CCMC Workshop 2026

The 12th CCMC Community Workshop will be held at The Maritime Conference Center, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland (near BWI Airport) on June 1 – June 5, 2026.

Biennial CCMC community workshops are designed as opportunities for an in-depth exchange of experiences, opinions and needs between model developers, science and operational users, educators, agency representatives and the CCMC staff.

Session topics (presentations/demos/discussions panels) will tentatively include:

Updates from developers on model status at the CCMC, new developments, upgrades, onboarding plans.
Demos of CCMC systems, tools and dashboards, new features and capabilities. Community feedback.
Discussion panel on CCMC role in space weather programs and R2O2R.
Follow-on discussions on advancing modeling through open science and activities of Heliophysics Open Modeling Environment (HOME).
Community real-time space weather modeling systems addressing specific forecasting problems and impacts: collaborative development, assessment, and demonstrating operational potential.
Metrics, validation, modeling challenges, scoreboards, validation platforms, tracking progress over time.
Expanding simulation services, modeling challenges and scoreboards to other planets and planetary bodies. Space environment modeling at Moon and Mars.
AI/ML in space weather modeling.
CCMC partnerships with other simulation service providers, run producers, and observational data centers. Interfacing with the HelioData website, and supporting mission science.
Community portal for great space weather storms.

Community members interested in contributing to workshop planning are encouraged to contact the workshop organizers.

Logistics

Location: The Maritime Conference Center, Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Meeting room: The Auditorium, Building 3.
Lunch will be freely provided at the cafeteria for all registered workshop participants.
Registration: Coming soon.
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Coming soon. See below for accommodation and transportation details.
NCTS: # (NASA Government & Contractor Employees Only). TBD

Participation

This workshop is primarily planned as in-person, however limited virtual participation will be possible. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. The workshop schedule will follow an all-day in-person format.

Zoom Info

A zoom meeting link will be provided to attendees, via email prior to the workshop.

Agenda

Coming soon.

Schedule: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration

Registration information will be provided soon.

Accommodation

The workshop will be held at The Maritime Conference Center, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland (near BWI Airport)
There are room accommodations at the Maritime under a room block at a reduced rate. The reduced rate includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the facility.
Hotel Reservation Deadline: To be announced.
Meeting Room: The Auditorium (Building 3).

Transportation

Address: The Maritime Conference Center 692 Maritime Blvd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Parking: The hotel provides parking for all workshop attendees. We recommend parking in Lot A.
Local transportation: The Maritime Conference Center provides a complimentary shuttle service 24 hours to and from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Light Rail, and Amtrak stations. After receiving all baggage, call 866-900-3517 or 410-859-5700, Press 0 and ask for a shuttle to be dispatched. Visit the hotel's transportation page for more information.
Google Map Directions

Restaurants

There are multiple restaurants nearby the hotel.

Note that those with hotel rooms at the Maritime Conference Center have all meals freely included at the cafeteria—breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Workshop registrants without hotel rooms will have lunch freely included at the cafeteria, in addition to a light breakfast and afternoon snack in the facility break area.