Project Meetings and Events

1999:

• February 13 - Evaluation of potential strategies to use in the IntDSS economics module to account for N, P and lime interactions. Attended by S. Reid (CU), D. Hoag (Colorado State Univ.), R. Yost (UH), and D. Osmond and J. Smyth (NCSU); Raleigh, NC.
• February 15 - Nitrogen decision support system team; attended by S. Reid (CU); T. George (IRRI/UH); and D. Israel, P. Luna, D. Osmond, J. Smyth and M. Wagger (NCSU); Raleigh, NC.
  1. review current status of N-related work in core experiments in Costa Rica, Mali and Philippines
  2. access status of N data collection and interpretation for NDSS.
  3. develop timelines for completion of N data collection/interpretation needed for current release of IntDSS
• September 5-11 - Workshop on decision processes for determining diagnostic and predictive criteria for soil nutrient management; attended by U.S. project team-members and invited participants from countries throughout tropical Africa, Asia and Latin America; Philippine Rice Institute, Maligaya, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
  1. compare among countries and regions decison making processes which are used to diagnose soil nutrient problems, recommend solutions and assess their economic feasibility;
  2. evaluate the current prototype of the integrated decision support system (IntDSS) software and identify future development needed to improve its performance and usability;
  3. work with interested parties in providing pertinent data and/or designing and planning experimentation in support of IntDSS refinement to suit regional needs.