2019-11 Agenda

[sarahcleary]

2019-11 Agenda

Members: Video/Teleconference:

@Keith-Pembleton; @sarahcleary; @yashvirchauhan; @EnliWang; @kchenu; @sno036; @sarchontoulis; @JulianneLilley; @peter-devoil; @MarkLieffering; @LouisAK; @josharp22

Apologies: @sno036; @jbrider; @HamishBrownPFR;

Friday 1 November 2019 - 9:30am AEST

Agenda Item

1.1 Welcome/Apologies

Welcome from @Keith-Pembleton

1.2 Review Minutes

Review Minutes: 2019-10 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

• Port the Classic prototype slope-aspect modifier of weather to Next Gen

• Develop a Clover Root Weevil model (Develop a Clover Root Weevil model ApsimX#4322)

• Red Clover

  GitHub ALL science issues

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

• Soil documentation

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’

• Sorghum model -update to be provided by @jbrider

Models currently under review

• AgPasture
• Creating of New Soil Nutrient Model
  
  Models requiring review
  
  Models/Updates in release since last RP meeting

3 Software

Labels for APSIM Initiative Issues

4 Outstanding Actions

To be discussed by exception - Actions to be discussed.

19/20 APSIM Development Plan - #36

Request: @APSIMInitiative/reference-panel to add any additional issues for discussion to the agenda

5 Training

@Keith-Pembleton to provide update on online videos and discussion on review process

APSIM online training topics

Update on APSIM Week

@sarahcleary to provide update

• Symposium
  -- Registration system
  -- Paper submission
  -- Next steps

• APSIM Advanced Training workshops
  -- Registration system
  -- Facilitators and Support (from RP and others)
  -- Next steps

6 Website/Communications

• New apsim website
  -- Update and migration issues
  -- Require new information (updated references) - https://www.apsim.info/apsim-model/models-in-release/
  https://www.apsim.info/documentation/model-documentation/developer-documentation/building-apsim-from-source/

7 Science Chats

@peter-devoil to provide update on APSIMX Crop rotations manager

Other suggestions? RP Meeting: #26

8 AI Steering Committee Meeting

Date: Friday 22 November

Actions required:

AI SC Report - AI funded software position

9 Other Business

Call for other business

10 Next Meeting

12 December 2019

Update on dates for 2020 meetings.

[sarahcleary]

@HamishBrownPFR is not available; @josharp22 is attending as the PFR representative

[sno036]

@sarahcleary - as previously noted - my apologies for this meeting. I understand that @MarkLieffering is able to attend.

Some notes:

• likely RedClover will be in release by the meeting - @hol353 is going to do the final stages given that Rogerio is on leave
• AgPasture's review comments will have been attended to by the meeting
• can you add for review the new documentation for Report (attached) - it has been moved to UnderReview but is not showing up yet in the Documentation web page following the domain name fall out. It should be reviewed before release and is attached. If anyone has better examples for the cropping simulation happy to hear suggestions.
• I don't think I will be available on Friday 22 November sorry.

Report.pdf

[sarahcleary]

thanks Val

[sno036]

Re: item 6 - I like the look/feel of the new website. Some things are a bit buried/circular however. One example is trying to find the download link for APSIM - i.e. access to the registration system. Perhaps this could be made a two-click thing?

[sarahcleary]

@sno036 - part of the rewrite/migration of the website was to ensure that the options of R&D and/or commercial use were front and centre - and people could not miss that commercial use had different T&Cs. Other than having two buttons, one for "download for R&D use only" or "download for Commercial use" on the front page - that's the only way I can see if being a two click process.

[sarahcleary]

@jbrider - unable to attend meeting. @yashvirchauhan has confirmed attendance