For Immediate Release: April 24, 2019
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786

AUVSI and Airports Council International-North America to Announce Industry Initiative for UAS Mitigation at XPONENTIAL 2019

CHICAGO – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) will hold a news conference on Tuesday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. CDT to announce a new industry initiative related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) mitigation and incursions around airports. The news conference will take place at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019, the largest trade show for the unmanned systems and robotics industry. It will preview the initiative and announce next steps. 

WHAT:
News Conference on UAS Mitigation and Airport Incursions

WHO:
Brian Wynne, President and CEO, AUVSI
Kevin Burke, President and CEO, ACI-NA

WHEN:
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
11:00 a.m. CDT

WHERE:
McCormick Place
Room S101A
2301 S King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616  

Complimentary registration for XPONENTIAL 2019 is provided to the media. For more information or to register, contact Tom McMahon at tmcmahon@auvsi.org or visit www.xponential.org.

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About ACI-NA

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of ACI-NA, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively, U.S. airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for $1.4 trillion in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total U.S. GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute C$35 billion to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.

About AUVSI

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit www.AUVSI.org.