The RPAS 2012 conference, which takes place in Paris, France on 5-7 June 2012, will feature 45 speakers from international organizations (ICAO, JARUS), European organizations [European Commission Directorate General Enterprise & Industry, Directorate General for Mobility & Transport; European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), EUROCONTROL, ECAC, European Defence Agency (EDA), FRONTEX, SESAR Joint Undertaking], national governmental representatives (Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment; Netherlands; Ministry of Justice, Brazil; NASA, USA; TsAGI, Russian Fed.), national regulatory authorities (DGAC, France; Federal Aviation Administration, USA), standards organizations (ASTM, EUROCAE, RTCA), national military representatives (Australia, France, UK), as well as universities, consortia (ASTRAEA; ULTRA) and industry representatives, from 17 countries in total (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA).
A significant part of this conference will be dedicated to the current regulatory status relative to the operation of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), the policy being put in place in Europe and the USA to improve the situation, and the additional actions required to make it possible for military and non-military remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to gain routine and unrestricted access to civil-managed airspace. This annual conference has indeed grown out to be the world’s prime international RPAS policy forum.
The RPAS 2012 conference programme, as well as all other documents pertaining to this event (including exhibition & sponsorship opportunities), have been published and can be found on www.rpas-2012.org.
The full programme and conference registration form can also be downloaded here.
Do not miss this opportunity to find out what the future has in store for the RPAS community, and to make your voice heard.