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tags: project management, minutes
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# PlasmaPy "Project" Meeting | Wednesday 2021 February 24 at 12:00 PT / 13:00 ET

[](https://hackmd.io/GsJ41D1nRn-a5sgdIrVWpQ)

### Video Conference Information
* Instant messaging: [Matrix](https://element.im/app/#/room/#plasmapy:openastronomy.org) and [Gitter](https://gitter.im/PlasmaPy/Lobby)
* [GitHub Minutes Repository](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes)
* ["Project" Sub-directory](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes/_project)
* [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?cid=bzVsb3ZkcW0zaWxsam00ZTlrMDd2cmw5bWdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ)

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

1. Introductions
2. 10-15 minutes of roadmap
* drafting [roadmap](https://hackmd.io/@plasmapy/ry0mmnj6v)
3. solicit "Project Issues"
* [Nick] Can I [Erik] get you to expand on the `Simulation`
* [Status ??]
4. solicit "Project Issues"
5. BMC Student Activity this semester
6. [Status] Zenodo & mini-conf follow up
7. [Status] public zoom link for meeting
* Do we need a PlasmaPy Zoom account?
8. [Status, Nick] Hackathon
9. [Status, Nick] Clean code video
10. [Status, Nick] how to contribute video
11. ...
12. Issues
1. ...
2. ...
13. Pull requests in progress
1. ...

## Attendees

* Erik
* Ben
* Steve
* David
* Nick

## Action Items

***Erik***
> ***Continuation***
> * re-purpose `Plasma-Education` to deploy on RTD
> * add the "Project Issue" framework to the repo
> * add `OMFIT` to affiliated pkgs
> * Sterling has submitted a request
* Roadmap
* refine
* start make page for website
* Get `plasmapy-education` up to speed

***Nick***
> ***Continuation***
> * for website make a v0.5.0 news post
> * Create issue on screen reader compatibility for math in PlasmaPy docs
> * look at register.com to see about getting @plasmapy.org email addresses
> * Name for the Zenodo community for DPP mini-conf
> * How to do Zenodo for DPP mini-conf
> * see "Zenodo magic" bullet point below
> * look at register.com to see about getting @plasmapy.org email addresses
* Open an issue on clarifying the "Citation" page on plasmapy.org
* Rough schedule should be complete by mid-March

***David***
> ***Continuation***
> * contact mini-conf contributors about uploading to Zenodo
> * email w/ instructions on how to upload their talks to Zenodo
> * Create new zoom link for "Project" meeting
> * add us as alt. admins (if possible)
> * add waiting room
> * post the newsletter to engage.aps.org & social media
> * see Zenodo bullet under Nick's action items
> * Create a "PlasmaPy Project" public Zoom meeting
> * add us as alt. admins (if possible)
> * add waiting room
> * Will look at zoom account features to see if they meet our needs
> * aiming to make a decision on this in 1 - 2 months

## Minutes

* Result of hackaton discussion
* Friday 2/19 & 2/26
* [Agenda on Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvyTB4McoUhLB49_oWT5Acr1CpcAZ41Zg7HeVQKH4ZM/edit?usp=sharing) [shared by both meetings]
* [Brainstorming Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WdSSupRpH8ufYmCkpmxkIZuVlq3tSq15xFtk_nynxlQ/edit?usp=sharing)
* main convo will happen through Discord
* Discord will be setup by TBD
* mid- to late-July
* this might conflict for Sterling
* how to have a "virtual social hour"?
* format
* a pre-hackathon week that focuses on development fundamentals (git, github, etc.)
* hackathon week that focuses on content
* **Aiming to get rough schedule by mid-March**
* BMC students
* student will join tomorrow's office hours
* Need to think of a project for the student
* should be more computer science oriented vs physics oriented
* Distribution function
* plasma calculator (David likes this best)
* accessibility for RTD
* get `plasmapy-education` organized for deploying RTD
* ...