PVCC to hold second annual unmanned aerial systems conference for public safety professionals
Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) will hold the Second Annual Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Conference for first responders and public safety professionals. The 2018 Public Safety UAS Conference will be held at King Family Vineyards in Crozet, Va., from Monday, March 5, through Wednesday, March 7, 2018, and is intended for law enforcement, public safety, search and rescue, emergency services and disaster relief professionals who are integrating, utilizing or in the process of adopting drones as part of their operations. The three-day conference will include a series of workshops, breakout sessions, networking events and disaster and response scenario demonstrations and trainings. Conference presenters will include representatives from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), along with a variety of public safety experts from Virginia, Delaware, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Georgia, Massachusetts and New York. Presenters will discuss the adoption and integration of UAS in first response, law enforcement and emergency management.
Several UAS technology companies including FLIR Systems, Inc., DJI, Yuneec, PrecisionHawk, Pix4d, SwissDrones, Altus, Altavian, Flyability, Flymotion US, Kongsberg Geospatial, HoverFly and others will be on-site to demonstrate and integrate hardware and software platforms during the event.
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