Hello Andy, We'll try to take good notes and post the summary. Regards, Jeff > ---------- > From: ANDY BOOTSMA[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: DSSAT - Crop Models and Applications > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:35 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Informal ICASA meeting at ASA-CSSA-SSSA > > Hello Jeff: > I will not be able to attend this year's ASA meetings, and was wondering > if there will be a summary available of the discussions at the Open Forum. > If so, would it be possible to receive a copy when available? > > Much obliged! > > Andy Bootsma > > ******************************************************** > Andrew Bootsma > Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada > Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre > K.W. Neatby Bldg., Rm 4129B > 960 Carling Ave. > Ottawa, ON CANADA K1A 0C6 > > Tel: (613) 759-1526 > Fax: (613) 759-1924 > email: [log in to unmask] > Homepage: http://res.agr.ca/ecorc/staff/boot-a.htm > ******************************************************** > > >>> "White, Jeffrey" <[log in to unmask]> 10/25 10:17 AM >>> > Hello crop modelers, > > At this year's ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings, the ICASA Open Forum on Crop > Modeling > and Decision Support Systems will be Monday 1 Nov. from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in > Room 254B of the Salt Palace Center. > > Possible topics for informal discussion are: > > Events: > * The upcoming SAAD-3 Symposium (CIP, Lima, Peru) > * The just-finished TACO Shell Workshop (CIMMYT, Texcoco, Mexico) > * ICASA training courses for 2000 > > Tools: > * Status of DSSAT v3.5 > * Status of DSSAT v4.0 > * Y2K compliance of ICASA tools and data sets > * ICASA standards > * New tools or shells > > Models per se: > * Modular modeling > * Interest in new crops interest > > Other topics as suggested by participants. > > Hope to see many of you there! > > Best regards, > Jeff White >