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tags: Weekly MIPs Update
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# Weekly MIPs Update #51
## August-September Gap Week

We're currently going through a gap week, which means there are no events planned for this week.
However, since idle hands are the devil's tools, let's do a quick review of where we're standing right now regarding proposals.

<sub>That's right. We don't mind the gap here. For if you gaze into the gap, the gap also gazes into you. And you don't want that.</sub>
### Proposals in RFC
#### MIPs
| Proposal | Author | Can make it into September's Cycle |
|-|-|:-:|
| MIP59: DssCharter <br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip59-dsscharter/10028) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP59)</small> | @talbaneth | :x:
| MIP58: RWA Foundations<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip58-rwa-foundations/9680) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP58)</small> | @sebventures | :heavy_check_mark: |
| MIP57: RWA Committee<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip57-rwa-committee/9304/34) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP57) | @g_dip | :heavy_check_mark: |
| MIP56: Alternative MKR Compensation Guidelines<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip56-alternative-mkr-compensation-guidelines/9230) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP56) | @aes | :heavy_check_mark: |
#### Core Unit Proposal Sets
| Core Unit | Author | Can make it into September's Cycle |
|-|-|:-:|
| Development and UX - DUX-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adux-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-dux-001,%20@RFC)) | @bainpm | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Maker Portfolio - MPCU-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ampcu-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-mpcu-001,%20@RFC)) | @PaperImperium | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Strategic Happiness - SH-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-sh-001,%20@RFC)) | @aburban90 | :heavy_check_mark: |
| StarkNet Engineering - SNE-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Asne-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-sne-001,%20@RFC)) | @louismerkle | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Collateral Engineering Services<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?q=ces-001%20tags%3Aces-001%20%23mips%3Arfc) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-ces-001,%20@RFC)) | @monkey.irish | :heavy_check_mark:
| MIP39c2-SPXX: Adding MakerLabs Core Unit<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-spxx-adding-makerlabs-core-unit/9425) | @ultraschuppi | :x: |
### Budgets
| Proposal | Author | Can make it into September's Cycle |
|-|-|:-:|
| MIP40c3-SP31: Modify Core Unit Budget - Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES-001)<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp31-modify-core-unit-budget-sustainable-ecosystem-scaling-ses-001/9805) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP31) | @juan | :heavy_check_mark: |
| MIP40c3-SP25: Risk Core Unit MKR Compensation (RISK-001)<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp25-risk-core-unit-mkr-compensation-risk-001/9788) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP25) | @Primoz | :heavy_check_mark: |
| [MIP40c3-SP29: GovAlpha Core Unit Budget Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 - GOV-001]<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp29-govalpha-core-unit-budget-q4-2021-to-q1-2022-gov-001/9799) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP29) | @prose11 | :heavy_check_mark: |
Remember that we will have a **mid-week MIPs Update on the Governance and Risk call on Thursday**.
## :loudspeaker: Attention, authors whose proposals are eligible for Formal Submission into September's Governance Cyle this header is way too long sorry
- The latest date for changes is September 1<sup>st</sup> (EOD UTC)! What's thawed past this point won't be able to enter September's Governance Cycle, so try to keep it frozen :skull_and_crossbones:
- Formal Submission Window opens on September 6<sup>th</sup> and runs through Wednesday 8<sup>th</sup>.
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## Next Week's is September's Governance Cycle Week 1 | September 6 - September 10
The Formal Submission Window for September opens on Monday 6<sup>th</sup>. I'll be reaching out to authors of eligible proposals and inquiring whether it is their desire formally to submit or whether they would rather stay in the warm, nurting RFC stage :pregnant_woman:
## oh btw
- If you haven't checked the [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/) lately, please do and leave some feedback. What would you like to see there? What would you change?
- If you're confused about the dates for the Feedback Period, the Frozen Period, and/or the Formal Submission, please [check this soon-to-be-upgraded forum post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip-rfc-and-formal-submission-dates/7816). If that doesn't help, send me a message or post a reply here.
## Proposals in RFC
`Those already mentioned above!`
## Pre-MIP Discussions
* [Proposal Ideas on the Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/c/mips/proposal-ideas/21?order=activity)
* [RWA Foundations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-discussion-rwa-foundations/9510)
* [[Pre-MIP] Using Gyroscope to cut through Dai’s Gordian knot: its USDC dependency](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-using-gyroscope-to-cut-through-dai-s-gordian-knot-its-usdc-dependency/8865)
* [An RWA style solution to replace the PSM](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/an-rwa-style-solution-to-replace-the-psm/8705)
* [Replace the mechanism to burn $MKR with a treasury](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/replace-the-mechanism-to-burn-mkr-with-a-treasury/4415/26)
* [Thoughts on allowing MKR/___ DeFi liquidity providers to vote?](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/thoughts-on-allowing-mkr-defi-liquidity-providers-to-vote/6112)
* [Pre-MIP discussion: Burner 2.0 - feel the burn](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-discussion-burner-2-0-feel-the-burn/8217/7)
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