# 2020-12 Agenda

[sarahcleary]

2020-12 Agenda

Members: Video/Teleconference:

@peter-devoil; @yashvirchauhan; @MarkLieffering; @LouisAK; @jbrider; @sarahcleary; @Keith-Pembleton; @sarchontoulis ; @EnliWang; @HamishBrownPFR; @kchenu; @JulianneLilley; @hol353; @sno036;

Apologies: TBA

Tuesday 1st December 2020 - 9:30 am AEST

Agenda Item

1.1 Welcome/Apologies

Welcome from @peter-devoil

1.2 Review Minutes

Review Minutes: 2020-11 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

• Sorghum model

• Soybean Model
  Discussion on @hut104's comment - New Soybean Model ApsimX#2731 (comment)

• New Stock Model
  Alternate reviewer?

• New PMF Gliricidia Model

Models requiring review

Any new models requiring review?

Models/Updates in release since last RP meeting

• Include DCaPST source

3 Software

-- Naming of APSIM Next Gen

4 Outstanding Actions

To be discussed by exception - Actions to be discussed.

-- Concept Note

-- Infrastructure discussion

-- Workshop on soil “P”

-- How to stop ApsimNG overwriting saved version of model?

5 Project/Funding Proposals

Projects for potential funding

Update post AI SC meeting

6 Training and Support

Communication Update

Communications - APSIM Website and ResearchGate Updates

Update on APSIM Week

Apsim Week

Update post AI SC meeting

-- ACTION: RP to review and discuss: Online Training/Update- What are we trying to achieve; What is required to achieve this

-- Request from Daniel Rodriguez with regard to the Australian Agronomy Conference - October 2021.
-- Discussion on book vs special issue of journal. Should this be something we look at?

Support

Questions:
APSIMX Questions
APSIM Classic Questions

7 Invited Speakers

To be included in future meetings?

8 RP Roles and Responsibilities

Discussion/Finalisation of RP "principles of membership"

-- Action from AI SC meeting: RP to develop a role statement for RP Representatives
--- includes tasks but also expectations such as flagging new developments early

9 Other Business

-- Actions from AI SC meeting - Wednesday 25/11.

** IP Discussion** - Finalise the discussion
ACTION: RP to consider the scenario raised by PT which involved a process where there is line of sight, potentially negating the need for owning the code on conception.

Guidelines for naming models that function in APSIM vs APSIM models
Provide guidelines for users with regard to badging their models as APSIM prior to AI RP peer review.

**Guidelines and Protocols of how the AI manages Data"
Will require defining the different types of data
Providing scope around what the AI requires from each type of data - access for what purposes

New pulse varieites

New Meeting Structure
-- start in 2021?
-- Comfortable with 4 meetings - placeholders for 4 day long meetings; 3 to be 4-6 weeks prior to the AI SC meeting and a Strategy meeting in Q1?
-- Placeholders for 'ad-hoc' meetings - would 9-10am QLD time, 1st Tuesday of the month suit?

9 Next Meeting

To be discussed

[sarahcleary]

@APSIMInitiative/reference-panel - agenda items to be added post AI SC meeting on Wednesday

[sarahcleary]

Does this issue: APSIMInitiative/ApsimX#4381 warrant being on the agenda?

[sarahcleary]

Please note new item in "Other Business"

New Meeting Structure
-- start in 2021?
-- Comfortable with 4 meetings - placeholders for 4 day long meetings; 3 to be 4-6 weeks prior to the AI SC meeting and a Strategy meeting in Q1?
-- Placeholders for 'ad-hoc' meetings - would 9-10am QLD time, 1st Tuesday of the month suit?

[sarahcleary]

Additional action from AI SC meeting

-- 8 RP Roles and Responsibilities - RP to develop a role statement for RP Representatives

[sarahcleary]

New point under agenda item 9:
Guidelines for naming models that function in APSIM vs APSIM models
Provide guidelines for users with regard to badging their models as APSIM prior to AI RP peer review.

[sarahcleary]

New point under agenda item 9:
**Guidelines and Protocols of how the AI manages Data"
Will require defining the different types of data
Providing scope around what the AI requires from each type of data - access for what purposes

[sarahcleary]

Included:
** IP Discussion** - Finalise the discussion
ACTION: RP to consider the scenario raised by PT which involved a process where there is line of sight, potentially negating the need for owning the code on conception.

[sarahcleary]

Final item arising from AI SC meeting:
ACTION: RP to review and discuss: Online Training/Update- What are we trying to achieve; What is required to achieve this