On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Up in the Air: Examining the Commercial Applications of Unmanned Aircraft for Small Businesses.”

During the hearing, Committee Members, industry experts, and small business owners will discuss the need to create a culture of safety, compliance, and innovation to ensure that proposed FAA regulations are finalized in a way that allows small businesses to benefit from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) application in all industries.

Thursday, March 10, 2016
“Up in the Air: Examining the Commercial Applications of Unmanned Aircraft for Small Businesses”
10:00 am EST
428A Russell Senate Office Building

Invited witnesses include:

• Mr. Brian Wynne, President and CEO at Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International

• Captain Tim Canoll, President at Air Line Pilots Association, International

• Mr. Eli Dourado, Director, Technology Policy Program at Mercatus Center, George Mason University

• Dr. Thomas W. Vaneck, Vice President, Disruptive Technologies at Physical Sciences Inc.

• Dr. Gregory S. McNeal, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University and Co-Founder at AirMap

The hearing will be streamed live here.

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