<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f775459e-7fff-4815-dd8f-3f408e22890e"><span style="font-size:11pt;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">The newly released </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ESPAT Space Weather Workshop Report, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;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"> </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.5065/zjv9-0c21" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://doi.org/10.5065/zjv9-0c21</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;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">, from NSF NCAR highlights key scientific and strategic priorities for advancing our ability to predict and respond to disruptive space weather events. Building on the Earth System Predictability Across Timescales (ESPAT) initiative, the September 2024 workshop brought together experts from across the solar, geospace, and modeling communities to identify foundational research needs, gaps in observations and data assimilation, and opportunities to leverage AI/ML approaches. The report outlines actionable pathways to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and align with national priorities, providing essential guidance for improving forecasts and reducing the societal risks posed by space weather.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size:11pt;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"><br></span></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Michael Wiltberger, Ph.D    <br>NSF NCAR/HAO            <br>3080 Center Green        <br>Boulder, CO 80301        <br>Ph: (303)497-1532        <br>Fx: (303)497-2180        <br>email: <a href="mailto:wiltbemj@ucar.edu" target="_blank">wiltbemj@ucar.edu</a>    <br><br>There are only 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't.<br></div></div></div></div>