# ASPECT Virtual User Meeting 2022, Jan 19th/20th **URL:** \ **Category:** ASPECT\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-virtual-user-meeting-2022-jan-19th-20th/2159 "2022-01-04T17:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/gassmoeller/32/11_2.png) [@gassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/gassmoeller)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-virtual-user-meeting-2022-jan-19th-20th/2159/1 "2022-01-04T17:26:51Z")
Hi all, For many of us it has been a while since we met at the ASPECT hackathon or at other meetings. In order to keep us all connected and also to give everyone else the opportunity to join our community we will continue our tradition of a virtual mini workshop in January. This is an informal opportunity to present latest feature additions, discuss interesting science applications, get to know other community members, and join ASPECT discussions (possibly in smaller breakout groups) between all users and developers. All of this will happen virtually organized via Zoom and Google Docs. The program is distributed over two days (Jan 19th/20th), which will only be filled part-day to leave people room to organize their daily routines and to make the schedule work for as many time zones as possible. What? ASPECT virtual user meeting, open to everyone interested in ASPECT When? Jan 19th/20th, virtually, 8 am - 1:30 pm Pacific time, preliminary schedule: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAeP7UTXPvz5HRqx9M5Wu-BQFcbWIz\_ZBd\_Gr8TlzrI/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAeP7UTXPvz5HRqx9M5Wu-BQFcbWIz_ZBd_Gr8TlzrI/edit?usp=sharing) How to participate? Please register for the event at [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-aspect-user-workshop-tickets-205883301497](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-aspect-user-workshop-tickets-205883301497). You will receive an email that also contains a link that will let you joint the meeting. How to present? If you are interested in presenting, please leave a note in the google sheet under “Short presentations”, or send me a message until Friday Jan 7th. In case we have too many submissions we will have to select, based on balancing topic areas and relevance for the largest number of participants. Everyone will have the chance to prepare a 1 slide summary of themselves and their work, but we have only a limited number of time slots for 15 min short presentations. I will post more information in this forum thread as it becomes available. Looking forward to meeting with all of you in 2 weeks. Best, Rene ---
**Author:** ![gassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/gassmoeller/32/11_2.png) [@gassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/gassmoeller)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-virtual-user-meeting-2022-jan-19th-20th/2159/2 "2022-01-17T20:52:43Z")
Dear all, Below, I have summarized important information for the meeting and how to prepare. If you have not registered yet, but would like to attend, you need to register using the following link: > **[2022 ASPECT User Workshop](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-aspect-user-workshop-tickets-205883301497)** > > An opportunity for all users to gather virtually to share and discuss their work and the future of the code Obtaining the Zoom Link You should have gotten a reminder email from eventbrite about the user meeting (or you can also use the email you get upon registration). You can obtain the zoom link by clicking on the “View this event” button in that email, then signing in to eventbrite (you might have to activate your account first if this is your first time using eventbrite), and then clicking on the “Join now” button. Program You can find the program for the meeting here: > **[ASPECT Online User Meeting 2022 Planning](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAeP7UTXPvz5HRqx9M5Wu-BQFcbWIz_ZBd_Gr8TlzrI/edit?usp=sharing)** > > Schedule > > > Time (Pacific time),Day 1 (Wednesday, Jan 19th),Day 2 (Thursday, Jan 20th),EST,Potsdam/Amsterdam time ;) > 8:00-8:45,Introductions, Goals, Updates,Keynote and Q&A 2,11:00-11:45,17:00-17:45 > 8:45-9:30,Keynote and Q&A 1,Short... We will start at 8 a.m. Pacific Time each day; and each day will have a keynote talk, followed by shorter presentations, discussions, and time for individual meetings where you can discuss or troubleshoot your ASPECT models with other users and developers. 1-Slide Introduction On the first day, we would like to start with a short introduction of all the participants so that everyone can get an overview over what other users in the community are working on. For this introduction, please add one slide that introduces you and your work with ASPECT to the following presentation: > **[1-slide presentations](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UrNi019ZQRwa7INEaeKyToP1BJiRmPre09kbQaJGD_k/edit?usp=sharing)** > > Introductions Thank you! Renaming the ASPECT main branch During the first keynote, we plan to rename ASPECT’s main branch (and we will discuss why we think that is a good idea during the meeting). This means there are some small changes you will have to make in your local repository to be able to push and pull from github in the future. We will do a live demonstration of what to change during this keynote, so it is a good idea to join on a device where you have the version of ASPECT you’re using at the moment and can follow along. I am looking forward to seeing you (virtually) on Wednesday! Best regards, Rene