The NOAA Satellite Conference (NSC) for Direct Readout, GOES/POES, and GOES-R/JPSS Users was held April 8-12, 2013 at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) in College Park, Maryland. Over 500 attendees including product developers, researchers, scientists, forecasters, engineers, and satellite data users representing government, academia, the international community and industry were present during the week. This conference was responsible for bringing together the satellite operations, science, and user communities to share knowledge and best practices in using the existing satellite systems and to prepare for the next generation of NOAA Satellites. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://satelliteconferences.noaa.gov/2013/index.html