Space Weather Enterprise Forum Agenda
Wednesday, May 21, National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045.
Take elevator to 13th floor ballroom.
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00am
Introduction: 8:40
| Dr. Thomas Bogdan, Director, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center |
Opening Remarks: 8:45
| Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere |
Keynote: 9:00–9:20
Our Home in Space: Space Weather and its Effects on Humans and Technology
Dr. Judith Lean, U.S. Naval Research Lab
Panel and Session 1: Space Weather: Effects on Technology
| Chair and first discussant: Scott Rayder, NOAA Chief of Staff | |
| 9:20 - 10:40 | Evolving Aviation Technologies and the Need for Space
Weather Prediction and Specification Hank Krakowski, Chief Operating Officer, FAA |
| Space Weather effects on GPS and Navigational Services Mitchell Narins, Chief Systems Engineer - Navigation Services Federal Aviation Administration |
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| Space Weather Interests in the National Security Space Office Hal E. Hagemeier , Deputy Director, National Security Space Office |
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Break: 10:40–11:00
Panel and Session 2: Protecting Space systems – Space Environmental Concerns for Future Capabilities
| Chair and first discussant: Michael Beavin, Senior Program Analyst, Office of Space Commercialization, NOAA | |
| 11:00 - 12:20 | Space Weather Challenges Facing NASA’s Exploration
Initiatives Dr. Michael Ryschkewitsch, NASA Chief Engineer |
| The Commercial Space Business Plan: Understanding the Space Environment Michael N. Gold, Corporate Counsel, Bigelow Aerospace |
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| Space Weather and the Satellite Industry Richard DalBello – Vice President of Government Relations, Intelsat General Corp. |
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Break: 12:20–12:40
Lunch: 12:40 – 1:50
SWEF Keynote Luncheon Speaker - Rep. Nicholas Lampson (D-TX 22nd)
Break: 1:50–2:00
Panel and Session 3: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
| Chair and first discussant: Prof. Dan Baker, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. of Colorado | |
| 2:00 - 3:20 | Space Weather - An OSTP Perspective |
| Electric Utilities and the Potential Reliability Consequences
of Geomagnetic Storms Mark G. Lauby, Manager, Reliability Assessments, North American Electric Reliability Corporation |
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| International Cooperation Aspects of Space Weather Ken Hodgkins, Director, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, Department of State |
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Break: 3:20–3:40
Panel and Session 4 - Meeting Customer Needs
| Chair and first discussant: Thomas Bogdan, Director, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center | |
| 3:40 - 5:00 | NOAA/NWS: Meeting our Nation’s Needs for Space
Weather Services Dr. John L. Hayes, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service |
| Space Weather for the DoD Warfighter: Current and Future Needs Dr. Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force |
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| Space Weather Mitigation for the Next Generation Air Transportation
System Mark Andrews, Weather Integrated Product Team Lead Joint Planning and Development Office Next Generation Air Transportation System |
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Closing Remarks and Forum End: 5:00
Dr. Thomas Bogdan, Director, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center