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Publications Drs. Tsegaye Tadesse, Brian Wardlow, and Mike Hayes have a chapter called “The Application of Data Mining for Drought Monitoring and Prediction” that is scheduled to be published in July 2008 in the book, Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies, edited by Hakikur Rahman, published by IGI Global of Hershey, PA. The chapter reviews the potential of data mining techniques for drought monitoring and prediction in the U.S. and showcases VegOut as an example of one of those tools. The table of contents, introduction, and abstract are available on-line, and the book can be purchased pre-publication from: http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=7793 Calendar: Travel & Presentations August 1-9, Taif, Saudi Arabia: Cody Knutson will participate in a workshop sponsored by the National Wildlife Research Centre, making a presentation on drought planning strategies and assisting in developing a drought mitigation strategy for the wildlife reserve. August 4-6, Sioux Falls, SD: Brian Wardlow, Tsegaye Tadesse, and Karin Callahan will visit the USGS Center for Earth Research Observation Systems for project meetings and to discuss future collaboration. August 7-15, Boulder, CO: NDMC grad student Melissa Widhalm will attend the WAS*IS Workshop, which is organized each summer by the National Center for Atmospheric Research Societal Impacts Program. August 18-September 12, Lincoln, NE: Dr. Mirek Trnka, a faculty member at the Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Czech Republic, will visit the NDMC for joint research on drought, climate change, and cropping patterns in the Czech Republic. August 18, Reston, VA: Mike Hayes and Jess Brown from the EROS Data Center will meet with the U.S. Geological Survey regarding past, current and future collaborations. August 26-28, Kansas City, KS: Brian Fuchs will be at Operational Climate Services Training at the National Weather Service Training Center. August 28, Lincoln, NE: The NDMC will meet with visiting scientists from Ethiopia and Tanzania to learn about their research and explore possible collaboration. The visitors are being hosted by Charlie Wortmann from Agronomy. September 9-11, Grand Island, NE: Stop by the National Drought Mitigation Center’s display at Husker Harvest Days for hands-on experience with drought management tools and games. We’ll be in the newly refurbished University of Nebraska-Lincoln building. Upcoming & Recent Conferences and Listening Sessions June 26, 2008, Hawaii, HI: Hawaiian Drought Workshop presented by NDMC June 24, 2008, Maui, HI: Hawaiian Drought Workshop presented by NDMC June 17-19, 2008, Kansas City, MO: Workshop on Status of Drought Early Warning Systems in the U.S. presented by NIDIS and NDMC April 24, 2008, San Angelo, TX: Drought Planning Tools Workshop presented by NDMC and Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo March 12, 2008, Fort Peck, MT: Drought Monitoring Tools Listening Session presented by NDMC October 22, 2007, Bismarck, ND: Drought Monitoring Tools Listening Session presented by NDMC October 10-11, 2007, Portland, OR: Drought Monitor Forum presented by NDMC |
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