NOAA Auditorium, Silver Spring, MD
Theme: Space Weather Impacts: They Happen All the Time
SWEF Program Booklet
2013 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
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
- Dr. Michael Wargo, Chief Lunar Scientist, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Dr. Bruce Campbell, Sr. Mission Systems Engineer, ATK Space Systems Division
- Ms. Lauri Newman, Robotic Conjunction Assessment Manager, NASA GSFC
- Dr. Janet Kozyra, George Carignan Collegiate Research Professor, University of Michigan
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
- Mr. Thomas Fahey & Mr. Gregg Scott, Delta Airlines
- Mr. Frank Koza, Executive Director, Operations Support, PJM Interconnection
- 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
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
- Ms. Victoria Elsbernd, Acting Director, Heliophysics Division, Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Dr. Louis Uccellini, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service
- Dr. Richard Behnke, Head, Geospace Section, National Science Foundation
- Dr. William Leith, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards U.S. Geological Survey
Featured Speaker
Dr. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., CEO, GeoOptics, Inc.
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)
- Mr. Matthew J. Parker, Commissioner, AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise (AMS Paper)
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