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UAS 2011 Conference – “A Historic Moment”

The first session of the conference was dedicated to International Regulatory Activities, with presentations from ICAO, JARUS, Eurocontrol, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Civil Aviation Authority, UK, and Federal Aviation Administration USA. To the surprise of some and to the delight of many, they all sounded as if they were either saying the same thing in slightly different words, or at very least had been carefully orchestrated to dovetail into on another.

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European Commission UAS Panel – Special Session at UAS 2011

One of the biggest highlights at the forthcoming UAS 2011 Conference being held in Paris next week will be the session billed as the ‘EC UAS Panel & The European Commission’s Initiative Regarding the Development of a Strategy for the Future of UAS in the European Union.’  The presentation will reveal details of the recently created European Commission UAS Panel, its structure, work methodology, time-line and objectives. Taking part are: EC DG Enterprise, EC DG Mobility & Transport, EASA, and EUROCONTROL.

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