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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 | ||
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# PlasmaPy Summer School 2024 | ||
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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. | ||
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## Topics | ||
## Schedule | ||
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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. | ||
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- Overview of [PlasmaPy] | ||
The summer school will cover the following topics: | ||
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- [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 | ||
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The schedule includes small group discussions for people at similar | ||
career/educational stages, [unconference] sessions, and time for pair | ||
programming or contributing. | ||
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## Logistics | ||
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### Lodging | ||
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[Wayne Hotel]: https://waynehotel.com/directions/ | ||
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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. | ||
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## Dates | ||
### Transportation | ||
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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. | ||
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## 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.** | ||
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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. | ||
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### Schedule | ||
### Meals | ||
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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. | ||
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### Application process | ||
## Applications | ||
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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! | ||
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### Travel support | ||
## Contact information | ||
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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]>. | ||
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### Contact information | ||
## Acknowledgments | ||
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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. |