Case Study Committee Workplan

Develop case study guidelines

• Synthesize Leuven discussion and update case study guidelines on the wiki
• Figure out how cases will contribute to final Forsys guidelines
• E-mail Forsys participants about important guidelines updates

Manage case study contributions

• Develop semantic form for entering case studies into the wiki
• Solicit case studies from the Forsys network
• Review and comment on case studies submitted
• Answer questions, resolve issues

Case study literature database

• Investigate possible technologies for managing/sharing case study literature
  • e.g. Mendeley or Citeulike

Publications

• Think of publication possibilities for case study work

DONE

Before the Leuven 2011 meeting

• 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)

At Leuven 2011 meeting

• 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