Arlington, VA – 7 March, 2007 – On 15 -16 March, 2007, the world’s leading organization for unmanned systems, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), will bring together the top minds and talent in the unmanned systems industry for its eminent conference and exhibition at the Rydges Carlton Hotel in Melbourne, Australia.

 
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Asia-Pacific 2007, sponsored by BAE Systems, will focus on Unmanned Systems programmes in Australia and abroad with a special emphasis on air, ground and maritime systems. Exploring the interrelated efforts of the defense, scientific and industrial communities, the conference will include presentations on the following topics:

• North West Shelf Trials
• DSTO’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Program
• Air 7000
• Talisman UUV
• U.S. Government Developments in Air, Land and Maritime Systems
• Emerging Commercial Applications for Unmanned Systems

 
Presenters for the conference represent leaders in the international unmanned systems community and include:

• Australian Department of Defence
• Defence Science and Technology Organization
• BAE Systems
• Office of Naval Research
• Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation
• CSIRO
• Northrop Grumman
• Australian Centre for Field Robotics
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
• AAI
• iRobot
• Bluefin Robotics
• And More

 
As the official unmanned systems event of the Australian International Airshow (20 – 25 March 2007), AUVSI’s conference is an essential meeting for industry professionals and military delegates with involvement in Southeast Asia.
 
Media are welcome to attend this event on a complimentary basis, but will be required to present valid press credentials on arrival.
 
For more information on the conference and a full conference programme,
please visit http://www.auvsi.org/usap/usapindex.cfm.
 
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is the world’s largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems community. AUVSI’s 5000 members worldwide come from government organizations, industry and academia. AUVSI is committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and related technologies.

Source: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
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