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# PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2021 August 24 at 18:00 UT

[](https://hackmd.io/zs3DKJC9TC-WvFR-5W937Q)

### 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. Version 0.7.0 release
5. Planning simulation working group biweekly meetings
1. [Scheduling poll](https://www.when2meet.com/?12617374-a7AjW)
7. Comments from last weeks Dispersion Meeting
* Rescheduled for Fridays @ 1pm PT
8. Issues
1. [Create a documentation-wide bibliography page](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/issues/1243)?
2. ...
9. Pull requests in progress
1. [Index page updates (#1114)](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1114)
2. [Testing guide (#1163)](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1163)
3. [Example notebook (#1229)](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1229)
4. [Thomson-scattered power spectrum](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1236)
5. [Charged particle radiography saving (#1134)](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1134)
10. Pull requests **MERGED**
1. [#1238](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1238): use full path for cross-ref. object in aliases
2. [#1233](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1233): Remove G function
3. [#1204](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1204): Calculate average particle from a ParticleList

## Attendees

* Erik
* Nick
* Dominik
* Tiger

## Action Items

***Nick & Dominik***
* Update Office Hour zoom link on plasmapy.org

***Erik***
* Finish review of 1134 this week

## Minutes

* updated plasmapy.org/zoom: https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy.github.io/pull/114
* tests should have docstrings
* private methods/functions should have developer focused docstrings
* Release of `v0.7.0`
* waiting on 1068, 1114, and 1134
* 1134 will probably take the longest, I [Erik] will try to finish the review this week
* Dispersion meeting
* change time to Fridays @ 1pm PT
* [Erik] currintly reviewing PR 1189 on Hollweg dispersion solver
* Elliot will open a PR on the Stix solver
*