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title: 'PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2021 September 7 at 18:00 UT'
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# PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2021 September 7 at 18:00 UT

### Video Conference Information
* [Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/91633383503?pwd=QWNkdHpWeFhrYW1vQy91ODNTVG5Ndz09)
* Instant messaging: [Matrix](https://app.element.io/#/room/#plasmapy:openastronomy.org) and [Gitter](https://gitter.im/PlasmaPy/Lobby)
* [GitHub Minutes Repository](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes)
    * ["Community" Sub-directory](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes/_community)
* [PlasmaPy on GitHub](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy) ([pull requests](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy/pulls), [issues](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy/issues))
* [PlasmaPy Enhancement Proposals on GitHub](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy-PLEPs) 
* [PlasmaPy Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_sqqq390s24jjfjp3q86pv41pi8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York)

## Agenda (please feel free to edit or add items)

1. Introductions
2. 10-15 minutes for [roadmap](https://hackmd.io/@plasmapy/ry0mmnj6v)
3. solicit "Project Issues"
4. Status of version 0.7.0 release
    * Key PRs: [#1134](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1134) and [#1114](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1114)
5. Formation of Simulation Group
6. Issues
    1. ...
9. Pull requests in progress 
    1. [#1068](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1068): Write better "Start Using PlasmaPy" notebook
9. Pull requests in progress 
    1. [#1252](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1252): Stix dispersion solver
    2. [#1219](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1219): Edit change log for 0.7.0 release
    3. [#1189](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1189): Hollweg dispersion solver
    4. [#1145](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1145): Lite-Functions Ep. 1
    5. [#1134](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1134): charged particle radiography saving
    6. [#1114](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1114): index page updates
10. Pull requests **MERGED**
    1. ...
    
## Attendees

* Nick
* Erik
* Dominik

## Action Items

***Erik***
* Finish reviewing 1134!!!!!

## Minutes

* Release of `v0.7.0`
    * Erik is still reviewing 1134
    * 1114 ... place 6 notebooks on the landing page
* TODO Dominik: make sure particle stepper issues are in order
* As part of release cycle, make sure the notebooks on front page are the "latest" notebooks - most recently introduced, affected, or changed in any way
    * prioritize new and modified notebooks from the last development cycle
* pre-executed notebooks to save computational time on doc builds (in radiography
    * https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/blob/main/.github/labeler.yml
* Simulation working group
    * Thursdays @ 12pm ET
    * Starting 9/16
    * Fortnightly meeting