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

[](https://hackmd.io/t3t1LoLeQoqeu6xPRJwFdQ)

### 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
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
11. ...
12. Issues
1. ...
2. ...
13. 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

## Minutes

* **Hackathon Update**
* [minutes of last meeting](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvyTB4McoUhLB49_oWT5Acr1CpcAZ41Zg7HeVQKH4ZM/edit?usp=sharing) & [brainstorming](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WdSSupRpH8ufYmCkpmxkIZuVlq3tSq15xFtk_nynxlQ/edit?usp=sharing)
* selected week of 6/28
* next meeting is 3/12 at 12:00 am EST
* Dominik create a Discord channel (https://discord.gg/HWx9AwCvkk) for communication
* hackathon structure
* 5 days
* The # of hours per day is still TBD
* each day would start with a "presentation" and then rest of the day is unstructured coding/discussion
* TBD, add in scheduled social hours
* the week before will have more fundamental tutorials (git, GitHub, Python, clean code, how to contribute, etc.)
* The # of tutorials are still TBD
* which tutorials are TBD
* **Any tutorials or presentations will be taped and posted on ye olde YouTube**
* current plan for site
* make a GitHub repo `hackathon.plasmapy.org` that then points to the website `hackathon.plasmapy.org`
* a link to this website will be placed in a feature card of the plasmapy.org landing page
* should also add a link on the meetings page or add a hackathon link to the "Community" drop down menu
* BMC student
* look into an interactive web development like [django](https://www.djangoproject.com/)
* https://plotly.com/
* https://plotly.com/dash/
* the calculator will likely be built on a dedicated repo e.g. `plasma-calculator`
* the site would then be depoly via `calculator.plasmapy.org` or `calc.plasmapy.org`