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# PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2022 August 23 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. Dispersion notebook next steps
5. Timing of next release
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11. Issues
    1. ...
12. Pull requests in progress 
    1. [#1686](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1686): separate patent clause from license

## Attendees

* Elliot
* Erik
* Nick
* Dominik

## Action Items

***Person***
* ...

## Minutes

* Elliot:
    * Notebook for Stix dispersion solver
        * comparison of results with $\omega^2/k^2v_A^2$ plots in Bellan's paper
        * Erik: only the cold plasma assumption is different? Pick the cold ion limit and show that the two approximately agree, pick the hot ion limit and show they disagree; if that's not right, make adjustments accordingly
        * c.f. plot at the end of the Hollweg dispersion notebook
* Plan for next release in mid Sep to early October
* https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1661 needs python version bump (release after ^)
    * Erik: full annotations like `u.Quantity[u.m/u.s]` look ugly as heck
    * ... or does it? Nope! Since we're EXPERIENCED PYTHON DEVELOPERS we (Erik) realized it's just `typing_extensions`
    * ``Q["m/s"]``
    * ``u.Quantity["length"] ``
        * would have to go in Check decorator
        * btw would be good to merge check_relativistic into check_units

* https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/discussions/1687 basic outline for plasma class
* Proposal to change our license to BSD-3-Clause+-Lawyers