2026 - Agenda

Space Weather Prediction Testbed 2026
Bulk Electric System Exercise

Agenda

 

Day 1 (Tuesday, August 25th)

Arrive 

08:00 - 08:30 Arrive NOAA David Skaggs Research Center

 

Day 1: Session 1 - Introductions

08:30 - 08:40 Welcome and Introductions (Clinton Wallace, NOAA SWPC)

08:40 - 08:45 Logistics (Denise Miller, NOAA SWPC)

08:45 - 08:55 Round the Room Introductions (Hazel Bain, NOAA SWPC)

 

Scene Setting 

09:00 - 09:30 NOAA SWPC Forecast Office (Rob Steenburgh, NOAA SWPC)

09:35 - 09:45 FERC (Joe McClelland, FERC)

09:45 - 10:00 NERC (Bill Graham/Mark Olson, NERC)

10:00 - 10:20 Break (20 mins)

 

Day 1: Session 2 - Product Previews  

10:20 - 10:30 Exercise Objectives (Hazel Bain, NOAA SWPC)

10:30 - 10:40 Space Weather Product Ladder Transformation (Bri Muhlestein, NOAA SWPC)

10:40 - 10:50 NOAA/SWPC Geoelectric Field Project (Jordan Guerra, CIRES/SWPC)

11:50 - 11:00 Space Weather Scales Revision (Bill Murtagh, Lynker/SWPC)

11:00 - 11:30 Split Into Working Groups & Introductions

11:30 - 12:00 Familiarization with SWPC Geoelectric Field Products

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (60 mins)

 

Day 1: Session 3 - Geoelectric Field Products

13:00 - 13:05 Afternoon Objectives (Hazel Bain, NOAA/SWPC)

13:05 - 13:20 March 1989 Space Weather Summary (David Boteler, NRCan)

 

Exercise Begins - March 1989 Geomagnetic Storm 

13:20 - 14:35 March 1989 Storm - Simulation Start 

Working Group Discussions

  • Evaluation of Geoelectric Field Products

14:35 - 14:50 GIC Modeling (Tawsif Ahmad, PNNL)

14:50 - 15:15 Break (25 mins)

 

Day 1: Session 4 - Integration With Industry Tools and Validation Studies 

15:15 - 15:30 PowerWorld Modeling (Scott Dahman, PowerWorld)

15:30 - 16:05 March 1989 Storm - Simulation Resumes 

Working Group Discussions

  • Integration of Space Weather Information Into BES Industry Tools

16:05 - 16:20

Full Group Discussion

  • Validation Studies (Jordan Guerra, CIRES/SWPC)

Wrap Up

16:20 - 17:00 Wrap Up

18:00 - 20:00 Social at Pattern Break Brewing

Day 2 (Wednesday, August 19th and 26th)

Day 2: Session 1 - Gannon Storm, Solar Eruption and Early Notification 

08:00 - 08:30 Arrive NOAA David Skaggs Research Center

08:30 - 08:35 Day 2 Exercise Objectives (Hazel Bain)

 

Exercise Begins -  - Gannon Geomagnetic Storm, May 2024

08:35 - 08:50 Space Weather Activity Briefing  (Rob Steenburgh, NOAA/SWPC)

08:50 - 10:10 Gannon Storm - Simulation Start

Working Group Discussions

  • Discussion on Forecaster Analysis Process
  • Newly Proposed Space Weather Statement 
  • CME Arrival Time Ensembles
  • Updated Space Weather Statement

10:10 - 10:30 Working Group Report Outs and Discussion

10:30 - 11:00 Break (30 mins)

 

Day 2: Session 2 - Proposed Revisions to the Geomagnetic Storm Watch

11:00 - 11:40 Gannon Storm - Simulation Resumes

Working Group Discussions

  • Newly Proposed Space Weather Watch
  • Proposed Partner Email Briefing

11:40 - 12:00 Working Group Report Outs and Discussion

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch/Group Picture (60 mins)

 

Day 2: Session 3 - Partner Email Briefing and Proposed Revisions to the Geomagnetic Storm Warning and Alert Products

13:00 - 13:30 Working Group Discussions

  • Proposed Partner Email Briefing

13:30 - 14:25 Gannon Storm - Simulation Resumes

Working Group Discussions

  • Newly Proposed Space Weather Warning
  • Alerts vs Updated Warnings

14:25 - 14:45 Working Group Report Outs and Discussion

14:45 - 15:15 Break (30 mins)

 

Day 2: Session 4 - Storm Termination Product & Communicating Storm Severity

15:15 - 15:55 Gannon Storm - Simulation Resumes

Working Group Discussions

  • Storm Termination Products

15:55 - 16:40 Communication of Storm Severity

 

Wrap Up

16:40 - 17:00 Wrap Up

Day 3 (Thursday, August 20th and 27th)

Day 3: Session 1 - Extreme Event Discussion

08:00 - 08:30 Arrive NOAA David Skaggs Research Center

08:30 - 09:45 Extreme Event Discussion

  • DHS Benchmarking Activities (Patrick Dandendault, APL)
  • 1-in-100 Year Time Synthetic Time Series for Reliability Assessments (Steve Morley, LANL)

09:45 - 10:00 Break (15 mins)

 

Day 3: Session 2 - Exercise Debrief & Takeaways

10:00 - 11:00 Debrief Exercise Events / Additional Topics

11:00 - 11:20 Next Steps (Hazel Bain, NOAA/SWPC)

11:20 - 11:35 Summary of Product Improvement Needs (Clinton Wallace, NOAA/SWPC)

11:35 - 11:50 Summary of Scientific Needs (Shawn Britton/Alex Fletcher, NASA) 

11:50 - 12:00 Wrap Up (Hazel Bain, NOAA/SWPC)

 

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