april rocky mountain uas professionals meetup
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Rocky Mountain UAS
Professionals Meetup
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Meetup Organizers:
HOST SPONSOR:
www.compassdatainc.com
Thanks to Hayden Howard & Blaine Horner!!
FOOD & DRINKS SPONSOR:
www.uasusa.com
Thanks to Skip Miller & UASUSA team!!
Welcome Rocky Mountain UAS Pros!
Objective #1: Promote, develop and grow the UAS
industry in Colorado.
Objective #2: Provide an industry forum for UAS
professionals to share technical information and
commercial success stories with the local drone
community.
Objective #3: Learn, network and have fun!
RMUASP Meetup Agenda
5 PM – 5:30 PM: Sign-in / Networking
5:30 PM – 5:55 PM: Guest Speaker: Matt Bethel
6 PM – 6:25 PM: Guest Speaker: Jack Elston
6:25 PM – 6:45 PM: UAS Industry News
Upcoming UAS Events (Local / National)
Job Announcements
UAS Colorado: Membership / Sponsorship Info
6:45 PM - 7 PM: Networking
7 PM: ADJOURN
Guest Speaker:
Matt Bethel, Director of Technology
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Data Quality
and Accuracy Realities
www.merrick.com
Guest Speaker:
Jack Elston, Chief Executive Officer
Innovative UAS Applications from BlackSwift
www.blackswifttech.com
UAS Industry News
Legislative handouts (PDF) available - thanks to Tom Dougherty
of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie for their support!!
FAA (Regulatory) News
FAA raises altitude limit (400’) for commercial drones (March
2016)
FAA: Shooting Down A Drone Is A Federal Crime! (April 2016)
FAA Grants Its First Approval for Flights of Commercial
Drones at Night (April 2016)
FAA committee recommending standards to allow for
commercial drone flights over people and for night-time
flight operations (April 2016)
Upcoming National UAS Events
AUVSI XPONENTIAL
Monday, May 2 – Thursday, May 5, 2016
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Website: http://www.xponential.org/auvsi2016
UAS Colorado Exhibit Sponsors
THANKS to Jay Lindell & Vicky Lea for your
financial support!
Colorado UAS Firms @ AUVSI XPONENTIAL
Agribotix – Booth #263
Ball Aerospace – Booth #1829
Falcon Unmanned – Booth #1248
Leptron Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Booth #927
Reference Technologies, Inc. – Booth #1662
Rocketship Systems, Inc. – Booth #1676
UAS Colorado – Booth #1579
UASUSA – Booth #1249
Upcoming National UAS Events
Commercial UAV Expo -http://www.expouav.com
Monday, Oct. 31 – Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016
MGM Grand - Las Vegas, NV
Drone World Expo - http://droneworldexpo.com/
Tuesday, Nov. 15 – Wednesday, Nov., 16, 2016
San Jose Convention Center
UAS Industry – Available Jobs
UASUSA – Four (4) positions available!
Lead Production Manager
UAV Pilot / Technician
GIS Data Sales Analyst
UAS Engineer
Anyone else hiring?!?
Meetup Sponsorships
Rocky Mountain UAS Professionals seeking sponsors
for the Meetup events, which we are planning to
hold on a bi-monthly basis.
Event Sponsor– Meeting space for 50 – 100 people
Food & Drinks Sponsor - $250 (per Meetup)
UAS Colorado Membership - General
UAS Colorado Membership - Corporate
How Can I Get Involved in RMUASP?
Become a member – join UAS Colorado!
Provide a presentation at a future Meetup event…we’re always looking for people to share technical & business insights with the local drone community.
Share newsworthy content! Seeking news items, media coverage or upcoming UAS event information….content will be shared with Colorado’s UAS community.
Looking to hire? Advertise your open positions within our Meetup group and on our social media channels.
Volunteer to be an event or food/drink sponsor
Communications – Share your Success!
UAS Colorado is utilizing the website & social media
communications channels to interact with the local UAS
community.
Please share your content with us!
Website: http://www.uascolorado.com
UAS Colorado Contacts
Constantin Diehl, CEO: [email protected]
Bill Emison, Dir. of Communications: [email protected] or 303.884.6004
Twitter: @UASColorado https://twitter.com/UASColorado
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoUasTeam/
LinkedIn Company Page -https://www.linkedin.com/company/uas-colorado