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

[](https://hackmd.io/bZWrPsVuSnqup0UxBqG1Ng)

### 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. Newsletter send out (Thanks David!)
3. plasmapy.org
* posted 2021 Survey
* removed notice of end of year meeting cancellations
4. 10-15 minutes of roadmap
* drafting [roadmap](https://hackmd.io/@plasmapy/ry0mmnj6v)
* David, do you want to take the lead of "Education"?
* Looking for comments
5. solicit "Project Issues"
6. `Plasma-Education` repo
* needs restructuring
* add in "Project Issue" structure
* define scope
* setup RTD structure & builds
* setup `learn.plasmapy.org`
7. plasmapy emails, e.g. [e-mail]
8. [INTERSECT](https://intersect-training.github.io/training-links/)
9. Issues
1. ...
2. ...
10. Pull requests in progress
1. ...

## Attendees

* Erik
* Nick
* David

## Action Items

***Continuation***
> ***Erik***
> * 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
>
> ***Nick***
> * for website make a v0.5.0 news post
> * Think about what the name of the Zenodo community should be (DPP miniconf or something more broad?)
> * Create issue on screen reader compatibility for math in PlasmaPy docs
>
> ***David***
> * contact mini-conf contributors about uploading to zenodo
> * Create new zoom link for "Project" meeting
> * add us as alt. admins (if possible)
> * add waiting room

***Erik***
* Keep refining roadmap
* [GOAL] 1-2 weeks post roadmap to plasampy.org
* re-purpose `Plasma-Education` to deploy on RTD
* add the "Project Issue" framework to the repo
* add `OMFIT` to affiliated pkgs

***Nick***
* for website make a v0.5.0 news post
* Name for the Zenodo community for DPP mini-conf
* How to do Zenodo for DPP mini-conf
* see "Zenodo magic" bullet point below

***David***
* post the newsletter to engage.aps.org & social media
* see Zenodo bullet under Nick's action items
* Create a "PlasmaPy Project" zoom meeting
* will add us as admins

## Minutes

* Going over roadmap
* Would be helpful to have a paragraph in each section about what functionality exists, what exists so far, and what we want to do.
* Newsletter
* ~40% opened the email
* how to get more clicks in the email?
* David will post newsletter to engage.aps.org and social media
* Zenodo ~~magic~~ magnetohydrodynamics
* [Zenodo community](https://zenodo.org/communities/dpp2020opensource/?page=1&size=20)
* [Upload link](https://zenodo.org/deposit/new?c=dpp2020opensource)
* [Engage forum post on Zenodoing](https://engage.aps.org/dpp/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=769&MessageKey=64f33ea0-b5d6-410a-b78f-95d9c51eb6de&CommunityKey=bc7f21e7-ad44-4834-a83a-6eed2f30a2cf&tab=digestviewer&ReturnUrl=%2fdpp%2fbrowse%2fallrecentposts) — requires APS login