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Weekly meetings

I try to hold 1:1 weekly meetings with all students. These meetings represent dedicated time to discuss your project. They serve multiple purposes:

  1. Project follow-up. Ensure that progress is made and that strategies are put in place to address problems that come up. This includes everything related to project management: setting priorities, milestones, communication strategies, etc.
  2. Mentoring. Discuss training or professional opportunities that could help you get to where you want. Discuss career goals. Meta-discussions on academic research.

Template

Meeting notes are added at the top of the page ensuring continuity in the documentation. Paste this template to get started.

# Week of YYYY-MM-DD

## Progress since last meeting

_Describe what you did since last week as a bullet list. This does not have to be something concrete. It can be things like "I thought about problem X" or "I read article Y"._

- Task 1
- Task 2
- ...

## Blockers / questions

_Describe questions you have with a **tentative solution**. It is very important that you describe what you tried even if it didn't succeed. You should also report what your current thought process is. Why do you think it doesn't work? What do you think should be tried next? If there are many solutions, present them here._

- Question / Problem 1
    - Tentative solution to question or problem

## Outputs / results

)What did you generate during the week. It's ok if it's not finished work. All information that should be communicated needs to be here. Take the time to make these clear: format tables, clearly label and add captions to Figures. You can also provide code excerpts with comments.

### Result 1

``...``

## Plan for next week

_Before the meeting, what do you think are the priorities for the week. This should be an ordered list and scoped for the short term._

1. Future task 1
2. Future task 2
3. ...

## Agreed action items

_After discussion, what you should focus on for the next week._

1. To be filled during meeting

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