Africa Surveyors May-June issue 2021

EVENTS
Commercial UAV Expo Americas Announces
Massive Early Support for 2021 Event
Organizers of the annual Commercial UAV Expo
Americas, the leading commercial drone trade
show and conference in North America, have
announced an impressive list of more than 225
supporters from six continents for the 2021 event,
which will take place September 7-9, 2021 at The
Mirage Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV.
Hundreds of associations and media companies have
already signed on as supporters of Commercial UAV
Expo Americas 2021. “Industry leaders have clearly
cast their votes for Commercial UAV Expo Americas in
2021,” said Lee Corkhill, Group Director at Diversified
Communications, organizer of the event. “225+
media and association supporters have signed on as
Supporting Partners for this year’s
event, as Commercial UAV Expo Americas has firmly
established itself as the leading event to bring the
industry safely back together and serve professionals
integrating and operating commercial UAS.”
The 2019 edition of Commercial UAV Expo Americas
drew in 3,100 attendees, 200+ exhibitors, and 200+
presenters from over 50 countries. The full list of
supporters and attendees who took part in the event
can be found here. Special features of the 2021 event
include live outdoor drone demonstrations and the
DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit with
The Joburg Indaba
two full days of programming for drone operators
and program managers across law enforcement, fire,
search & rescue, and other emergency services for
strategic discussions and workshops surrounding
the evolving use of unmanned aircraft systems. New
this year, the UAM Summit, organized by Amsterdam
Drone Week, will be a platform for knowledge-sharing
and where key players co-create and cooperate to
create urban air mobility solutions together.
Full event information, including workshops,
conference programming, networking events and
more will be available soon. Registration for the 2021
event will open in June – stay in the know.
Joburg Indaba is a highly regarded and influential
industry platform which attracts an unparalleled
line-up of CEOs, Government, investors and
industry experts who come together to debate the
critical issues facing the mining sector in South
Africa. Speakers discuss the current challenges
and opportunities in the industry including
macroeconomic and political factors, how different
commodities and sectors are performing, current
energy challenges, the investment landscape, ESG,
modernisation and much more.
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