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[Bryn Mawr College]: https://www.brynmawr.edu/about-college/visit-guide/maps-directions
[PlasmaPy]: https://docs.plasmapy.org
[**schedule**]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1avWQ2Lb1zc9v71E5oUrCVlY1UwFLWiD4U_vHdzQDFog/edit?usp=sharing
[unconference]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference

# PlasmaPy Summer School 2024

The PlasmaPy community is excited to announce its inaugural summer
school, which will be held from July 29 – August 1, 2024 at
[Bryn Mawr College]. After introducing how to use PlasmaPy, this
The PlasmaPy community is hosting its inaugural summer school at [Bryn
Mawr College] in Bryn Mar, Pennsylvania, USA (about a 30 minute drive
from central Philadelphia). After introducing how to use PlasmaPy, this
workshop will help participants learn how to contribute to an open
source software project like PlasmaPy.
source software project.

## Topics
## Schedule

We anticipate that the summer school will cover the following topics:
Please click here for the [**schedule**] for the PlasmaPy summer school,
which is being held from Monday, July 29 to Thursday, August 1.

- Overview of [PlasmaPy]
The summer school will cover the following topics:

- [PlasmaPy]'s origin story
- Contributing to an open source project
- Using `git` and GitHub
- Introducing `astropy.units`
- Using `plasmapy.particles` and `plasmapy.formulary`
- Writing automated software tests
- Writing clean code
- [`astropy.units`](https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/units)
- [`plasmapy.particles`](https://docs.plasmapy.org/en/stable/particles/index.html), [`plasmapy.formulary`](https://docs.plasmapy.org/en/stable/formulary/index.html), and [`plasmapy.dispersion`](https://docs.plasmapy.org/en/latest/dispersion/index.html)
- Psychological safety and code review
- Writing documentation
- Psychological safety in code review
- Testing software
- Code contribution tips

The schedule includes small group discussions for people at similar
career/educational stages, [unconference] sessions, and time for pair
programming or contributing.

## Logistics

### Lodging

[Wayne Hotel]: https://waynehotel.com/directions/

All selected participants will be staying at the [Wayne Hotel] (139 East
Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087), which is about 15 minutes from Bryn
Mawr College by car. Accommodations have already been arranged by the
College; when you arrive, participants will only need to provide their
name and that they are part of Bryn Mawr College's PlasmaPy school. You
may also be asked to provide a credit or debit card for incidentals —
the travel reimbursement will not include any charges to the room beyond
the nightly housing rate and taxes.

## Dates
### Transportation

Monday, July 29 to Thursday, August 1
Bus transportation has been arranged between the [Wayne Hotel] and the
school location on Bryn Mawr's campus.

## Location
**A Bryn Mawr bus will leave from the hotel at 8:15 am every morning of
the workshop (Mon–Thurs) to take participants to campus and a return bus
to the hotel will leave at 6:40pm after dinner.**

The summer school will be held at [Bryn Mawr College] in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania, USA (about a 30 minute drive from central Philadelphia).
If you miss the bus and need to take taxi or ride share transportation
to the campus/hotel, note that this cannot be reimbursed. Only arrival
and departure road transportation (i.e., to/from the airport) can be
reimbursed.

### Schedule
### Meals

Monday through Wednesday will include structured learning opportunities
and live tutorials. Thursday will be an optional unstructured day to
work alongside other participants and talk with PlasmaPy contributors
to apply the lessons learned earlier in the week.
There is breakfast available at the Wayne Hotel but there will also be
light continental breakfast and coffee provided before the beginning of
each day's sessions. Lunches will be at the on-campus dining hall which
is buffet style and typically can accommodate all dietary restrictions.
Dinners will be provided at Bryn Mawr College's on campus restaurant,
Wyndham House. Similarly a selection of menu items will be provided to
accommodate dietary restrictions.

### Application process
## Applications

The application period for the summer school has now closed. Thank you
to everyone who applied!
The application process is now closed, having had 82 applicants for 25
available spots. Thank you to everyone who applied!

### Travel support
## Contact information

Travel funding is available through PlasmaPy's NSF grant for all
participants who are chosen, including airfare and accommodations. The
workshop will also include provided meals.
If you have questions, please feel free to email <[email protected]>.

### Contact information
## Acknowledgments

If you have questions, please feel free to email [email protected].
This summer school is being supported by NSF awards 1931388, 1931393,
1931429, and 1931435.

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