Location: National Press Club, Washington, DC
Theme: Solar Maximum 2013 – How Space Weather Will Affect You!
SWEF Program Booklet
2012 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
Opening Plenary Speaker: Dr. Cora Marrett, Deputy Director, National Science Foundation
Session 2: Space Weather and Why it Matters
Moderator: Dr. Michael Morgan, Director of the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, National Science Foundation
Panelists
- Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Dr. C. J. (Karel) Schrijver, Senior Fellow, Advanced Technology Center, Solar and Space Science, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Palo Alto, CA
- Mr. Charles Gay, Deputy Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Colonel Daniel Edwards, Chief Integration, Plans, and Requirements, Directorate of Weather, Headquarters, United States Air Force
Session 3: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Impact Mitigation, and Response
Moderator: Ms. Heather King, Executive Officer, National Planning Coordination & Assistance, FEMA
Panelists
- Mr. Micah J. Loudermilk, Energy & Environmental Security Policy, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- Mr. Scott Pugh, Interagency Programs Office, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. Michael Gregg, Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington
- Mr. Anthony Russo, Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Luncheon Guest Speaker
Dr. Tamara Dickinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Session 4: The Unified National Space Weather Capability
Moderator: Dr. David Applegate, Associate Director for Natural Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey and Cochairman, Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR), Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
Space Weather Services and Operations
Panelists
- Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Dr. Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Headquarters, United States Air Force
Space Weather Technology and Research
Panelists
- Dr. Barbara Giles, Director, Heliophysics Division, Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Dr. Richard Behnke, Head, Geospace Section, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Arthur Charo, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board, National Research Council
Session 5: Responding to New and Emerging Extreme Events
Moderator: Dr. Robert E. O'Connor, Program Director, Decision, Risk and Management Sciences, Division of Social and Economic Sciences, Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation
Panelists
- Dr. Genene Fisher, Senior Advisor for Space Weather, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Dr. Phil Evans, Government Services Director, United Kingdom Meteorological Office
- Dr. Geoff Crowley, President/Chief Scientist, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates (ASTRA) and Executive Committee, American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA)
- Dr. Brenda Phillips, Professor, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Fire and Emergency Management Program (FEMP) Graduate Student Coordinator, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
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 Plenary Speaker: The Honorable Trent Franks (R-AZ), United States Representative
Closing Remarks: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology