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						     Volume 15, Number 57
						     November 17, 2005

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National Space Weather Program (NSWP) Questionnaire
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From: Richard Behnke and Kile Baker

Dear Colleague:

You may have seen a very similar note to this one coming from Dick Fisher
of NASA via the SPA news recently.  If so, I apologize for the
duplication. But we really do need your support on this and I would
appreciate it if you would take 10 or 20 minutes to answer a questionnaire
about the National Space Weather Program (NSWP).  You may recall the NSWP
began ten years ago as a collaborative enterprise between the National
Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), and the Department of Defense (DoD). These four agencies co-chair
the Program. Other agencies who participate include the Department of
Energy (DoE), the Department of the Interior (DoI), and the Department of
Transportation (DoT). The NSWP has operated under the auspices of the
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM:
http://www.ofcm.gov) and is based upon a Strategic Plan and an
Implementation Plan which can be found at the following website:
http://www.nswp.gov/nswp_docs.htm. 

The OFCM, in conjunction with its Committee for Space Weather is now
supporting a decadal review of the NSWP. This review is to quantify and
document the progress toward meeting program goals. An Assessment
Committee has been formed to carry out the assessment (Chair: Louis J.
Lanzerotti, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Daniel N. Baker,
University of Colorado; Tammy E. Jernigan, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory; Delores J. Knipp, U. S. Air Force Academy; Ray A. Williamson,
George Washington University; S. Pete Worden, University of Arizona;
Robert J. Rizza, Executive Secretary, Office of Federal Coordinator for
Meteorology). This Committee is gathering input from the broad communities
in the United States involved in space weather research and applications,
including operations. The Assessment Committee will perform a
comprehensive review of the program, which can best achieve with very
strong community participation. All those interested in the NSWP are
strongly encouraged to comment on successes, shortfalls, and possible
future directions of the Program. Please access the community
questionnaire at http://www.nswp.gov/nswp_comminput.php. 

Thank you, 

Rich Behnke

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