Engineering Team Weekly Stand Ups 2022

Meeting Notes 2022-09-17T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @DilinaBandara, @YaiyaSam

ScholarX success stories page (Alumni) @Madhawa

Next week

  • Refine the content bit more
  • Move forward with the second design
  • Try removing the justify alignment
  • @anjisvj share the cloudinary credentials

SEF handbook @DESIRA

  • Made the requested changes to the PR

Next week:

  • Get the PR merged

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Presented the 2021 feedback

Next week

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara

  • Proposed a solution

Next week:

  • Confirm what are the fields that we are going to use for mentees and mentors.

Heroku Migration @YaiyaSam

  • Found some platform that offers free tiers
  • Created a thread with possible solutions for hosting

Next week

  • Confirm with @akshika47 and @jaye whether to move forward with the digital ocean 5$ droplet
  • Remind @jaye to follow up with Suresh - Dialog servers

Other

@anjisvj updated new IRC researchers

Meeting Notes 2022-09-24T13:30:00Z
Attendees: @YaiyaSam @DilinaBandara @Madhawa @DESIRA

ScholarX success stories @Madhawa

  • Got the cloudinary credentials from @anjisvj and uploaded the images to cloudinary
  • Need feedback on using an placeholder for the profiles with no pictures on their linkedin profile

SEF handbook @DESIRA

  • Got the pr merged

Heroku migration @YaiyaSam

  • Need to confirm with @akshika47 and @jaye regarding the migration from heroku to digital ocean
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Meeting Notes 2022-10-01T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @DilinaBandara, @jaye, @kumuditha_udayanga

ScholarX success stories page (Alumni) @Madhawa

  • Made the final changes

Next week

  • Add a section to the ScholarX page to access the success stories page

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created feedback forms for mentors and mentees

Next week

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara

  • Created a wireframe

Next week:

  • Update the wireframe with the feedback

Hacktoberfest @kumuditha_udayanga

  • Created a thread on how to get started with hacktoberfest
  • Design a post to share through social media @Madhawa

Other

@jaye Confirm with @akshika47 whether to move forward with the digital ocean 5$ droplet

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Meeting Notes 2022-10-08T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @DilinaBandara, @jaye, @DESIRA, @YoshithaRathnayake

ScholarX success stories page (Alumni) @Madhawa

  • Created a draft PR with a new section for the success stories page

Next week

  • Get the new section merged
  • Create new issues for small improvements

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • @jaye got some feedback regarding the feedback forms

Next week

  • Update the feedback form based on the feedback

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara

  • Created a wireframe

Next week:

  • Think about the filters

Hacktoberfest

  • Created a thread on how to get started with hacktoberfest @kumuditha_udayanga
  • Designed a post to share through social media @Madhawa
  • Hacktoberfest post is up
  • Find more issues @DESIRA

Other

@jaye had a conversation with suresh regarding getting a server

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Meeting Notes 2022-10-15T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @DESIRA, @YoshithaRathnayake, @Gajindu_Bandara, @kumuditha_udayanga

ScholarX success stories page (Alumni) @Madhawa

  • Identified the issue with the safari font difference

Next week

  • Update the names with only first and last name
  • Get the missing images
  • Embed a form to submit more stories

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Sent the feedback forms out

Next week

  • Create a rough timeline
  • Analyze the feedback

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara

  • Started working on the design

Next week:

Engineering Page

Hacktoberfest

  • @Gajindu_Bandara start working on creating a poster with the top contributors to share by the end of the month

ScholarX Featured Stories @YoshithaRathnayake

  • Get more featured stories

Meeting Notes 2022-10-22T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @DESIRA, @YoshithaRathnayake, @kumuditha_udayanga, @YaiyaSam, @Caucidheesan.K, @dilankavishka

ScholarX success stories page (Alumni) @Madhawa

  • Updated the names with only first and last name
  • Got the missing images
  • Embedded a form to submit more stories

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Analyzed the feedback
  • Created a rough timeline

Next week

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara @Madhawa

  • Started working on the design

Next week:

Engineering Page

Hacktoberfest

  • @Gajindu_Bandara created a poster with the top contributors to share by the end of the month
  • Will create another template next week
  • @DESIRA created some issues
  • @YaiyaSam start gathering some stats to share

Other

  • @DESIRA Add the meeting links to the handbook
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Meeting Notes 2022-10-29T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @YoshithaRathnayake, @DilinaBandara, @YaiyaSam, @akshika47

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

Next week

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara @Madhawa

Next week:

  • Update the design according to the feedback
  • Think about the implementation @Madhawa

Hacktoberfest

Other

Meeting Notes 2022-11-05T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @YoshithaRathnayake, @YaiyaSam, @Gajindu_Bandara, @DESIRA

New contributor! - Rakuwaran Priyadharshan

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created the summary of this discussions

Next week

  • Create a rough timeline for the whole project

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara @Madhawa

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation
  • Think about how to show the mentees of a mentor @Madhawa

Hacktoberfest

  • @Gajindu_Bandara will create the top contributors post with the past month’s data.
  • @YaiyaSam updated the stats
  • @DESIRA created a caption for the social media post and will create a post with the stats

Other

  • @YaiyaSam will show around their leaderboard group project next week

Meeting Notes 2022-11-12T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @DilinaBandara, @piumal1999, @YoshithaRathnayake, @YaiyaSam, @kumuditha_udayanga

New contributor! - Mohomad Sulaiman

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created wireframes for logged-out user view for the users

Next week

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara @Madhawa

  • @DilinaBandara created the initial structure of the page with the filters.
  • @Madhawa worked on the integration

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Hacktoberfest

  • @Gajindu_Bandara created the top contributors post with the past month’s data.
  • @DESIRA will create a post with the contributor stats

Other

  • @YaiyaSam will show around their we huddle project next week
  • @YoshithaRathnayake get a backup of the cloudinary media files and upload it to drive
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Meeting Notes 2022-11-19T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @DilinaBandara, @piumal1999, @YoshithaRathnayake, @YaiyaSam, @DESIRA, @janithlahiru, @Randila_Preamarathne

New contributor! - Janith Lahiru

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created wireframes for admin dashboard mentor view
  • Created the homepage view as well

Next week

  • @kumuditha_udayanga @piumal1999 had a discussion
  • @DESIRA sent a follow-up email to the mentors/mentees for those who are interested in giving one-to-one feedback and will have a separate call to discuss the questionnaire.
  • @DESIRA will start working on the mentee/mentor application content

ScholarX Archive @DilinaBandara @Madhawa

  • @DilinaBandara made the requested changes to the initial structure of the page.
  • @Madhawa will continue working on the integration

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Hacktoberfest

  • @DESIRA created the post with the contributor stats and updated the caption as well.

Engineering Page - @Randila_Preamarathne

  • Will work on success stories

Other

  • @YaiyaSam showed around their we huddle project and will work on the integration
  • @YoshithaRathnayake got a backup of the cloudinary media files and will upload it to drive
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Meeting Notes 2022-11-26T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @Madhawa, @piumal1999, @janithlahiru, @janithlahiru @Ashen_Hirantha @Gajindu_Bandara

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created more wireframes for the admin dashboard mentor view

Next week

ScholarX Archive @Madhawa

  • @Madhawa finished the filter-by-name feature and will create issues for later tasks
  • @janithlahiru will work on adding the mentee mentor dropdown

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Engineering Page

Other

  • @anjisvj will work on deploying the projects on the new digital ocean droplet
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Meeting Notes 2022-12-03T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @DESIRA , @YaiyaSam, @janithlahiru, @YoshithaRathnayake, @Mohammad_Sulaiman

Handbook

  • @DESIRA will work on adding the team member responsibilities section

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Created more wireframes
  • Organized a call with a mentor

Next week

ScholarX Archive @Madhawa

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Engineering Page

We Huddle

  • @YaiyaSam will deploy the project on our server

Other

  • @anjisvj will work on deploying the projects on the new digital ocean droplet

Meeting Notes 2022-12-10T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @DESIRA , @janithlahiru, @YoshithaRathnayake, @pirijatharsan, @Madhawa, @Randila_Preamarathne, @piumal1999, @dilankavishka

Handbook

  • @DESIRA created a draft team member responsibilities section

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999

  • Finished drawing the wireframes
  • Had a call with a mentor

Next week

ScholarX Archive @Madhawa

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Engineering Page

We Huddle

  • @YaiyaSam will deploy the project on our server soon

Other

  • @anjisvj deployed the SEF data holder project and there’s an issue with dependency installing on the new digital ocean droplet
  • @dilankavishka will work on some issues/improvements on the SEF site
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Meeting Notes 2022-12-17T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @DESIRA @Madhawa @YoshithaRathnayake

Handbook

  • @DESIRA created an issue to update Team Responsibilities.

Mentor feedback

  • @DESIRA had a call and documented the mentor feedback

Success-Stories-Page

  • @Madhawa fix API to remove emails and other unnecessary information.

Other
@YoshithaRathnayake worked on the following issues:

  • Reduce the height of footer
  • Link the ‘Send Us a Pull Request’ text to redirect it to the issues tab
  • Make the blog and the handbook links in the navbar to open in another window
  • Convert the .svg image file types to .png or .jpg image file types
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Meeting Notes 2022-12-24T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @anjisvj, @DESIRA , @janithlahiru, @pirijatharsan, @Madhawa, @Randila_Preamarathne, @piumal1999, @kumuditha_udayanga, @DilinaBandara

Handbook

  • @DESIRA created an issue for adding the team responsibilities

ScholarX v2 @piumal1999 @DESIRA @kumuditha_udayanga

  • Had the progress meeting
  • Had a call with a mentor

Next week

  • @DilinaBandara analyze the feedback calls
  • @piumal1999 will organize another call to discuss the architecture and the UI mockups

ScholarX Archive @Madhawa

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementation

Engineering Page

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Meeting Notes 2023-01-14T13:30:00Z

Attendees: @jaye @piumal1999 @janithlahiru @Randila_Preamarathne @kumuditha_udayanga @DilinaBandara @YaiyaSam @YoshithaRathnayake

New contributor! - Stefania

ScholarX 2023:

  • The plan is to start sx 2023 in late february
  • Changes in structure:
    • Less admin involvement
    • No wildcard/mentee filtration
    • Mentees can directly apply for a mentor
    • Mentors can directly approve/reject their mentees
    • Google Sign In
  • Possible to run with the existing platform

Next Steps:
- Check the possibility of using Google sign in - @anjisvj
- List out the improvements required for the existing version

ScholarX V2:

  • Had a discussion with Minuri and Jaye on 2023-01-07T18:30:00Z
  • Main requirements for future versions:
    • Zero admin involvement
    • No static program timelines
    • Mentees can apply at any time
    • Mentors can review the received applications and choose the mentees on their own
    • Journal for mentees/mentors for evaluating, taking notes etc.
  • @DilinaBandara analyzed the feedback calls and created a summary

ScholarX Archive:

Next week:

  • Continue with the implementations

Engineering page @Randila_Preamarathne

  • Worked on the success stories page
    • Main functionality is completed
    • Need to gather the stories

Next week:

  • Continue working on the feature
  • Optimize the google script (achievements array) - @jaye

WeHuddle @YaiyaSam

  • The existing droplet won’t be enough for the deployment
  • Will be using a separate droplet

Next week:

  • Add the webhook and complete the deployment

Other

  • Knowledge sharing session on GSoC:
    • Suggestions:
      • Introductory session
      • Sharing experience of past gsoc students/mentors
      • Introductory session with multiple organizations (After orgs are announces)
    • Arrange a call with @akshika47
  • Follow up with suresh regarding the server issue
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