United Nations' ICAO to Hold News Conference on UAS at AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2017, May 10

DALLAS - The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which is a specialized agency of the United Nations, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI), will hold a news conference on issues related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). It will take place on Wednesday, May 10 at 1 p.m. CDT in Room D221 of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. The news conference is being held during AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2017, the largest trade show for the unmanned systems and robotics industry.

    WHAT:                               ICAO News Conference on Unmanned
                                        Aircraft Systems (UAS) Issues


    WHO:                                Leslie Cary, RPAS Programme
                                        Manager, ICAO

                                        Brian Wynne, President and CEO,
                                        AUVSI


    WHEN:                              Wednesday, May 10, 2017

                                       1 p.m. CDT


    WHERE:                              Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention
                                        Center

                                       Room D221

                                       650 South Griffin Street

                                       Dallas, TX 75202

Complimentary registration is provided to the media. For more information, click here.

About AUVSI
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) -- the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics -- represents more than 7,500 members from more than 60 countries involved in the fields of government, industry and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets.

Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786

/PRNewswire -- May 8, 2017/

SOURCE Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)