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Space Weather Enterprise Forum 2009
"Space Weather and Our Technological Society - Are We Ready for Solar Max?"

Marriott at Metro Center
Washington DC
May 19-20, 2009

PROGRAM:

Forum Agenda

Forum Presentations

The program is organized around one major theme and three sub-themes.

Theme:  

"Space Weather and our Technological Society - Are we ready for Solar Max?"

As we approach the next peak of solar activity in 2011-2012, our nation faces many uncertainties resulting from our increased reliance on space weather-affected technologies for communication, navigation, security, and other activities, many of which underpin our national infrastructure and economy.  We also face increased exposure to space weather-driven human health risk as trans-polar flights and space activities increase.  We seek to bring together members of government at all levels, the private sector, and academia, including both users and providers, to raise awareness, improve understanding, and educate all participants on opportunities, needs, and priorities.  The desired outcome is actionable information to drive improved space weather science, products, services, and applications to serve a broad user community. 

Sub-themes:

  1. Improving Strategic Cooperation: The National Space Weather Program (NSWP) must focus on strategic planning for observation continuity. Transition of research to operations is a key component of sustained improvement and it is important to clearly designate a responsible agency and funding, establishing a Research-to-Operations infrastructure for success. We need effective communication, cooperation, and integration with the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. We also recognize a need for a strategy for international cooperation, global standardization of observations including new data streams, and a role for the World Meteorological Organization.
  2. Requirements:   The NSWP recognizes a need for a comprehensive, coordinated and prioritized set of operational and research requirements with the goal of improving space weather services to the nation.  Transition of research to operations leading to new products and services is critical.  What capabilities do we need today and what will be needed in the future to reduce our vulnerability?  What research is on the verge of operational capability and what's in the pipeline?
  3. Education/outreach:   Although we have been effective in raising public awareness of space weather, much more needs to be done.  A coordinated interagency approach to space weather education and outreach will lead to better informed policy/decision makers yielding more support for research, operational improvements, and better service to the nation.