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SMi Group is delighted to announce their 11th annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems conference, to be held on the 16th & 17th October 2011 in London. The leading UK and UAV based conference provides a forum for global thought leadership and knowledge sharing, and concisely meets the challenges presented by the annual growth that occurs in what is the most dynamic community within the aviation sector.

UAS 2011 will once again remain astride of the latest developments by focusing on the key issues within the unmanned aerial domain.

Hear from a line-up of key speakers:
• Major General Stephen D. Schmidt, Commander, Airborne Early and Control Force Command, NATO
• Colonel David Evans, ISTAR Capability Branch, British Army
• Bogdan Horvat, Executive Officer, NAGSMA NATO
• Lieutenant Colonel Guy Armstrong, Project Manager UAV Systems, Canadian Forces
• Lieutenant Colonel Frits Müller, Integration Division/Flight Safety, Royal Netherlands Army
• Lieutenant Commander Gerry Corbett, Directorate of Airspace Policy, Civil Aviation Authority UK
• Captain Tom Kalkhoven, Integration Division/Flight Safety, Royal Netherlands Army
• Major General Kenneth Israel (Rtd), Former Director of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) & Vice President Of Business Development, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions
• Chris Naftel, Global Hawk Project Manager, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
• John Moreland, Secretary General, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Association

To view the conference agenda and full speaker line-up, please visit www.uasconference.com.

In addition, exclusive to UAS 2011, SMi will also deliver 3 pre-conference workshops on 15th November:
Workshop A: Acoustics And Optical Sense And Avoid Workshop, hosted by DR.IR. Hans-Elias De Bree, R&D Director, MICROFLOWN AVISA
Workshop B: The Latest Simulation Solutions and Hands-On Training Exercises, hosted by Roy Peshin and Ayelet Segelman, Simlat
Workshop C: Rotary Wing Applications: Command and Control Cockpit Systems, Sensors and Test & Evaluation, hosted by Jarno Puff, A2Tech.

Visit www.uasconference.com for more information or to register your place. Alternatively, contact James Hitchen at Tel: +44 (0) 207 827 6054 or Email: jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk

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About SMi Group

Unmanned Aircraft Systems is just one of the many conferences that are a part of the SMi Group portfolio.
The SMi Group is a world leader in business to business information. With nearly two decades in the business, thousands of senior executives from blue chip companies have already benefitted from SMi’s highly targeted conferences, workshops and publications. For more information visit www.smi-online.co.uk

For further information, contact:
James Hitchen
Tel: +44 (0) 207 827 6054
Email: jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk

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