Location: National Press Club, Washington, DC
Theme: Building an Informed and Resilient Society – the Decade Ahead
SWEF Program Booklet
2010 Space Weather Enterprise Forum Executive Summary Report
Session 1: Welcome and Opening Addresses
Forum Opening and Introduction: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Keynote Address: The Honorable Donna F. Edwards (D-MD), Member, House Committee on Science and
Technology and Vice Chair, Subcommittee on
Space and Aeronautics
Invited Speaker: Mr. Christopher J. Scolese, Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Session 2: A Year Moving Forward – The National Space Weather Program
Moderator: Dr. Richard Behnke, Head, Geospace Section, National Science Foundation
Panelists
- Col Mark Zettlemoyer for Dr. Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Headquarters, United States Air Force
- Ms. Vickie Nadolski, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Deputy Director, National Weather Service
- Dr. Richard Fisher, Director, Heliophysics Division, NASA Headquarters
- Ms. Mary Kicza, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Session 3: The Future of Space Weather Science and Research Transition to Operations
Moderator: Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Panelists
- Dr. Steven Butler, Executive Director, Air Force Materiel Command
- Captain Paul Stewart (USN), Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
- Dr. Arthur Charo, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board, National Research Council
- Dr. Devrie S. Intriligator, Director, Space Plasma Laboratory, Carmel Research Center
Luncheon Guest Speaker
Mr. Jay Reich, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce
Session 4: International Activities and Cooperation
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Davila, Senior Scientist for Solar Physics, Heliophysics Science Division - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Panelists
- Dr. Hans Haubold, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
- Mr. Juha-Pekka Luntama, Space Situational Awareness Programme, Space Weather Manager, European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain
- Dr. David Kendall, Director General for Science and Technology, Canadian Space Agency
- Mr. Richard H. Buenneke, Deputy Director, Space Policy, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
Featured Speaker
Mr. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Session 5: Critical Infrastructure Support
Moderator: Dr. Daniel Baker, Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder
Panelists
- Rear Admiral Diane Webber, Director, Command Control Systems, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command
- Dr. Chris Beck, Congressional Staff Member, House Committee on Homeland Security
- Dr. Denise Stephenson Hawk, Consultant and Former Director, Societal-Environmental Research and Education Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Session 6: Summary and Wrap-Up
Forum Wrap-up/Take Away: Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Closing Remarks: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology