Leaders from AIRT and APD meet at XPONENTIAL 2019 in Chicago.

AIRT launches DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance to Unite First Responders and Key Stakeholders for UAS Operations. New AIRT program is led by Chief Charles Werner (ret.), a nationally-recognized expert in the use of unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response agencies.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), a Florida-registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has teamed up with Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in mission-critical communications, to present the 2019 UAS DRONES Disaster Conference (UASDISCON) at Florida International University (FIU) on April 11-12, 2019.

The inaugural UAS DRONES Disaster Conference (UASDISCON) Los Angeles is scheduled for the Columbia Memorial Space Center from March 7-8, 2019. The event will feature keynote speakers with vast expertise in using unmanned systems for fire rescue, emergency management, and public safety. Fire Chief Charles Werner (Ret.), Chairman of the National Council on Public Safety UAS, will kick off UASDISCON on Thursday, March 7, followed by Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District in California, presenting on Friday, March 8.

The UAS DRONES Disaster Conference | Los Angeles will mark the second edition of the landmark conference series launched earlier this year at Florida International University in Miami. Operated under the UAS DRONES brand, the conference will unite leaders, experts, and UAS operators across government, industry, and academia for two-days of presentations, workshops, and live flight demonstrations of the latest UAS technology for public safety.

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as “drones” – are beginning to reshape the way public safety officials and emergency managers tackle disasters, and a new educational conference will help frame the discussion around this amazing new technology. The UAS/Drones for Disaster Response conference will be held at the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University from April 19-20 to help key stakeholders charged with responding to disasters better understand the role that UAS and other unmanned systems can play.