February 28-March 2, 2022  |  King Family Vineyards, Crozet, Virginia

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See our online Flickr folder for shareable photos from the 2020 conference.

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This three-day conference is for professionals in law enforcement, public safety, search and rescue, emergency services and disaster relief who are using or want to use UAS in their operations. 

Join us for three days of workshops, breakout sessions, networking events, and scenario demonstrations and trainings. 

This conference is not open to the general public and enrollment is limited to 200 people. 

Please note: Break-out session attendance is first-come/first-serve on the day of the conference. 

Offered by Piedmont Virginia Community College 

Registration opens on December 1, 2021

See highlights of the 2020 UAS conference:

About this year's conference:

This conference is for Public Safety Employees or Sponsored Employees only.

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) will hold the Fourth Annual Public Safety UAS Conference from Monday, March 2, through Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The purpose of the conference is to demonstrate the use of drones in public safety, with speakers and panels on fire, search and rescue, and law enforcement.

When:

Monday, February 28 - Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Where:

King Family Vineyards
6550 Roseland Farm
Crozet, VA 22932

Crozet, VA is located half way between Charlottesville, VA and Waynesboro, VA.
Travel time from either city to King Family Vineyard is approximately 20 minutes.

 

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Who Can Attend:

The conference is open to professionals in law enforcement, public safety, and search and rescue/emergency services/disaster relief. Attendance is limited to 185 participants with preference given to public safety, fire, rescue, law enforcement and other emergency or disaster response members or affiliated organizations.

How Much Does the Summit Cost?

• $249 per person. Fee includes all meals during the three-day event and access to all training exercises, classes, product demonstrations and networking events.
• Attendees are responsible for their own hotel accommodations and travel arrangements.
• Download the Letter of Justification

UAS Leadership Award

Presented by Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems at CIT 

Sponsors

Please support our 2020 Conference sponsors

2020 Conference Schedule 

Time		Topic	Presenter	Location
Monday, March 2
ALL ATTENDEES
7-8 a.m.		Check-In & Breakfast		Main
8-9 a.m.		Welcome & Opening Remarks	Darren Goodbar, Conference Organizer Valerie Palamountain, Dean of Workforce Services, Piedmont Virginia Community College Secretary Brian Moran, Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Virginia The David King Award sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) presented by Secretary Moran.	Main
9-noon		Presentations: Federal, State & Local Emergency Management	Keynote Speaker: Travis Potter, UAS Coordinator, FEMA Region 4  Col. James Wood, USAF David Merrick II, Florida State University Erin Sutton, City of Virginia Beach Sgt. Daryl Plude, City of Virginia Beach Police Department Kolby Reese, City of Virginia Beach Police Department	Main
A.M. CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
9 a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #1	Vehicle Crash Scene -Pix4D	Field
9-a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #2	Performance Test Methods - NIST	Lawn
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9–10 a.m.		Vendor/Production Demonstration	TBA	TBA
10–11 a.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
11 a.m.-noon		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
ALL ATTENDEES
Noon-1 p.m.		Lunch		Main
1-2 p.m.		Educational Series
2-5 p.m.		Presentations: Education, Training & Academia	Spencer Schrader, Kansas State University Justin Adams, Florida State University Jasan Schappert, RemotePilot 101 Tucker Dempsey, Delaware State Fire School Adam Jacoff, NIST	Main
P.M. CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
2-5 p.m.		Scenario/Training Option #1	Vehicle Crash Scene - Pix4D	TBA
2-5 p.m.		Scenario/Training Option #2	Performance Test Methods - NIST	Lawn
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2-3 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	Main
2-3 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
3-4 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
ALL ATTENDEES
5-6 p.m.		Vendor Exhibit Hall Open		Exhibit Hall
6-9 p.m.		Dinner & Evening Social	Sponsored by Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery & Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems	Pro Re Nata Brewery
6-9 p.m.		Evening Breakout Sessions	Indoor Flight/Low Light Operations	Pro Re Nata Brewery
Tuesday, March 3
ALL ATTENDEES
7-8 a.m.		Check-In & Breakfast		Main
8-9 a.m.		Opening Remarks	Darren Goodbar, Conference Organizer	Main
9 a.m.-noon		Presentations: Rules, Regulations & Requirements	Keynote Speaker: Michael O’Shea, FAA Steven Pansky, FAA Chris Sadler, York County Fire	Main
A.M. CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
9 a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #1	Incident Response Mapping - ATAK	TBA
9 a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #2	Performance Test Methods - NIST	Lawn
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9-10 a.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
10-11 a.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
11 a.m.-noon		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
ALL ATTENDEES
noon-1 p.m.		Lunch		Main
1-2 p.m.		Educational Series
2-5 p.m.		Presentations: Police, Fire & Life Safety	Matt Varney, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Keenan Newton, Lynwood Fire Department Brandon Morris. SERTC Bill English, National Transportation Safety Board Brandon Karr, Pearland Texas Police Department John Sibley, Georgia Department of Transportation	Main
P.M. CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
2-5 p.m.		Scenario/Training Option #1	TBA	TBA
2-5 p.m.		Scenario/Training Option #2	Performance Test Methods - NIST	Lawn
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2-3 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
3-4 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
4-5 p.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
ALL ATTENDEES
5-6 p.m.		Vendor Exhibit Hall Open		Exhibit Hall
5-7:30 p.m.		Dinner & Evening Social	King Family Vineyards - Cocktail hour sponsored by Darley	Main
6-9 p.m.		Evening Breakout Sessions	Night Flight Operations - Sundance Media Group/NIST	Lawn
Wednesday, March 4
ALL ATTENDEES
7-8 a.m.		Check-In & Breakfast		Main
8-9 a.m.		Recap, Day Ahead and Review	Darren Goodbar, Conference Organizer Valerie Palamountain, Dean of Workforce Services, Piedmont Virginia Community College Frank Friedman, President, Piedmont Virginia Community College	Main
9 a.m.-noon		Presentations: C-UAS, UAS Security, Enforcement, Authorities, Threats	Travis Moran, Welund North America Fritz Reber, Skydio Erik Modisett, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sarah Jacobs, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Paige Fitzgerald, Delaware Technical & Community College	Main
A.M. CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
9 a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #1:	TBA	TBA
9 a.m.-noon		Scenario/Training Option #2:	TBA	TBA
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9-10 a.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
10-11 a.m.		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
11 a.m.-noon		Vendor/Product Demonstration	TBA	TBA
ALL ATTENDEES
noon-1 p.m.		Lunch & Vendor Exhibition Hour		Main/Exhibit Hall
1–1:30 p.m.		CIT Leadership Award	Charles Werner, Director, DRONERESPONDERS DRONERESPONDERS: Advancing Public Safety UAS	Main Hall
1:30–2 p.m.		Closing Remarks	Darren Goodbar, Conference Organizer
CONFERENCE ENDS