1st PlasmaPy Workshop
April 20-22, 2020
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
!! -- Workshop Cancelled
Due to the rapid development of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the PlasmaPy workshop organizers have decided to cancel PlasmaPy's first workshop.
We originally intended to web-cast portions of the workshop, but with no in-person attendees we feel this format would lead to a poor transmission of ideas between PlasmaPy and its community. At this time, it is crucial that PlasmaPy fosters a strong community interaction to not only to convey its goals and ambitions, but to receive vital feed back from our community. Thus, we have decided to replace this workshop with a series of webinars and discussions to be held over the coming months. As more information on the series becomes available we will update the community.
Thank you for your continued support,
The PlasmaPy Workshop Organizers
Overview
Agenda
Registration
Travel & Housing
Travel Funding for Students
Web Participation
Support & Acknowledgements
Overview
PlasmaPy's first workshop, which is set up as a 3 day meeting for PlasmaPy developers and
the PlasmaPy community. The first day (4/20) is designated for the PlasmaPy Team to
discuss code development and project direction. The remaining two days (4/21-4/22) are
designed for community interaction. Goals of the meeting are to (1) further develop
PlasmaPy's roadmap, (2) inform the broader PlasmaPy community of PlasmaPy's objectives
and direction, (3) demonstrate PlasmaPy's capabilities to the community, and (4) receive
valuable feedback from the community.
Agenda
NOTE
As the meeting approaches, please check the agenda for updates. As presentation material becomes available we will post links for slides and additional information.
Day 1 - April 20, 2020
Day 1 is intended for the PlasmaPy committee and internal topics. Attendees will be restricted to the PlasmaPy committee and developers. We'll address topics related to package development, community outreach, and education.
| Time | Section | Title | Speaker/Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | 0 | ARRIVAL & COFFEE | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | 1 | Welcome: Introduction & Overview | |
| 09:15 - 09:35 | 2 | Roadmap: Overview & Current Projections | |
| 09:35 - 10:20 | 3 | Roadmap: Formulary Development | |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 10:35 - 11:20 | 4 | Roadmap: Simulations Development | |
| 11:20 - 12:05 | 5 | Roadmap: Experimental Diagnostics Development | |
| 12:05 - 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 13:30 - 14:15 | 6 | Roadmap: Development of Remaining Elements | |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | 7 | Community Interaction & Contribution | |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 15:15 - 16:00 | 8 | Education & Outreach | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | 9 | Student Projects | |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | 10 | Open Discussion for Uncovered Topics | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | 11 | Summarize Tasks & Responsibilities | |
| ADJOURN |
Day 2 - April 21, 2020
Day 2 is the first day for the broader PlasmaPy Community. The day will be divided into three parts, (1) introducing/sharing PlasmaPy's plans to the community, (2) demonstrating examples of how the code works, and (3) conversing with the community to get feedback and suggestions. This day will also be available via web-cast.
| Time | Section | Title | Speaker/Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | 0 | ARRIVAL & COFFEE | |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | 1 | Welcome to Users | |
| 09:10 - 10:00 | 2 | PlasmaPy Overview | |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | 3 | PlasmaPy - Simulations | |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 10:35 - 10:55 | 4 | PlasmaPy - Experimental Diagnostics | |
| 10:55 - 11:45 | 5 | Community Interaction | |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 13:15 - 13:35 | 6 | Education & Outreach | |
| 13:35 - 13:55 | 7 | Contributing to PlasmaPy | |
| 13:55 - 14:30 | 8 | Demo - Working through a Pull Request | |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | 9 | Demo - #2 | |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 15:05 - 15:25 | 10 | Demo - #3 | |
| 15:25 - 17:00 | 11 | Community Discussion | |
| ADJOURN |
Day 3 - April 22, 2020
Day 3 is a workshop day to provide hands-on experience with PlasmaPy and one-on-one community interaction. In the morning session we will provide a few mini example projects to highlight PlasmaPy's features. The afternoon session will be an open session where users can interact directly with the PlasmaPy team, asking an relevant questions, getting help on existing projects, etc.
| Time | Section | Title | Speaker/Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | 0 | ARRIVAL & COFFEE | |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | 1 | Workshop: Examples Projects | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 13:30 - 16:00 | 4 | Open Session | |
| ADJOURN |
Travel & Housing
NOTE
Due to the ongoing development of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), travel restrictions may be in place when this workshop occurs. If this is the case, we will still proceed with the workshop via a web-cast. Additionally, we strongly recommend that any booked travel plans are refundable.
In the near future we will post a few recommendations for travel to and housing locations around Bryn Mawr.
Travel Funding for Students
As part of our support from the NSF-CSSI program, we will offer some amount of travel funding for interested students to attend. The exact amount will depend on the number of participating students. Please check back soon as we will update with instructions on how to apply for travel funding.
Web Participation
We currently plan to have days 2 & 3 available on web-cast so non-attendees and still participate. As the meeting approaches, we will post info on how to attend via the web-cast.
Support & Acknowledgments
Ongoing development of PlasmaPy is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, with many contributions from the broader plasma physics and open source communities. Early development of PlasmaPy was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Smithsonian Institution, and Google Summer of Code.
Support for this workshop is provided through a grant from the NSF Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program.