# Budget Weighting Vote Discussion Event {% embed url="" %} ![](/files/se9evYlBbCyCppt0MsUV) **Purpose** The budget weighting vote discussion event brings together Cardano community members to share different perspectives, insights and opinions about the budget weightings to use for funding categories in the upcoming funding round. Community members will share their perspectives on why certain categories may be more or less priority for the community in the next funding round. All focus areas of the ecosystem can be discussed where community members look to share where the most return on impact could be achieved by directing funding to some areas more than others. **Date** 16th June 17:00 UTC **Zoom link** **Discussion topics** * Briefly cover the [budget weighting considerations](/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes/fund-9/budget-weighting-considerations.md) for fund 9 * Open discussion on reasons to increase or decrease the weighting for each category * Open discussion on any ideas, concerns or personal preferences regarding budget weightings for the vote * Open discussion on anything the community believe should be prioritised in the ecosystem in upcoming funding rounds --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes/fund-9/budget-weighting-vote-discussion-event.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.