The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just announced
that it will be jointly holding an extremely significant UAS
Symposium with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University on April
19–20, 2016. A large number of prominent FAA personnel,
including FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Deputy Administrator
Mike Whitaker, will be in attendance. The FAA is billing this
meeting as "a forum for the UAS industry and stakeholder
community to provide input and feedback directly to FAA
decision-makers on topics related to UAS Integration."
The two-day program will cover all of the issues critical to the
advancement of the industry. This includes a discussion on UAS
certification issues with the director of the Aircraft
Certification office, developments in low altitude airspace
management, airport issues, and what the FAA sees as the key
research challenges. There will also be sessions dealing with
federal pre-emption and the authority of the states to regulate
