2020-02 Agenda

[sarahcleary]

2020-02 Agenda

Members: Video/Teleconference:

@yashvirchauhan; @peter-devoil; @MarkLieffering; @LouisAK; @sno036; @jbrider; @sarahcleary; @josharp22; @Keith-Pembleton; @sarchontoulis;; @EnliWang; @HamishBrownPFR;

Apologies: @kchenu; @JulianneLilley

Tuesday 4th February 2020 - 9:30 am AEST

Agenda Item

1.1 Welcome/Apologies

Welcome from @peter-devoil

1.2 Review Minutes

Review Minutes: 2019-12 Minutes

2. Science/Software

2.1 Check for new APSIM Major Improvements

GitHub MAJOR science issues

@APSIMInitiative/reference-panel to review new MAJOR issues since last meeting.
Request: @APSIMInitiative/reference-panel to add any additional issues for discussion to the agenda

GitHub ALL science issues

Issues only to be discussed by exception Request: @APSIMInitiative/reference-panel to add any issues for discussion to the agenda

2.2 Updates from RP on models and reviews

Models under development

• Note any new models under development and assign RP member to provide ‘oversight’

Models currently under review

• Creating of New Soil Nutrient Model

• Addition of Agroforestry Model

• Sorghum model

Models requiring review

Models/Updates in release since last RP meeting

• None

3 Software

--Labels for APSIM Initiative Issues
--APSIM Classic - process for continuous release
--Apsim development sprint in Lincoln - update to be provided by @jbrider

4 Outstanding Actions

To be discussed by exception - Actions to be discussed.

• Note that there are a few actions from last RP Strategy session which should be reviewed and possibly closed.

• 19/20 APSIM Development Plan - 19/20 APSIM Development Plan #36
  This needs to be updated by early March for discussion at the AI SC March Meeting.

5 Training

APSIM online training topics

Update on APSIM Week

@sarahcleary to provide update
--Symposium Running Sheet
--Papers/presenters
--Workshops - numbers
--Workshops - facilitators
-- Next steps

6 Website/Communications

-- Update on updated references - https://www.apsim.info/apsim-model/models-in-release/
https://www.apsim.info/documentation/model-documentation/developer-documentation/building-apsim-from-source/

-- Anything else?

7 Science Chats

Start in April 2020 meeting

Other suggestions? RP Meeting: #26

8 AI Steering Committee Meeting

Actions requiring work/completion prior to 23 March AI SC meeting

-- Paper on GitHub process and RP meeting structure and changes
-- AI SC Report - AI funded software position
-- Improving Next Gen Documentation to include summary page
-- Discussion on leveraging resources between members

Additional Actions from AI SC meeting:
-- As part of the uJV review, ask the RP to develop a ‘principles of membership’ similar to that of the AI. @sarahcleary to provide background
-- Steering Committee would like guidance from RP with regard to the Software Engineering role. What resourcing is required long term. What additional tasks could/should be done. Looking at not just fixing bugs, but e.g. new features.
-- Stock Model update

9 Discussion on RP Strategy Day - 24 March 2020

-- Agenda
-- Content?
-- Desired Outcomes?

10 Other Business

-- Time to rotate the Chair - which organisation is up next?
Any other business

11 Next Meeting

3 March 2020

[sarahcleary]

@APSIMInitiative/reference-panel - please note some additional points include in item 8

[sno036]

Added some under AoB - we rotate the chair this time every year

[sarahcleary]

@sno036 - apologies, this wasn't captured in the RP minutes, however, captured in the last SC meeting/minutes.
"AI SC thanked KP for guiding the AI RP through 2019 and drive the operational changes.

Confirmed that UQ would take on the RP Chair role for 2020 with Peter deVoil and Karine Chenu sharing the role. "