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tags: community, minutes
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# PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2022 May XX at 2 pm ET

### 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)

[MPRL]: http://webhome.auburn.edu/~thomaed/mprl/mdpx-pages/mdpx-construction/construction-images-junejul/index.html
[ZEUS]: https://zeus.engin.umich.edu/laser/
[bridge]: http://ems-docs.element.io/books/element-cloud-documentation/page/discord-bridge
[SULI summer school]: https://suli.pppl.gov/2021/course/

1. Introductions
2. 10-15 minutes for [roadmap](https://hackmd.io/@plasmapy/ry0mmnj6v)
3. solicit "Project Issues"
4. Debrief of version 0.8.1 release
* Problem with PyPI token with 0.8.0 tag
* Tags can't be deleted when
* Couldn't figure out SunPy's Xonsh script
* Change of GitHub Action so that publishing to PyPI happens
when a release is
* Proposal: add step to release guide so that we do a release candidate release (e.g., 0.9.0rc1) and try it out before doing the actual release.
* Will reduce change
6.
7.
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10.
11. Issues
1. ...
12. Pull requests in progress
1. ...

## Attendees

* ...

## Action Items

***Person***
* ...

## Minutes

* Changes to release process
* Always do a release candidate release first
* Move more things to pre-release stage
* `.mailmap`
* `towncrier` step