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Drone World Expo – Exclusive Interviews – John L Petersen

johnpetersen_250We wanted to find out more about the team behind Drone World Expo – what makes them tick, what motivates them and what are the secrets behind the success of the event. We interviewed Advisory Board member John L Petersen, Chairman of The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation.  John is an aviator and a professional futurist and in 1989 founded The Arlington Institute (TAI), a non-profit, future-oriented research institute where he now edits and publishes FUTUREdition. His aviation career began with flying attack aircraft off of aircraft carriers for the Navy during the Viet Nam war and evolved into ultimately building his own aircraft and flying aerobatic airplanes.  Continue reading

More Gold Sponsors for Drone World Expo

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Drone World Expo has announced the addition of new sponsors for the 2016 event: Global Aerospacea provider of aerospace insurance;  MicaSensewhich offers sensor technologies for unmanned aircraft systems/drones and cloud-based data processing, presentation, and analytics solutions, and Oceaneering, a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, join other Gold Sponsors Aerovel, Autel Robotics, Kespry, LeddarTech, Precision Integrated Programs, Saxon Remote Systems (formerly Skynet UAVS) and MAPPS. Continue reading

Future Robotics Forum October 19-21 in Portland

auvsi_fallsymposium2016_logoThe Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Cascade Chapter will host the Future Robotics Forum at OMSI in Portland October 19-21, including an evening benefit for STEM education grants throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Future Robotics Forum will host business leaders and inspiring speakers of over two dozen companies and organizations driving the future of the drone and unmanned robotics industries.

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Unmanned Aircraft Must Operate in Contested Airspace

ga-asi-gremlineyThe capability to operate in non-permissive environments against enemy air defenses, manned-unmanned teaming to extend the reach of sensors and autonomy will be key future attributes of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), industry and government experts said September 20 at the Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space and Cyber conference. Continue reading

100+ Speakers Lined Up for Drone World Expo

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From discussions on the Realities of Drone Delivery to a forum on Finding Funding: The VC Community Speaks, Drone World Expo taking place November 15-16 at the San Jose Convention Center will offer something for everyone interested in the use of drones for commercial purposes. Of the speakers, there are dozens of prominent women who will take the stage to talk about their involvement in this fast- paced and growing industry. Continue reading