Seasons Conference

Program

Day 1 – Importance of Space Weather to DoD Operations

0730-0820

On-site Registration

0730-0820

Continental Breakfast

0830-0845

Conference Overview

0845-0915

Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and the Natural Space Environment
Mr. Bruce L. Wilson, Deputy Director of Operations, AFSPC, Associate Director, Space Protection Program

0915-0945

International Cooperation Aspects of Space Weather
Mr. David Turner, Deputy Director, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Space and Advanced Technology, State Department

0945-1015

Space Situational Awareness Environmental Effects Characterization (SEEC) Concept
Mr. Kelly Hand, Senior Project Engineer, Aerospace Corporation, AFSPC/A5CI, SSA and C2 (Abstract)

1015-1045

Mid-Morning Break

1045-1130

Impacts of Space Weather to SOF, C4ISR, and Counterspace
Moderator:	Major Herbert Keyser, Air Force Weather Agency Chief Space and Intel Weather Exploitation
Panelists:	Mr. Damon Wells, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Mr. Jerry Sanders, Air Force Weather Agency Mr. Stefan Thonnard, Office of Naval Research

1130-1200

Space Weather for the Warfighter
Dr. Fred Lewis, Director, Air Force Weather

1200-1330

Luncheon
The Space Report
Mr. Marty Hauser, Vice President, Washington Operations, The Space Foundation

1330-1400

Operational Space Weather Comes of Age: From Nowcasts to Forecasts
Dr. Tom Bogdan, Director, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA

1400-1430

Joint Operational Necessity of Sensing From and Within the Space Environment
Colonel Edward Fienga, Joint Force Component Commander for Space/J5 (Abstract)

1430-1500

Assured Weather Forecasting—It’s MoreThan Sensors
Colonel Lee-Volker Cox, 14th Air Force A-3 (Abstract)

1500-1515

Afternoon Break

1515-1545

Space Weather Satellite Impacts
Captain Michael Jennings, DEPFOR National Intelligence

1545-1615

Critical Space Weather Observations, ACE Follow-On
Dr. Lawrence Zanetti, Assistant Branch Head, Science and Analysis Branch, Space Department, JHU/APL

1615-1730

Poster Session and Social (Poster Abstracts)

1730-1930

Conference Dinner
Space Weather: OSTP Perspective
Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Day 2 – Sensors/Tools Needed for Space Weather Mitigation

0730-0830	Continental Breakfast
0830-0840	Admin Remarks
0840-0930	Space Protection Efforts Mr. Joseph D. Rouge, Director, National Security Space Office
0930-1000	Space Environment Mitigation Through Forecasting Dr. Joel B. Mozer, AFRL Space Weather Center of Excellence
1000-1030	Mid-Morning Break
1030-1100	Current and Needed Space Weather Tools Mr. Jerry Sanders, AFWA/A5R National Intelligence Community and Space Weather Requirements Management
1100-1130	NOAA Space Weather Instruments: Current and Future Mr. Mark Mulholland, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA (Abstract)
1130-1200	Exploitation of Space Weather Data to Benefit the Warfighter Dr. Michael Kelly, Group Supervisor, Defense Analyses and Applications, Space Department, JHU/APL
1200–1215	Conference Concludes
** Networking and Pizza **

Questions?

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