EC Vice President to Open RPAS 2014 Conference

Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission & Commissioner for Transport, is giving us the honour of opening the RPAS 2014 conference with a speech on 23 June 2014.

The RPAS 2014 conference is coordinated with: ICAO, EC, European RPAS Steering Group, EASA, SESAR JU, EUROCONTROL, EDA, JARUS, ECAC, and the International RPAS Coordination Council.

The RPAS 2014 conference is Europe’s principal RPAS event in 2014:
– 50 presentations (6 by the EC & European authorities + 44 by RPAS community stakeholders);
– Speakers from 16 countries.

RPAS 2014 is the only conference to address:
– The incremental insertion of RPAS into European airspace;
– The European RPAS Roadmap & its implementation;
– How Europe is structuring itself to meet this challenge;
– All aspects of commercial RPAS operations;
– All relevant European policy & regulatory issues.

Themed sessions by recognised experts will address:
– National RPAS community views on current commercial RPAS operations (10 presentations from 10 different countries);
– The European RPAS Roadmap (8 presentations);
– Regulatory Updates (3 presentations);
– Privacy & Data Protection Matters (2 presentations);
– Qualified Entities (4 presentations);
– Responsibility, Liability & Insurance (3 presentations);
– Operations & Operation Manuals (3 presentations);
– RPAS for Serach & Rescue (5 presentations);
– Civil operations (8 presentations);
– Flight Crew Training & Qualification (4 presentations).

If you are interested in non-military RPAS operations (govermental; commercial; non-commercial – including corporate), RPAS 2014 is really the conference you should not miss.
RPAS 2014 will highlight:
– The current commercial RPAS situation in Europe (more than 1500 certificated operators);
– How this has been made possible;
– What is being put in place to permit further development of the commercial RPAS market (free movement of products & services in Europe);
– How this will effect European, as well as non-European, RPAS manufacturers & operators.

The updated conference programme with the abstracts + bio data, logos & photos of the speakers is now posted on www.rpas-2014.org
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All additional information, including the registration form, can be found on www.rpas-2014.org