Location: National Press Club, Washington, DC
Theme: Solar Maximum – Can We Weather the Storm?
SWEF Program Booklet (.pdf file)
2011 Space Weather Enterprise Forum Executive Summary Report (.pdf file)
Session 1: Welcome and Opening Addresses
Forum Opening and Introduction: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Keynote Address: The Honorable Yvette D. Clarke, (D-NY) Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
Invited Speaker: Dr. Margaret Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant Director, Geosciences Directorate, National Science Foundation
Session 2: Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability to Space Weather
Moderator: Mr. Joe McClelland, Director, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Panelists
- Mr. John Kappenman, Storm Analysis Consultants
- Mr. Eric Rollison, Engineer of Reliability Assessments, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
- Mr. Mitch Narins, Chief Systems Engineer for Navigation Services, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Mr. Tim Deaver, Vice President, Hosted Payload Development, SES WORLD SKIES U.S. Government Solutions
Session 3: Human Safety and Response Preparedness
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan T. (Jon) Malay, Director, Civil Space and Environment Programs, Lockheed Martin Corporation; President, American Meteorological Society
Panelists
- Mr. Michael Stills, Manager – International Operations, United Flight Dispatch
- Mr. Leviticus (L.A.) Lewis, FEMA Representative, DHS Space Team
- Dr. John Allen, Program Executive for Crew Health and Safety, NASA Headquarters Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Dr. Brenda Phillips, Professor, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Fire and Emergency Management Program, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Luncheon Guest Speaker
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Session 4: Space Weather Warnings and Prediction Services
Moderator: Ms. Maria Pirone, Senior Account Manager, Environmental Systems, Harris Corporation
Panelists
- Dr. Jack Hayes, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service
- Colonel John Egentowich (PhD), Deputy Director of Weather, Headquarters, United States Air Force
- Dr. Michael Hesse, Chief, Space Weather Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Dr. Richard Behnke, Head, Geospace Section, National Science Foundation
- Dr. David Applegate, Associate Director for Natural Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey
Featured Speaker
Mr. David Jones, President, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
Session 5: Critical Infrastructure Support
Moderator: Mr. David Jones, President, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
Panelists
- Ms. Victoria Jaggard, Space Editor, National Geographic News Online
- Mr. Robert Irion, Director, Science Communication Program, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Lieutenant Lesley Lykins, Director, Emerging Media Integration, Department of the Navy, Office of Information
- Dr. W. Jeffrey Hughes, Director, Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling, Boston University
- Mr. Clay Anderson, Senior Media Representative, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Session 6: Summary and Wrap-Up
Forum Wrap-up/Take Away: Dr. Paul Try, Senior Vice President and Program Manager, Science and Technology Corporation
Closing Remarks: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology