[Users] meeting minutes for 2018-09-24

[Miguel Zilhão]

hi all,

sorry i've missed today's call, i had a meeting at the same time.
> ET meeting:
> * many new student users, few professorial level new users
> * new user sessions
> ** using Cactus
> ** visualization
> ** using Carpet
> ** NRPy+ intro
> ** worked well using LSU jupyterhub server
> * improve visibility of ET
> * foster collaboration between ET users in particular in the EU, common
>    computer time grands
> * benchmarks and performance comparison between ET, BAM, GRChombo
> * non Cactus codes in ET: Peter Diener has a self-force code that he
>    would like to contribute. Need to decide how to handle and present
>    this.
> * waveform modeling, eccentric waveforms
> * pressing issue is lack of good initial data for system involving
>    matter
> * the memory usage issue in ticket
> https://trac.einsteintoolkit.org/ticket/2194 was discussed among the participants
> * Helvi will organize the next meeting in London (most likely)

just to add two more items: i've added some of the presentations to the meeting website, and i'll 
send a reminder to the speakers for the remaining ones. i also have some notes of the discussion 
session which i can upload to the wiki.

thanks,
Miguel