SWEF 2013


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	2013 Space Weather Enterprise Forum Presented by The National Space Weather Program Council June 4, 2013 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Auditorium 1301 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910
Space Weather Impacts: They Happen All the Time. Forum Information Link

2013 Space Weather Enterprise Forum Summary Report		Coming Soon
Agenda		.pdf -40 kb
Program Booklet		.pdf -822 kb
Link to the Space Weather Portal (www.swpc.noaa.gov/portal)

	Forum Presentations
Session 1: Welcome and Opening Addresses
Forum Opening and Introduction	Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology	(pdf - 1.2MB)
Congressional Perspective	The Honorable Steven M. Palazzo United States Representative
Keynote Speaker	The Honorable Charles Bolden, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Opening Plenary Speaker	Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Acting)

Session 2: Scientific Understanding, Observations, and Future Exploration.
Moderator:	Dr. Robert McCoy, Director Geophysical Institute University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Panelists:	Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, Living With a Star & STEREO Program Scientist, Heliophysics Division (HPD), Science Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters	(pdf - 5.3MB)
	Dr. Michael Wargo, Chief Lunar Scientist, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington	(pdf - 451kb)
	Dr. Bruce Campbell, Sr. Mission Systems Engineer, ATK Space Systems Division	(pdf - 2.1MB)
	Ms. Lauri Newman, Robotic Conjunction Assessment Manager, NASA GSFC	(pdf - 525kb)
	Dr. Janet Kozyra, George Carignan Collegiate Research Professor, University of Michigan	(pdf - 3.2MB)

Session 3: Understanding the Day-To-Day Impacts of Space Weather.
Moderator:	Ms. Mary Kicza, Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Panelists:	Dr. Neal Zapp, Space Radiation Group, NASA Johnson Space Center, TX	(pdf - 4.8MB)
	Mr. Thomas Fahey & Mr. Gregg Scott, Delta Airlines	(pdf - 803kb)
	Mr. Frank Koza, Executive Director, Operations Support, PJM Interconnection	(pdf - 1.0MB)
	Dr. Michael Kelly, Supervisor, Defense Analysis and Applications Group, at Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab

Featured Speaker	Dr. Daniel Baker, Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder	(pdf - 4.8MB)

Session 4: The Unified National Space Weather Capability Panel Discussion
Moderator:	Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Panelists:	Ms. Mary Kicza, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services
	Colonel John Egentowich, Acting Director of Weather, Headquarters, United States Air Force	(pdf - 1.9MB)
	Ms. Victoria Elsbernd, Acting Director, Heliophysics Division, Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration	(pdf - 6.0MB)
	Dr. Louis Uccellini, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service	(pdf - 1.2MB)
	Dr. Richard Behnke, Head, Geospace Section, National Science Foundation	(pdf - 616kb)
	Dr. William Leith, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards U.S. Geological Survey USGS	(pdf - 2.1MB)

Featured Speaker	Dr. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. CEO, GeoOptics, Inc.	(pdf - 1.9MB)

Session 5: Future Directions of Industry and their Space Weather Needs
Moderator:	Dr. Thomas Bogdan, President University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Panelists:	Mr. Michael McElligott, Manager, Space Transportation Development Division, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
	Mr. Jon Kirchner, Managing Director, Perfero Advisory
	Dr. Devrie Intriligator, Director Space Plasma Lab at Carmel Research Center, and Executive Committee, American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA)	(pdf - 4.7MB)
	Mr. Matthew J. Parker, Commissioner, AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise (AMS Paper)	(pdf - 1.0MB)

Featured Speaker	Mr. David Jones, President StormCenter Communications

Session 6: Summary and Wrap-Up
Forum Wrap-up/Take Away
	Ms. Victoria Elsbernd, Acting Director, Heliophysics Division, Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Closing Remarks
	Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology	(pdf - 309kb)