Wed, Apr 11, 2007
Aims To Increase Awareness Of Canadian Technologies
Aero-News has learned representatives from leading Canadian
defense companies, the Canadian government and academia have formed
a national trade organization to promote the advancement and global
application of Canadian expertise in the growing field of unmanned
vehicle systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The new organization, known as AUVSI-Canada, affiliated with the
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), is
headquartered in Ottawa and will work to establish regional
chapters. Its primary focus is to increase awareness of
Canada’s leading-edge research and capabilities in fielding
state-of-the-art technologies and systems in the rapidly growing
area of unmanned vehicle systems.
The formation of AUVSI-Canada is a very important step in
bringing together organizations with a common purpose in
strengthening Canada’s position as a leading developer of
unmanned systems solutions and promoting them to potential
customers and partners around the world. It also links Canada to
AUVSI’s initiative to network the global unmanned vehicle
systems industry.
"Canada will become the model that we use to create similar
organizations in Australia, Europe and Asia in an effort to develop
stronger ties among the leading organizations in unmanned systems
around the world," said Daryl Davidson, executive director of
AUVSI.
An Advisory Committee has been established to guide the start-up
of AUVSI-Canada including its incorporation and development of its
charter, governance structure and business plan. As part of its
launch activities, AUVSI is exploring holding a conference to
highlight Canadian and related activities in unmanned systems in
the Fall of 2007. More information on the event details will be
forthcoming.
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 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.
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