Information Sharing and Knowledge Transfer

DRISI uses various methods to communicate research results and products. Activities include:

• Conferences and forums
• Demonstrations and training
• Meetings, presentations, and webinars
• Research events and workshops
• Support of products during initial stages of adoption

Print and web-based publications and materials include:

• Annual Research Program Highlights reports showcase activities and complete research.
• Final reports document the executed methodology, detailed findings, and technical analysis of the research tasks.
• Preliminary Investigation reports provide a comprehensive overview of historical and existing national and international research and best practices for defined research needs.
• Research Results communicate to a general audience what was accomplished with the research. They summarize the need, goal, methodology, outcome, and benefits.

Research Notes give an overview of research in progress to a general audience. Released at the beginning of a research task, the notes describe the need, methodology, goal, benefits, milestones, and next steps. Listed below are Research Notes completed during 2023 and some from 2022, according to the various research categories. For a list of FY 2022/23 Research Notes summarizing key points from recent studies, please see Appendix A.