| Sunday, 20 January 2008 |
| 7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration |
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| 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest |
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| Monday, 21 January 2008 |
| 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January |
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| 8:30 AM-9:00 AM, Monday 2008
Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace |
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| 9:00 AM-10:15 AM, Monday 2008, 221
Session 1 Space Weather Agency Updates |
Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA; Genene Fisher, AMS, Washington, DC
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| 9:00 AM | 1.1 | NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center – A New Focus on Products and Services 
Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD |
| 9:15 AM | 1.2 | New Space Weather Initiatives from the National Science Foundation
Richard Behnke, NSF, Arlington, VA |
| 9:30 AM | 1.3 | Space Weather for the DoD Warfighter: An Agency Level Update
Col. Patrick Condray, AFWA, Offutt AFB, NE |
| 9:45 AM | 1.4 | Space Weather Update from NASA Headquarters
Richard Fisher, Earth-Sun System Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC |
| 10:00 AM | 1.5 | Space Weather Effects on NASA Space Systems
Mark Weyland, NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX |
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| 10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday 2008
Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace |
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| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday 2008, 221
Session 2 Advances in Space Weather and Impacts |
Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA; Genene Fisher, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC
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| 10:45 AM | 2.1 | The National Space Weather Program
Samuel P. Williamson, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD |
| 11:00 AM | 2.2 | Draft Forecasts from Real-time Runs of Physics-Based Models – A Road to the Future
Michael Hesse, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Rastaetter, P. MacNeice, M. Kuznetsova, M. Maddox, and D. Berrios |
| 11:15 AM | 2.3 | Impacts of the December 2006 Solar Radio Bursts on GPS Operations 
Charles S. Carrano, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA; and C. T. Bridgwood and K. M. Groves |
| 11:30 AM | 2.4 | Geomagnetic Storms and the Security of Electricity Supply in the Netherlands
Kevin F. Forbes, Catholic Univ., Washington, DC; and C. St Cyr |
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| 11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch) |
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| 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday 2008, 221
Session 3 Developments In Data Assimilation |
Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, San Antonio, TX
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| 1:30 PM | 3.1 | Data Assimilation and the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) Model at AFWA
Matthew P. Sattler, AFWA, Offutt AFB, NE |
| 1:45 PM | 3.2 | Improving operational solar wind forecasts
Craig D. Fry, Exploration Physics International, Inc., Huntsville, AL |
| 2:00 PM | 3.3 | Validating the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) algorithms using data from the COSMIC campaigns
C. R. Baker, Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Hanscom AFB, MA; and O. de la Beaujardiere, J. M. Retterer, L. F. McNamara, and D. Hysell |
| 2:15 PM | 3.4 | An operational assessment of ionospheric model assimilation and forecasting
Angeline G. Burrell, AER, Lexington, MA; and N. A. Bonito and G. M. Gugliotti Fishman |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.) |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Poster Session 1 Space Weather Posters |
| | P1.1 | Stakeholder Involvement in Space Weather Modeling Integration
Kevin Starr, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Colorado Springs, CO; and S. McNew |
| | P1.2 | Various Ways of the Solar Energy Impact on the Earth's Climate and Weather
Ludmila Makarova Sr., Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Saint-Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; and A. Shirochkov |
| | P1.3 | NASA's LWS Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission – space weather beacons in the radiation belts
Joseph M. Grebowsky, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and D. G. Sibeck, D. E. Rowland, O. C. St. Cyr, and B. Giles |
| | P1.4 | Analysis of long-term temperature trends in the upper atmosphere over Millstone Hill
James M. Kurdzo, Millersville University/MIT, Millersville, PA |
| | P1.5 | Method of generating auroral inputs based on DMSP SSJ electron particle data at high-temporal resolution for use with the Air Force standard atmospheric radiative transmittance models
James M. Griffin, AER, Lexington, MA; and T. Connor, W. Gallery, C. Paxson, H. E. Snell, M. J. Kendra, and J. H. Brown |
| | P1.6 | Ionospheric Scintillation Products Derived from the COSMIC Satellite Constellation
Keith M. Groves, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and C. Lin, M. Starks, T. Beach, R. Caton, and C. S. Carrano |
| | P1.7 | JPL/USC GAIM: Using COSMIC and Ground-Based GPS Data To Estimate Ionospheric State in Near Real-Time
Attila Komjathy, NASA JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and B. Wilson, V. Akopian, A. J. Mannucci, and X. Pi |
| | P1.8 | Do bursts of activity define the solar cycle and do they have forecast potential?
Julia L. R. Saba, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Greenbelt, MD; and K. T. Strong |
| | P1.9 | Ionospheric measurements for the Long Wavelength Array
Christopher Watts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and K. F. Dymond, N. Kassim, and L. W. A. Team |
| | P1.10 | Continuous FUV/EUV imaging of ionospheric activity from geosynchronous orbit
Kent Wood, NRL, Washington, DC; and K. Dymond, M. Kowalski, J. M. Picone, and R. McCoy |
| | P1.11 | An overview of next generation charged-particle instruments for geosynchronous orbit
E. A. MacDonald, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and H. O. Funsten, E. E. Dors, J. Burward-Hoy, M. F. Thomsen, J. T. Steinberg, and V. Jordanova |
| | P1.12 | Impact of terrestrial weather on the thermosphere and ionosphere
Timothy J. Fuller-Rowell, NOAA SEC and CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Akmaev, F. Wu, A. Anghel, H. Wang, N. Maruyama, E. Araujo-Pradere, M. Codrescu, M. Iredell, S. Moorthi, H. Juang, Y. T. Hou, G. Millward, A. D. Richmond, and A. Maute |
| | P1.13 | A Semi-Empirical Model for Forecasting Relativistic Electrons at Geostationary Orbit
Wladislaw Lyatsky, NASA/MSFC and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Huntsville, AL; and G. V. Khazanov |
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| 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008, 221
Session 4 New Data Sources And Products |
Cochairs: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, San Antonio, TX; Dean Pesnell, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland
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| 4:00 PM | 4.1 | Micro-satellites for space weather research: plans for a NSF program
Therese Moretto Jorgensen, NSF, Arlington, VA; and R. M. Robinson and R. A. Behnke |
| 4:15 PM | 4.2 | Mitigating aviation communication and satellite orbit operations surprises from adverse space weather
W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA |
| 4:30 PM | 4.3 | Using Solar and In-Situ Observations to Improve and Constrain Corona & Solar Wind Models
C. Nick Arge, Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland AFB, NM; and M. J. Owens |
| 4:45 PM | 4.4 | The Low-latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network (LISN) – The First Distributed Observatory in South America
Cesar E. Valladares, Boston College, Brighton, MA |
| 5:00 PM | 4.5 | Ionospheric electron density measurements using COSMIC
Kenneth F. Dymond, NRL, Washington, DC; and S. A. Budzien, P. A. Bernhardt, C. Rocken, and S. Syndergaard |
| 5:15 PM | 4.6 | STEREO observations of the solar corona using the SECCHI experiment
Simon P. Plunkett, NRL, Washington, DC; and R. A. Howard, J. D. Moses, A. Vourlidas, D. G. Socker, J. S. Newmark, D. Wang, R. Baugh, J. Davila, O. C. St. Cyr, W. T. Thompson, J. Lemen, J. -. P. Wuelser, R. A. Harrison, C. J. Davis, C. J. Eyles, J. M. Defise, J. -. P. Halain, V. Bothmer, J. -. P. Delaboudiniere, F. Auchere, R. Mercier, and M. -. F. Ravet |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar) |
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| Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
| 8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 221
Session 5 New Developments with Physics-Based Forecast Models Part I |
Chair: Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SEC, Boulder, CO
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| 8:30 AM | 5.1 | Applying the Real-time Forecast Models from the Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling
Michael Gehmeyr, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Millward, D. Baker, and D. Odstrcil |
| 8:45 AM | 5.2 | An accurate real-time method of predicting storm-time global ionospheric dynamics using 1 AU solar-wind data
James Chen, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC; and J. D. Huba and S. Slinker |
| 9:00 AM | 5.3 | Probability distributions of electron precipitation at high magnetic latitudes
D. M. Ober, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and E. G. Holeman, D. A. Hardy, W. J. Burke, L. C. Gentile, and K. H. Bounar |
| 9:15 AM | 5.4 | Sensitivity of the Earth's magnetosphere to solar wind activity:Three-dimensional macroparticle model
Suleiman Baraka, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, IAP-CNRS-UPMC, Paris, FL, France; and L. Ben Jaffel |
| 9:30 AM | 5.5 | Towards weather prediction in the whole atmosphere-ionosphere system: A coupled model of Integrated Dynamics through Earth's Atmosphere (IDEA)
Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA SWPC, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Fuller-Rowell, F. Wu, A. Anghel, H. Wang, M. Iredell, S. Moorthi, H. -. M. Juang, Y. -. T. Hou, G. H. Millward, A. D. Richmond, and A. Maute |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.) |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (Tuesday) |
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| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 221
Session 6 New Developments with Physics-Based Forecast Models Part II |
Chair: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA
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| 11:00 AM | 6.1 | Seamless ocean-atmosphere model – effect of upward propagating waves on the thermosphere and ionosphere
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT UT; and L. C. Gardner, L. Scherliess, D. C. Thompson, and J. J. Sojka |
| 11:15 AM | 6.2 | Thermospheric structures and variabilities from the NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model
Han-Li Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Roble, A. Maute, A. D. Richmond, L. Qian, S. C. Solomon, M. E. Hagan, J. McInerney, D. R. Marsh, R. R. Garcia, D. E. Kinnison, F. Sassi, and B. A. Boville |
| 11:30 AM | 6.3 | Using Space Weather Variability in Evaluating the Environment Design Specifications for NASA's Constellation Program
Victoria N. Coffey, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. I. Minow, M. B. Bruce, and J. W. Howard |
| 11:45 AM | 6.4 | Analysis of the response function relating the solar wind electric field to the dayside magnetic reconnection rate
Gerard T. Blanchard, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA; and S. R. Sundeen and K. B. Baker |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon) |
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| 1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R02-R03
Joint Session 1 Forecasting/products enabled by next generation instrumentation on GOES-R and other satellites-I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather and the 5th GOES Users' Conference) |
Chair: Keith T. Strong, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (retired), Greenbelt, MD
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| 1:30 PM | J1.1 | New space observations and modeling of the solar atmosphere
George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC |
| 2:00 PM | J1.2 | Predicting solar activity: today, tomorrow, next year
Dean Pesnell, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 2:30 PM | J1.3 | EXIS: The next generation of solar EUV and X-ray Sensors for GOES-R
F.G. Eparvier, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. N. Woods, W. McClintock, P. C. Chamberlin, A. R. Jones, and R. Viereck |
| 2:45 PM | J1.4 | Space weather forecasting with petascale computing
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.) |
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| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R02-R03
Joint Session 2 Forecasting/products Enabled by Next Generation Instrumentation on GOES-R and Other Satellites-II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather and the 5th GOES Users' Conference) |
Chair: George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC
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| 3:30 PM | J2.1 | Looking to the future of space weather specification and geospace forecasting
D. N. Baker, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO |
| 4:00 PM | J2.2 | Space weather products and forecasts in the GOES-R era
Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SEC, Boulder, CO |
| 4:30 PM | J2.3 | The Evolution of National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (NPOESS) Space Environmental Sensing Capabilities
Michael Bonadonna, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD |
| 4:45 PM | J2.4 | The PECOS mission of small space weather satellites in the post DMSP era
O. De la Beaujardiere, Air Force Research Lab, Hanscom AFB, MA; and F. J. Rich, D. A. Cooke, J. Mozer, D. Ober, C. Huang, and L. C. Gentile |
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| 5:15 PM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 221
Session 7 Vision for Human Evolution into Space |
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| 6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008
Symposium Ends |
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