Need to squeeze in yet one more huge drone occasion earlier than the yr ends? Maybe you’ve received a work-sponsored convention registration stipend to attend. Perhaps you might be searching for one other merchandise so as to add to your tax write-offs for 2022 (sure, skilled conferences may be tax-deductible in lots of conditions, although you must all the time seek the advice of with a tax skilled). Or in any other case you simply need a enjoyable getaway that includes drones. Fortunately, there are many Winter 2022 drone occasions to attend.
Particularly coming off of September’s Industrial UAV Expo in Vegas, which gave us thrilling bulletins such because the launch of Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS drone, 2022 has been invigorating for the drone convention crowd.
As we shut out the yr, there are a number of extra occasions which can be nonetheless open for registration, and that look to be value attending.
Listed below are the highest winter 2022 drone occasions I’m watching:
DRL Race within the Cloud: October 11
San Jose, California
The Drone Racing League (DRL) will ring within the launch of its 2022–23 DRL Algorand World Championship Season with the primary skilled drone race in Silicon Valley. The occasion will probably be held at PayPal Park and is open to the general public, with tickets out there on Ticketmaster.
The occasion, held at 7:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday, October 11, is being held in tandem with the opening evening of Google Cloud Subsequent, which is sponsoring the occasion.
For those who can’t attend reside, the 2022–23 DRL Algorand World Championship Season will air on your house screens beginning on Nov. 19, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. EST on NBC, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, and Fb.
DJI AirWorks: October 10-12
Las Vegas, Nevada
DJI Airworks 2022 is DJI’s huge drone convention that targets enterprise customers seeking to find out about drones for business use.
This yr’s AirWorks convention is ready for Monday, Oct. 10 via Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 on the Mirage Lodge & On line casino in Las Vegas. The lineup of audio system this yr consists of Hover UAV CEO Jackie Dujmovic and Los Angeles Hearth Division Deputy Chief Richard Fields. You’ll additionally get the chance to listen to immediately from DJI engineers.
Oh, and also you’ll additionally get to attend a session hosted by me — and it must be a fairly recent pivot from most of the different classes. In my DJI AirWorks workshop, you’ll discover ways to pitch your drone enterprise — related in case you’re seeking to pitch press, pitch traders, or simply to pitch prospects.
Fortunately, that is additionally one of many lowest-cost conferences to attend, at simply $299. Contemplating it additionally consists of complimentary drinks and appetizers on the opening reception in addition to two days value of complimentary breakfast and lunch, you’re virtually creating wealth at that time.
Register for AirWorks right here.
New England UAS and AAM Summit 2022: October 26 and 27
Burlington, Massachusetts
This two-day summit is ready to concentrate on one particular space: scaling airspace and autonomy — whereas additionally understanding its impacts on society and enterprise.
The convention is a joint effort placed on by AUVSI New England, NDIA New England, and MassAutonomy, and it must be of curiosity to drone companies, regulatory consultants, metropolis planners, and technologists. Among the many highlights is ready to be a dialogue on how new superior air mobility “vertiports” will combine with native communities. There’s additionally a PitchFest and exhibit corridor.
It’ll be held on the Northeastern College Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Tickets begin at $495, although you’ll pay simply $446 in case you register earlier than Sept. 30.
European Drone Discussion board: November 7 and eight
Cologne, Germany (and on-line)
The European Drone Discussion board is designed for drone producers and operators to debate upcoming rules, reviews on operational experiences and challenges.
This yr’s convention will probably be significantly fascinating given the upcoming adjustments to flying drones with a particular C0 to C4 class identification labels. Again in 2019, the European Union Aviation Security Company (EASA) printed a complete algorithm which go into impact in 2024, and already we’re seeing drones getting licensed. Lately, the DJI Mavic 3 drone earned compliance with the drone class C1 necessities.
Tickets begin at €199 for UAVDACH members or €499 for nonmembers to attend in-person. Or, in case you’d reasonably dial in by way of Zoom, tickets are €99 for members or €199 for nonmembers.
World of Drones & Robotics Congress 2022: November 14 and 15
Brisbane, Australia
It’s winter within the U.S., however the beauty of the World of Drones & Robotics Congress 2022 is that it’ll really be summer season. That’s as a result of it’s held on the Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia.
The convention seems on the convergence of drones with different types of robotics, autonomy and AI, honing in on enterprise and funding. This yr’s convention additionally features a Nationwide Drone Security Discussion board and Sovereign Provide and Protection Industries Discussion board.
I attended again in 2017 and might attest to an extremely excessive caliber of audio system and group. It’s maybe unsurprising that this convention is among the greatest, provided that World of Drones & Robotics Congress was ideated by Dr. Catherine Ball, an writer, founder, and ethics advocate working throughout international initiatives the place robotics and new expertise meet environmental safety.
It’s additionally arduous to not go up a chance to go to Australia — particularly when it’s summer season down below.
Tickets for World of Drones & Robotics Congress 2022 begin at $435 for an everyday, single day go, although they drop to $355 in case you register and pay earlier than Sept. 30, 2022.
CSU Drone Flight College: December 12 via 16
Parker, Colorado
For those who’re searching for in-person drone coaching from the people who find themselves consultants in utilizing them, contemplate Drone Flight College. Placed on by Colorado State College and hosted by the Parker, Colorado Police Division, you’ll be taught what it’s essential go the preliminary FAA Half 107 examination. Plus there’s hands-on flying, too.
The course is $450 for CSU-affiliated college students, researchers, workers, and college, and $550 for everybody else.
What different drone occasions are you attending in winter 2022 to shut out the yr? Go away a remark beneath!
