[Users] meeting minutes for 2026-01-22

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[Users] meeting minutes for 2026-01-22
 
Present: Roland, Keith, Steve, Beyhan, Maxwell, Cheng-Hsin, Deborah, Lucas, Leo Nikolai, Jordan
 
ET release:
Dec 1: Step 1
     *Release Coordinator: Steve
     *Coordinator Assistant:
     *Release Name: Hypatia
     *Test Runners:
Jan 1: Step 2
     *Release timeline
     *Gallery Runners:
            **Leo -
            **Deborah - GW15
            **Johnny
            **Beyhan - TOV
      *Testers:
           **Roland –
Jan 22: Step 3
     *Add call for new features to the website
     *These are the things to be included as of now
           **- LSU: Cottonmouth
           **- UIUC: CandudaX
           **- Idaho: Bhahaha
Mar 1: Step 4
     *Choose features, update master thornlist this wonth
     *Find reviewers for features
     *Decide on release-critical compute systems
     *Regenerate auto-generated thorns for the first time
Apr 1: Step 5: Start testing
     *Release-critical testing
May 1: Step 6: Release Prep
     *Feature Freeze
     *Create Zenodo item
     *Draft Release Announcement
     *Conntact contributors and release team about inclusion
Jun 1: Step 7: Release
 
** Unanswered Question on Mailing List **
     *Safe check of variable Coordinates::volume_form_state
                  **Volume form grid function depends on coordinates. (Thornburg 04)
                  **Multipatch solution has issue in the overlap
                  **lucas, to make things consistent
 
** Open Tickets & Tickers for Review **
                  *  #2898 Needs review
                  *  #2908 Roland to comment on PR
                  *  #2909 Steve has a PR. Roland to take a look.
 
 
 
 
 
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