Presentation from July 2016 Rocky Mountain UAS Professionals in Denver, Colorado. Meetup held at Merrick & Company on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.

1. Rocky Mountain UAS
Professionals Meetup
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Meetup Organizers:

2. Welcome Rocky Mountain UAS Pros!
 Objective #1: Promote, develop and grow the UAS
industry in Colorado.
 Objective #2: Provide an industry forum for UAS
professionals to share technical information and
commercial success stories with the local drone
community.
 Objective #3: Learn, network and have fun!

3. RMUASP Meetup Agenda
5 PM – 5:20 PM: Sign-in / Networking
5:20 PM – 5:30 PM: Sponsor Intros: Merrick & Drone Pro Portal
5:30 PM – 5:55 PM: Guest Speaker: Melissa Lineberger, CoE ATAF
6 PM – 6:25 PM: Guest Speaker: Chris Rice, Front Range UAS
6:25 PM – 6:45 PM: Chaffee County UAS Demo - Recap
Upcoming Local Geospatial Events
Upcoming RMUASP Meetups
National UAS conferences + AUVSI 2017
Job Openings / Public Announcements
6:45 PM - 7 PM: Networking
7 PM: ADJOURN

4. Host Sponsor:
Merrick & Company
www.merrick.com

5. Food & Drinks Sponsor:
Drone Pro Portal
www.dpp.io

6. Guest Speaker:
Melissa Lineberger, Executive Director
Center of Excellence for Advanced
Technology Aerial Firefighting (CO Division of
Fire Prevention and Control – DFPC)
Utilizing UAS on Fires and other Emergency
Incidents

7. Guest Speaker:
Chris Rice, CEO
Front Range UAS Services
Innovative Agricultural Applications
for UAS
http://www.frontrangeuas.com
http://www.coloradoagdrones.com

8. Chaffee County UAS Demonstration (6/22)
www.chaffeeuas.org

9. Upcoming Local Geospatial Events
 GIS in the Rockies Social Networking Event
 6 PM on Tuesday, July 26th at Fado’s Irish Pub in LoDo (across from
Coors Field)
 Food provided by GISITR! Drink specials!!
Network with other geospatial professionals and learn about GIS in the Rockies
and the great events the conference has to offer. Guest appearance by
conference keynote speaker, Brian Timoney.
 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) Rocky Mountain Section’s Annual Technical
Symposium
 All day event on Friday, October 21st
 Hosted by Colorado School of Mines

10. Upcoming RMUASP Meetups
 September RMUASP Meetup (Week of 9/26)
 Event + Food/Drink sponsorships available
 Two (2) presentation spots available
 October RMUASP Meetup (Week of 10/24)
 Event Sponsor: Esri
 Food/Drink sponsorship available
 Two (2) presentation spots available

11. Upcoming National UAS Conferences
InterDrone – www.interdrone.com
 Sept. 7 – 9 (Las Vegas)
ASPRS UAS Mapping 2016 – www.uasreno.org
 Sept. 12 – 14 (Palm Springs, CA)
Commercial UAV Expo - http://www.expouav.com
 Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 (MGM - Las Vegas)
Drone World Expo - http://droneworldexpo.com/
 Nov. 15 – 16 (San Jose, CA)

12. 2017 AUVSI XPONENTIAL: May 8 – 11
 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (Dallas,
Texas)
 COEDIT & MDEDC supporting expanded booth
space (20’ x 30’) featuring large exhibit display
 Multiple sponsorship opportunities available! More
details to follow…
 Event details at www.xponential.org

13. Updated Email Service Provider
 To improve the communications capabilities of UAS Colorado
to its membership, industry partners and constituents, we have
selected MailChimp as our email services provider
 UAS Colorado mailing list contact information will not be sold or
distributed to external organizations!
 All email recipients (> 425) will have the opportunity to ‘opt-
out’ (unsubscribe) at any time

14. Share your Success!
 Newly upgraded UAS Colorado website features:
 Updated News and Events pages
 Sponsor links
 ‘Where to Fly’ information
 Listing of registered Airman Knowledge Testing
Centers (AKTC) in Colorado
 Please share your content with us!
Website: http://www.uascolorado.com

15. LinkedIn
 https://www.linkedin.com/company/uas-colorado
Twitter @UASColorado
 https://twitter.com/UASColorado
Facebook
 https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoUasTeam/
Slideshare
 http://www.slideshare.net/UASColorado
YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBqUjWuQMDnx1JU21
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16. Job openings for UAS professionals
Juniper Unmanned – UAS Trainer
http://juniperunmanned.com/careers
Anyone else hiring?!?

17. Public Announcements
Open call for relevant UAS industry
content or event information to
share for the good of the local
community!?!

18. How Can I Get Involved in RMUASP?
 Become a member – join UAS Colorado!
 Provide a presentation at a future Meetup event…we’re always
looking for people to share technical & business insights with
the local drone community.
 Share newsworthy content! Seeking news items, media
coverage or upcoming UAS event information….content will be
shared with Colorado’s UAS community.
 Looking to hire? Advertise your open positions within our
Meetup group and on our social media channels.
 Volunteer to be an event or food/drink sponsor

19. Contacts @ UAS Colorado
 Constantin Diehl, CEO
 E-mail: cdiehl@uascolorado.com
 Bill Emison, Director of Communications
 E-mail: bemison@uascolorado.com
 Mobile: 303.884.6004