From ea504b11ecba351118e4de52cd92c02018fd2d94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Murphy Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:34:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update summer school page (#171) * Update summer school page * Email link, etc. --- pages/meetings/summer-school-2024.md | 94 +++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/meetings/summer-school-2024.md b/pages/meetings/summer-school-2024.md index 9cb369cb..00615f5a 100644 --- a/pages/meetings/summer-school-2024.md +++ b/pages/meetings/summer-school-2024.md @@ -4,54 +4,88 @@ hidetitle: True [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 . -### Contact information +## Acknowledgments -If you have questions, please feel free to email namurphy@plasmapy.org. +This summer school is being supported by NSF awards 1931388, 1931393, +1931429, and 1931435.