SWEF 2009


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	2009 Space Weather Enterprise Forum Presented by The National Space Weather Program Council May 19-20, 2009 Marriott Metro Center, Washington DC
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Forum Booklet (Bios and abstracts)		.pdf -450 kb
Agenda		.pdf -32 kb

	Forum Presentations
Session 1: Opening Session
Forum Opening and Introduction	Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology	.pdf -455 kb
Opening Address	Ms. Mary M. Glackin Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
Opening Address	Dr. Tim Killeen Assistant Director, Geosciences, National Science Foundation

Session 2: Policy Perspectives
Moderator:	Mr. Eric Webster, Vice President, Governmental and Industry Partnerships, ITT
Panelists:	Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
	Ms. Barbara Ryan, Director, WMO Space Programme, World Meteorological Organization	.pdf -435 kb
	Dr. John Sommerer, Head, Space Department, and Chief Technology Officer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	.pdf -335 kb
	Dr. Lennard Fisk, Thomas M. Donahue Distinguished University Professor of Space Science, University of Michigan	.pdf -285 kb

Session 3: Transitioning Research to Operations
Moderator:	Dr. Louis Uccellini, Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service	.pdf -123 kb
Panelists:	Dr. Richard Behnke, Director, Upper Atmospheric Research Program, National Science Foundation	.pdf -3.0MB
	Dr. Jill Dahlburg, Space Science Division Superintendent, Naval Research Laboratory	.pdf -2.8MB
	Dr. Michael Hesse, Chief, Space Weather Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	.pdf -446 kb
	Dr. Joel Mozer, Space Weather Center of Excellence, Air Force Research Laboratory	.pdf -814 kb

Luncheon
Guest Speaker	Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, New York

Session 4: Current Space Weather Products, Services, and Modeling
Moderator:	Ms. Maria Pirone, Vice President, Commercial Division, AER, Inc.
Panelists:	Dr. Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force	.pdf -2.6MB
	Dr. Jack Hayes, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service	.pdf -2.1MB
	Dr. Kent Tobiska, President, Space Environment Technologies, Inc.	.pdf -874 kb
	Dr. Richard Fisher, Director, Heliophysics Division, NASA Headquarters	.pdf -505 kb

Session 5: Science and Technology
Moderator:	Dr. Belgacem Jaroux, Chief, Small Satellite Division, NASA Ames Research Center
Panelists:	Dr. Chris St. Cyr, Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	.pdf -45 kb
	Dr. Paul Kintner, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University	.pdf -445 kb
	Dr. James Eraker, Staff Consultant/Engineer, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Inc.	.pdf -1.4MB
	Dr. Larry Paxton, Space Department, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	.pdf -2.1MB

Session 6: Requirements for Improving Products, Services, and Modeling
Moderator:	Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Panelists:	Mr. Harold Bell, Director for the Advanced Planning Division in the Office of the Chief Engineer, NASA	.pdf -285 kb
	Dr. Juergen Drescher, Head, Washington Office, DLR German Aerospace Center	.pdf -506 kb
	Mr. Robert Broussard, The Aerospace Corporation, Sr. Technical Advisor to Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Space Command	.pdf -1.7MB
	Ms. Mary Kicza, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA	.pdf -360 kb

Keynote Address
The Honorable Donna F. Edwards (D-MD), Member, House Committee on Science and Technology and The Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Invited Presentations – Space Weather Sensors on Commercial Spacecraft
Space Weather Sensors on Commercial Spacecraft: A Manufacturer’s Perspective
	Mr. Marc C. Johansen, Director, Space and Intelligence Programs, Washington DC Operations, Boeing	.pdf -464 kb
Space Weather Sensors on Commercial Spacecraft: An Operator’s Perspective
	Mr. Timothy L. Deaver, Director, Air Force Programs Americom Government Services	.pdf -1.3MB

Session 7: Socioeconomic Relevance
Moderator:	Dr. Daniel Baker, Professor and Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado	.pdf -864 kb
Panelists:	Dr. Todd LaPorte, Research Associate Professor, George Mason University	.pdf -174 kb
	Mr. John Kappenman, Consultant to Metatech Corp.	.pdf -689 kb
	Dr. Kevin F. Forbes, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Business and Economics, The Catholic University of America	.pdf -239 kb
	Mr. Leo Eldredge, GNSS Program Manager, Air Traffic Organization, Navigation Services, Federal Aviation Administration	.pdf -2.3MB

Session 8: Education and Outreach
Moderator:	Mr. Clay Anderson, Senior Media Representative, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Panelists:	Mr. R. James Caverly, Director, Partnership and Outreach Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security	.pdf -265 kb
	Mr. David Jones, President, Storm Center, Inc.	.pdf -967 kb
	Dr. Delores Knipp, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Emeritus U.S. Air Force Academy)	.pdf -1.5MB
	Dr. David Crain, Manager of MetSat and Environmental Satellite Programs

Session 9: Summary and Next Steps
Forum Wrap-up and Summary of Key Take-away Information
	Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology	.pdf -174 kb
Closing Remarks
	Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology	.pdf -185 kb