The 2024 National Public Safety UAS Conference
was a huge success!
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The 2024 conference was held on March 12 and 13 at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia
Check out this 5-minute tour video of the 2024 Conference.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2024 PROGRAM
Day 1 - Tuesday, March 12
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0700-0830
Registration & Continental Breakfast
0830-0915
Welcome, Presentation of Colors/Pledge of Allegiance – Charles Werner
Invocation, VIPC VP of Communications and Marketing
Welcome - James City County Police Chief - Mark Jamison
Virginia Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Security – Honorable Terry Cole
DRONERESPONDERS Awards – Charles Werner
VIPC Unmanned Systems Center Director - Tracy Tynan
VIPC Public Safety Innovation Center – Director, Chris Sadler
Keynote – FAA UAS Integration Office Executive Director – Jeffrey Vincent
MC for Event – Paige Fitzgerald
0915-0945
Impact of American Drone Security Act - Mark Bathrick
0945-1015
Overwatch Aero – Long-Endurance UAS: Supporting Emergency Response with Tactical and
Strategic Intelligence
1015-1030
Break
1030-1100
Weather Impact on UAS and AAM - D. Berchoff Moderator, John Eberhardt, Chris Zarzar,
Jennifer Fowler
1100-1130
Elevating Search and Rescue with Drones - Kyle Nordfors
1130-1150
UAS Simulator - Impact on Training - Jason Day
1150-1200
MITRE Virginia Drone Range, UAS Testing, UAS Selection Tool – Craig Culsh, Shay Major
1200-1300
Lunch provided by Skydio
1300-1320
Skydio Lunch Presentation
1330-1400
Las Vegas Indy Race, Super Bowl LVIII Ops - Steven Oscar
1400-1430
Marine Training Overwatch - Moderator Miriam McNabb, M. Lighthiser, Matthew Puia,
Brett Kooharian
1430-1445
Break
1445-1545
NASA: Opening Remarks – Kevin Rivers, NASA Langley Technical Center Director
ACERO, UTM, In Flight Safety, UAS Near Miss Program – Robert McSwain, Ersin Ancel,
Faisal Omar
1530-1630
NASA Listening Session on Public Safety Needs for UTM – Jeffrey Homola, Bryan Petty
1630-1800
Vendor Demos
1800-2000
Hotel Networking Reception – Sponsored by UASidekick
2000-2200
Hotel Networking Reception – Sponsored by Titan Protection
Day 2 - Wednesday, March 13
0700-0830
Registration and Continental Breakfast
0830-0900
Welcome – Charles Werner
NUAIR Overview
0900-0945
Counter UAS Update - DJ Smith Moderator – Tom Adams, Mary Rupert, Robert Campbell
0945-1015
FAA Updates and Open Questions - Michael O’Shea, Kerry Fleming, John Meehan
1015-1030
Break
1030-1100
Training & Credentialing – Moderator Dawn Zoldi, Jeff Pricher, Brian Dorow
1100-1130
Esri: Emergencies, Drone Imagery and GIS – Mike Cox, Coty Welch
1130-1150
STEM and Public Safety – Moderator Chris Sadler, George Hinckley, Tony Reid, Tommy Carmody
1150-1200
Lahaina Hawaii Wildfire Imagery – Brandon Karr
1200-1300
Lunch provided by MITRE
1300-1330
FDNY Building Collapse, Crane Collapse, Water Rescue – Michael Leo, Michael Wall, Thomas Peccia, Paul Pineda
1330-1400
FAA Law Enforcement Assistance Program – Jason Antin & Kristie Leach
1400-1430
UK Automated Police Drone Deployment - Gemma Alcock
1430-1445
BREAK
1445-1530
DFR Update - Don Redmond Moderator, Jake Bouchard, Gordon Folkes, Abrem Ayana, Herbert Oubre
1530-1600
HAZMAT & Drones – Rich Gatanis, Scott Mlakar (E. Palestine OH Train Incident and more)
1630-1800
Vendor Demos
