Description:

Recognition of the impacts of space weather is growing as commercial endeavors become increasingly reliant on space-based systems. Concurrently, emphasis of research-to-operation efforts are focused on advancing operational space weather forecasting capabilities and developing mitigation strategies to protect societal infrastructure and safeguard space exploration.  Beyond the power and airline industries, the need to identify, develop, and implement applications that are specific to business-related enterprises impacted by space weather goes largely unmet. This session is dedicated to exploring innovative applications and “decision making” aids for industry-based ventures.  Submissions are solicited that identify commercial activities for which space weather applications would be beneficial and that convey  ideas, concepts, methods, and tools for space weather applications would benefit those commercial enterprises.