Case Studies and Lessons Learned Workgroup Progress Reports

2015

Sean Gordon and Keith Reynolds participating on the board of directors for the newly reformed Spatial Decision Support Consortium
- Also participating as members: Stephen Bathgate, Luc Boerboom, and Duncan Ray

Feb - Apr : working group members participate in TrainForDSS Erasmus+ funding proposal (not successful)
Nov 2014 : SJFR article published: Gordon, S. N.; Floris, A.; Boerboom, L.; Lämås, T.; Eriksson, L. O.; Nieuwenhuis, M.; Garcia, J. and Rodriguez, L. 2014. Studying the use of forest management decision support systems: An initial synthesis of lessons learned from case studies compiled using a semantic wiki. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2013.856463

Feb 2013 : CTSC meets to review and synthesize cases for presentation/publication/contributing to FORSYS guidelines
Mar 2013: CSTC finishes case synthesis article to inform broader FORSYS guidelines
April 2013 : Selected cases and synthesis presented at Umea conference; case synthesis paper submitted for the FORSYS special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
July - Sep 2013 : Addressed peer review comments on SJFR article
Oct 2013 : Revised SJFR article accepted for publication

Mar - Apr 2012 : Case study technical committee (CSTC) develops example cases
May (Zvolen meeting) : CSTC reports on progress and coordinates work with other WGs
Sept 2012 : CSTC representatives participate in Wiki Task Force meeting; discuss how to integrate cases into semantic wiki
Oct 2012: CSTC provides develops & tests case input form for semantic wiki
Nov 2012: CSTC solicits short cases from Forsys participants
Nov 2012 - Jan 2013 : CSTC follow up on potential cases, answer any questions, provide feedback on drafts

Develop two (or more) documents:

- Case Study Notes by Research Phase: organize information already generated about the case study guidelines
- 2011-11_Leuven_Case_Study_Agenda
Gather further information on case studies (STC sends request to country representatives)
- Existing forest DSS case studies
- Potential forest DSS case studies
- Other relevant literature (methods, theories, etc)

Give case study introductory presentation
Each STC member leads a subgroup on assigned task
Develop & present a time line for the work on the case studies
- incl. meeting of the STC
- incl. clear division of responsibilities