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tags: project management, minutes
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# PlasmaPy "Project" Meeting | Wednesday 2021 February 03 at 12:00 PT / 13:00 ET

[](https://hackmd.io/7cFgxp05TSCHizZkrPW8Xw)

### 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)
* [Nick] Can I [Erik] get you to expand on the `Simulation`
* [Status ??]
3. solicit "Project Issues"
4. [Status] Zenodo & mini-conf follow up
5. [Status] public zoom link for meeting
* Do we need a PlasmaPy Zoom account?
7. [Status, Nick] Hack-athon
8. [Status, Nick] Clean code video
10. ...
11. Issues
1. ...
2. ...
12. Pull requests in progress
1. ...

## Attendees

* Erik
* David
* Ben
* Steve

## 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

***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
* ...

## Minutes

* Hack-athon
* Nick posted to [DPP engage forum](https://engage.aps.org/dpp/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=769&MessageKey=23985453-f228-4250-9c27-b5d30b70c89b&CommunityKey=bc7f21e7-ad44-4834-a83a-6eed2f30a2cf&tab=digestviewer&ReturnUrl=%2fdpp%2fbrowse%2fallrecentposts) about planning the meeting
* ~~It appears everyone [`except Steve`] is okay with moving the meeting an hour earlier~~
* Currently appears we need to keep our normal time, but need to check with [Nick]
* **ROADMAP**
* David has a student working on jupyter notebooks...seems to really enjoy designing the widgets
* She is trying to tackle Gauss's Law
* I [Erik] should aim to get `plasmapy-education` up and running in 2-4 weeks time frame, so students can start deploying
* A few good YouTube videso on Jupyter Notebooks
* https://youtu.be/VtchVpoSdoQ
* https://youtu.be/HaSpqsKaRbo
* https://youtu.be/SN0Bflf14C4
* PlasmaPy Zoom account
* we should move all of our meetings to a zoom (for wide control form all team members)
* Nick has to do the acquisition of the account
*