Beyond the Flare: An SWF-AAS Briefing on Space Weather

Co-sponsored by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and Secure World Foundation, this lunch briefing was designed to raise awareness about space weather, highlight current efforts to characterize, understand and predict space weather events, and draw attention to the challenges of communicating the risk to the public, as well as the policy implications.

Presentations

• NASA's Efforts to Characterize, Understand, and Predict Space Weather Events by Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, Living With a Star & STEREO Program Scientist, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HQ 
• Operational Space Weather Forecasting: Environmental Intelligence for a Diverse Customer Base by Dr. Thomas Berger, Director, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA/National Weather Service
• Space Weather Power System Impacts and PJM Response by Mr. Frank Koza, Executive Director, Infrastructure Planning, PJM Interconnection, LLC
• Air Force Space Weather Briefing by Col. Robert Swanson, Chief, Weather Strategic Plans and Interagency Integration Division, Directorate of Weather, HQ USAF
• International Cooperation in Space Weather  by Dr. Chris Cannizzaro, Physical Science Officer, Office of Space & Advanced Technology, Department of State

Other Event Materials

• Speaker biographies
• Event flyer