# Cycle 8 allocation

###### tags: `functional cycle 8`

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**Please keep a list of your project TODOs in the document to track progress.**

Add a preliminary list of coarse-grained tasks for the project and refine them with finer-grained items when it makes sense as you work on them.

Example:

## Progress
- [x] Task 1
- [x] Subtask A
- [x] Subtask X
- [ ] Task 2
- [x] Subtask H
- [ ] Subtask J
- [ ] Task 3
- [ ] Subtask L
- [ ] Subtask S
- [ ] Task 4
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[Declarative GT4Py - FVM advection on the sphere](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/BkRKgNnaF): Till (3 weeks)

[Getting started guide for field view](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/Hkif8JUMc): Discuss with Till who should take the lead. Could be Peter. Ben could contribute (mostly unbiased view). Till (3 weeks, including PASC poster)

[Bindings for ICON](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/ryRbj0WG5): Christoph (up to 6 weeks), Rico in the beginning, Hannes as backup

[Completion of the field-view frontend](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/SkmXoDJzq): Rico (6 weeks minus time for bindings), Ben could contribute, Peter should get a task here (e.g. externals)

[Continue: ICON stencils on the Declarative GT4Py](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/rks7XZDf5): 2nd half of the cycle for people who finished their project, Peter and Ben after initial training in the language.

[MeteoSwiss work to improve integration](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/H1AaTfvG9): Matthias (full cycle), contributions from Ben

[Scan Frontend design, Canonicalization & Lowering](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/ByG0EewGc): Felix (full cycle), frontend team + Enrique + Hannes contribute to field view design task

[Eve refactorings and enhancements](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/rJlIkgMMq): Enrique (full cycle minus shaping of architecture implementation)

[Placeholder: Shaping for cycle 9: Architecture Implementation](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/BJRq77Uzq): Enrique (1 week), contributions from Rico and Linus

[Complete fn code generation](https://hackmd.io/@gridtools/B1XBG0HGq): Hannes (1 week)