<div dir="ltr">Good afternoon,<div><br></div><div>On behalf of the Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG), I'm honored to announce the release of the first of its kind, <i><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/nws/Results-of-the-First-National-Survey-of-User-Needs-for-Space-Weather-2024.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Results of the First National Survey of User Needs for Space Weather</b></a></i>. Please share amongst your colleagues and all who may be interested in reading the SWAG's findings and recommendations. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/nws/Results-of-the-First-National-Survey-of-User-Needs-for-Space-Weather-2024.pdf">https://www.weather.gov/media/nws/Results-of-the-First-National-Survey-of-User-Needs-for-Space-Weather-2024.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>This report is the culmination of the first 3-year term of the SWAG and is a direct result of their hard work and dedication to providing <span id="m_-4708174965983499744gmail-docs-internal-guid-f0dfead9-7fff-3af3-5f6c-6f2cd827a442"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">stakeholder advice reflecting the views of the space weather commercial, academic and end users that inform the interests and work of the Space Weather Operations, Research and Mitigation (SWORM) White House Subcommittee as directed by the 2020 PROSWIFT Act. Thank you to each and every 2021-2024 SWAG member, end-user survey participant, and many others who contributed to the completion of this important report.</span></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Amy Macpherson</font></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="500" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#222222;line-height:1.25;width:500px;margin-top:1em"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%"><div style="width:90px;height:90px;margin-right:10px;border-radius:5px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GjU_dB4YPWEfItvfaa0yx48-ehkXAysDaTiGPrR=s96-c" width="90" height="90"></div></td><td style="border-left:1px solid;line-height:90px;margin-right:10px;width:10px"><br><br><br><br></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#222222;line-height:1.25"><tbody><tr><td><span style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#222222;line-height:1.25;color:#195070;font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">Amy Macpherson </span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0">Space Weather Program Coordinator</div><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0">Analyze, Forecast and Support Office<br></div><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0">NWS Headquarters | NOAA | DOC<br></div><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0"><br></div><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0"><font size="1">Designated Federal Officer, <a href="http://www.weather.gov/swag" target="_blank">Space Weather Advisory Group</a></font></div><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Assistant Executive Secretary, </span><a href="https://www.sworm.gov/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">White House SWORM Subcommittee</a></font><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:x-small">Vice Chair, </span><a href="https://annual.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/2025/program-events/conferences-and-symposia/22nd-conference-on-space-weather/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">AMS Space Weather Planning Committee</a><br></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.2"><br></div><div style="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.2"><a href="mailto:amy.macpherson@noaa.gov" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(18,18,18);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">amy.macpherson@noaa.gov</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:8px;line-height:1.2"><div style="margin-top:3px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.25"><font face="arial, sans-serif">7220 NW 101st Terrace</font></span></div><div style="margin-top:3px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.25"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Kansas 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