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14 April/May 2016 | Unmanned Systems Technology XPONENTIAL is the new name for AUVSI’s annual show for the unmanned systems industry, which this year will be held in New Orleans. It presents a valuable networking experience with thousands of executives and decision makers in the industry. XPONENTIAL 2016 will bring in more than 8000 industry leaders and professionals from more than 55 countries. Engineering is the staple ingredient of the unmanned systems industry, as its developments and ideas are applied to drones, robots, agriculture and aerospace. The organiser says, “This year, attendees will have access to huge amounts of information, including exciting discussion programmes on remote sensing sensors for agriculture, situational awareness for UAS pilots, heavy drones for automated transportation, airspace integration and much more.” For a complete list of conference programmes visit www.xponential.org . XPONENTIAL Industry XPONENTIAL – AUVSI USA Monday 2 May – Thursday 5 May New Orleans, LA, USA www.auvsi.org/events/upcomingevents SOFIC 2016 Monday 23 May – Thursday 26 May Tampa, FL, USA www.sofic.org Autonomous Vehicle Test & Development Symposium 2016 Tuesday 31 May - Thursday 2 June Stuttgart, Germany www.autonomousvehiclesymposium.com Nordic UAS Event Wednesday 1 June – Friday 3 June Odense, Denmark www.nordicuasevent.com ICUAS16 – The 2016 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Tuesday 7 June – Friday 10 June Arlington, VA, USA www.uasconferences.com Unmanned Global Systems (UGS) & Eurosatory Monday 13 June – Friday 17 June Paris, France www.ugsevent.com/2016/ & www.eurosatory.com Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tuesday 21 June - Thursday 23 June www.autonomousshipsymposium.com Farnborough International Airshow Monday 11 July – Sunday 17 July Farnborough Airport, UK www.farnborough.com World Congress on Unmanned Systems Engineering Thursday 28 July – Friday 29 July Cebu, Philippines www.wueng-congress.com UAS Summit & Expo Monday 22 August – Wednesday 24 August Grand Forks, ND, USA www.theuassummit.com InterDrone Wednesday 7 September – Friday 9 September Las Vegas, USA www.interdrone.com Commercial UAV Show Asia Tuesday 20 September – Wednesday 21 September Singapore www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/commercial-uav-asia Commercial UAV Show Wednesday 19 October – Thursday 20 October London, UK www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/the-commercial-uav-show Unmanned Systems Defense Tuesday 25 October – Thursday 27 October Arlington, VA, USA www.thedefenseshow.org Commercial UAV Expo Monday 31 October – Wednesday 2 November Las Vegas, NV, USA www.expouav.com Unmanned Systems Canada Tuesday 1 November – Thursday 3 November Edmonton, Canada www.unmannedsystems.ca International Drone Expo Friday 9 December – Saturday 10 December Los Angeles, CA, USA www.intdroneexpo.com UST diary Platform one