AUVSI Atlanta Chapter Meeting
April 16, 2015
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Agenda
1. AUVSI Show and Georgia
2. Unmanned Systems in Precision Ag 2015
Tifton Chapter of AUVSI Status
3. Future Georgia Ag Chapter Participation
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Colin Guinn
Chief Robotics Officer, 3D Robotics &
Host of Unmanned Systems 2015
Helen Greiner
David Vigilante
CEO
CyPhy Works
Senior Vice President, Legal
CNN
Dave Vos
Rep. Frank LoBiondo
Project Lead
Project Wing at Google X
New Jersey,
U.S. House of Representatives
More to be announced
soon!
REP. FRANK LOBIONDO
LISA ELLMAN
DAN MANSON
NEIL SIEGEL
JONATHAN RUBIN
STUART HATFIELD
BRIAN SKIBBA
ANNE SWANSON
GREG PAPPAS
TONY CARMAN
MARC WARREN
CHRISTOPHER DEAN
MICKEY OSTERREICHER
GREG MCNEAL
BRENDAN SCHULMAN
PETER LEE
JAY STANLEY
DR. SEUNG MAN LEE
JIM MURPHY
CONRAD RORIE
DEBRA RANDALL
RAND LEBOUVIER
CHRISTOPHER MOORE
RON STEARNS
PATRICK WELDON
KEITH CUNNINGHAM
JIM OVERHOLT
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JOHN WALKER
GARY NOREK
MATTHEW BIESCHKE
BRENDAN SCHULMAN
JOHN CHERBINI
ANTOINE MARTIN
DALLAS CORMIER
TODD GRAETZ
BILL THOMASMEYER
ERIC MCCLAFFERTY
DICK RUMPF
GRAHAM HINE
TOM REYNOLDS
COLIN GUINN
DUANE ASHTON
CAPT DAVE HONABACH
SCOTT LITTLEFIELD
JASON STACK
ANTOINE MARTIN
BAPTISTE TRIPARD
JEFF LOVIN
MIKE TULLY
DAVID YOEL
GREG MUHA
BILL TART
COL COURTNEY COTE
COL THOMAS VON ESCHENBACH
RAY ALVEZ
TBD PEO U&W
CHRIS PATTON
KYLE SNYDER
DYAN GIBBENS
CURT SMITH
DAVE CHARLESWORTH
DAVE VOS
DENNIS PARRISH
ADRIAN LUH
BRADFORD TOUSLEY
BRAD KOECKERITZ
MARK SALVADOR
ALAN JAEGER
DAVID VIGILANTE
BRENDAN APPLEGATE
TODD JACOBS
AWFC BRADFORD SHATTUCK
ANNE SWANSON
MATHIEU RASAMOELA
RANDY WILLIS
MARTY ROGERS
BEN MILLER
COL CHARLES BOWERY
DR. PETER RANELLI
STEVE SHOAF
Be The First To Know
Debate Hot Topics
Reboot Your System
by connecting with thought
leaders and peers at the allnew Innovation Hub.
during quick-fire sessions on
AUVSI advocacy, knowledge,
communications and membership.
by recharging your mobile
device or your brain in special
relaxation areas.
Get A Global Perspective
Socialize On Your Terms
Get Excited
from experts across our
Defense, Commercial and
Research Super Tracks.
and easily identify like-minded
peers through interest ribbons on
event badges.
about ideas for your business at
the Emerging Commercial
Markets Workshop.
See What’s Next
Pitch Your Ideas
Expand Your Knowledge
at our revamped General
Sessions, featuring thought
leaders and futurist
discussions.
and engage with inventors
and investors in the
Unmanned Shark Tank.
on the commercial UAS market
through panels and
presentations on policy and
platforms.
Member: $349
Member: $899
Non-Member: $529
Non-Member: $1,199
AUVSI Show: Georgia Booth
• Georgia Booth located at
#1003
– Sponsored by Ga-COI-Aero,
GTRI, GT-IRIM, & UGA
• Encourage Georgia
Unmanned Systems
Companies to stop by and
chat.
• If you have a booth,
please provide # so we
can direct traffic to you.
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AUVSI Show: Collocated Conferences
• Drone TechCon ($325)
– A two-day (May 5-6) conference within AUVSI for the
builders and flyers of commercial drones.
• DroneComm 2015 ($325-399)
– A new and unique conference (May 6) that is all about
connecting the dots between next-generation IP
networks drones and IoT.
• AETOS ($300)
– This conference (May 5) is the third in the series on
Unmanned Aerial Systems with applications to real
world scenarios.
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AUVSI Show: Registration Types
Badge Type
All Access
Expo Hall
Drone TC
Drone
Comm
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AUVSI
Technical
Sessions
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General
Sessions
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AUVSI
Proceedings
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The Mix
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Exhibits
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Receptions
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Drone TC
Drone
Comm
AETOS
AETOS
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AUVSI Show: Georgia Mixer
RSVP to Valerie Sanders (valerie.sanders@georgia.org) by May 1, 2015.
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Unmanned Systems in Precision
Agriculture 2015
• 76 attendees (after removing duplicate
registrations)
• Condensed format was generally appreciated.
• Biggest complaint I received:
– No vegan/vegetarian option on 2nd Lunch day.
• This is the 4th and last year Atlanta Chapter
will host, look forward to Tifton Chapter.
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Tifton Chapter Formation
• Champion: Glen Rains from UGA-Tifton
• Atlanta Chapter (Jimmy Kelly and Scott Estes)
have started the communication and offered
to help get the chapter started with a focus in
Agriculture.
• First planning meeting on Tuesday 4/21.
– If you would like to participate, contact Glen at
grains@uga.edu
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Future Georgia Ag Events
• Georgia Olive Producers Conference
– May 14, 2015 (too close, but maybe next year)
• Southern Peanut Growers Conference
– July 23-25, 2015
• Sunbelt Ag Expo (Invited)
– October 20-22, 2015, 30,000 attendees per day
– Looking for UAS demonstrations and exhibitors
• Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable
– January 8-11, 2016
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Future Dates
• May Meeting (May 21 - Midtown)
• NDIA Georgia Breakfast with Henrik
Christensen as speaker (June 12)
– 8-9:30 AM, The Georgia Club, 100 Galleria
Parkway, Atlanta.
– Looking for future speakers.
• June Meeting (June 18 - CCRF)
• July Meeting (July 16 - CCRF)
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