When

Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
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Where

World Wildlife Fund, US 
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington DC, DC 20037
 

 
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Contact

Natalie Bailey 
Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group 
202-492-7354 
nbailey@abcg.org 
 

ABCG Thematic Meeting: On the Wings of Robots - the Ups and Downs of Using UAVs in Conservation 

 

Please join ABCG for an exploration of the current uses, potential developments, and challenges of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in conservation.

In this meeting we will:

  • Review the scope of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in use in conservation
  • Understand the conservation opportunities UAVs provide and technical specifications needed
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration between conservationists, engineers, and UAV specialists
  • Explore security, humans rights, and other concerns

 

Photo credit: Ugalla Primate Project / the Jane Goodall Institute

Presenters will include:

John Waugh, Integra LLC

 

Colby Loucks, World Wildlife Fund-US

David Wilkie, Wildlife Conservation Society

Lilian Pintea, the Jane Goodall Institute

Aliyah Pandolfi, Kashmir World Foundation

Joseph Campagna, Artemis LLC

Isaac Shpantzer, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Optix

Nadine Trahan, Gaia Spatial, LLC

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