other developer tools, and contributing to the Stacks blockchain. Coming from a background in compilers, programming languages, and analysis tools, he is passionate about helping developers build productively, efficiently and safely.
 
 **j2p2**: Computer Engineer and Clarity Developer. Won First and Second place in Clarity Course Cohort #2 Hackathon. Contributed to Stacks as a SIP editor; co-founded leos.guru, an educational platform, and chat.stacksgpt.xyz, a Q&A bot for Stacks & Bitcoin.