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tags: project management, minutes
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# PlasmaPy "Project" Meeting | Wednesday 2021 March 10 at 12:00 PT / 13:00 ET
[](https://hackmd.io/wVmoI0fmT8uqwhBm3k6yHQ)
### 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. [Status, David] BMC student
5. [Status] Zenodo & mini-conf follow up
6. [Status] public zoom link for meeting
* Do we need a PlasmaPy Zoom account?
7. [Status, Nick] Hackathon
* Email and update group ahead of Friday meeting **??**
* website repo created [`plasma-hack-week`](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasma-hack-week)
* website hack.plasmapy.org
8. [Status, Nick] Clean code video
9. [Status, Nick] how to contribute video
10. `plasmapy` v0.6.0 schedule for release between 3/9 and 3/16
* Newsletter
11. End of Q1 is ~3 weeks away, [Status] of Roadmap goals
12. ...
13. Issues
1. ...
2. ...
14. Pull requests in progress
1. ...
## Attendees
* Erik
* David
* Steve
* Ben
* 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
* email to Hackathon group
* link to Discord channel
* update on next meeting
***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
* Upload Nick's DPP contributing video to YouTube.
* Create hackmd doc for entering Newsletter section info.
## Minutes
* Does GitHub page allow for dynamic websites? Where do we go to deploy a dynamic website?
* **Newletter**
* David will create a hackmd template/doc so we can start populating it.
* Aim to post newsletter in 2-3 from now (i.e. 1-2 weeks after release)
* **Hackathon**
* Nick will email group today/tomorrow
* To be consistent we need to decide on Hackathon vs Hackweek. Should be decided in the Friday Meeting.
* Associated repo created [`plasma-hack-week`](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasma-hack-week)
* for website
* for storing docs associated with the Hackathon
* website deployed, but still needs to be written hack.plasmapy.org
* Agenda items for next week...
* decide on hackweek vs hackathon
* advertise discord channel
* registration form
* website update hack.plasmapy.org
* How many pre-hackathon topics do we want? [Erik] feels more than 3 would be excessive.
* Try to well-define the scope of the Hackathon
* After defining scope, solicit presenters.
* Really need to get participant so Nick and I [Erik] are not doing all the work.
* ...
* Can we use the DPP newsletter to advertise the Hackathon?
* **Q1 Roadmap Status**
1. Hackathon
> * Form planning committee
> * Research implementation
> * Action items for planning committee
> * Pick date (tentatively in Q3)
> * Determine duration of meeting
> * Will tutorials be before the hack week?
> * Create hack week website
> * Announce the hack week
* Complete
* We have a nebulous group formed
* Have ideas for Hackathon format, but not defined yet
* Date is week of June 28, 2021
* We will have some pre-hackathon tutorials focused on development fundamentals
* website framework in place, but not populated
* Discord channel created
* TODO
* website still needs to be populated
* Have not announced the Hackathon yet
2. Education
> * Outline topics for 1st plasma series
> * Repurpose `Plasma-Education` repo
> * Establish working group
* Complete
* some connection have been made but no formal working group established
* TODO
* solicit working group participation
* form working group (slip to Q2)
* re-purpose `plasma-education`
* outline topics (probably need to happen after working group formation)
3. YouTube **NONE**
* David will be posting Nick's conference video
4. Analysis and Diagnostics
> * Create the `plasmapy.analysis.swept_langmuir` analysis pkg
> * Contribute functionality for...
> * find the floating potential
> * finding the ion-saturation current
* Complete
* `swept_langmuir` was created
* `find_floating_potential` was added
* TODO
* in the process of writing `find_ion_saturation_current`
5. Dispersion
> * Add Bellan analytical expression for two-fluid dispersion relation
> * Create `plasmapy.dispersion.analytical`
* All items complete
6. Transport **NOT WELL-DEFINED**
* Dominik started a Neo-classical PR
7. Simulation
> * Establish 1st PlasmaPy working group
> * Outline required features for simulation interfaces
> * Compile use cases for plasma simulation
* [Nick] Can you please fill out your Q1-Q4 Simulation goals?
* Completed
* TODOs
* add working group to request to newsletter
* push items to be complete in early-Q2
8. ParticleTracker **NOT WELL-DEFINED**
* Dominik has done a few patches to what currently exists
* `numba`-fying has not happened yet
* a relativistic Boris pusher is in the worksÂ
* Contributing video
* Have David upload Nick's video from DPP.