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A Letter from Our Chairman
American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to Announce the 2nd Annual Counter UAS Congress taking place May 23–24 in Washington, D.C. at the Holiday Inn Washington Capitol. This must attend Congress is recognized as the premiere CUAS summit that has been carefully crafted with an interactive agenda highlighting current Legislative Rules & Emerging Regulations that are impacting sUAS owner/operators (Class I for the micro, mini and small drones), (Class II medium-sized, tactical systems), (Class III for MediumAltitude Long-Endurance), and (High-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms. Additional program content will include comprehensive needs & requirements briefings, as well as panel discussions covering in depth examinations of DoD & Government, civil & commercial CUAS needs and challenges. Delegates will also take part in interactive discussions with our speakers as conversations progress between Legal Plans & Policy through comprehensive cutting-edge technical capabilities discussions. Seats are expected to sell out again this year, please reserve your registration at https://www.americanconference.com/counter-uas-technology/
Confirmed Keynotes & Special Presentations Include:
MICROPHONE The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOT&E (OSD)
MICROPHONE Eric J. Soskin, Inspector General, Department of Transportation
MICROPHONE Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
MICROPHONE Colonel Michael Parent, USA, Project Office Commander, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
MICROPHONE Colette S. Peters, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
MICROPHONE L. Scott Parker, (Acting) Deputy Associate Director, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Sampling of Organizations that have supported prior CUAS Congress include:
Angle-Right Federal Bureau of Investigation
Angle-Right U.S. Central Command
Angle-Right Federal Bureau of Prisons
Angle-Right Air Force Materiel Command
Angle-Right Federal Aviation Administration
Angle-Right Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Angle-Right U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
Boeing
Raytheon
Angle-Right Joint Counter sUAS Office Angle-Right Plus – many others organization with experts from the Drone Industry, Government, and Military from the Homeland, NATO & Allied Countries.
It is my privilege to serve as Congress Chairman and hope you will consider joining us for this unique professional event with quality social, networking, sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Respectfully,
Major General (USAF-ret) James Poss

Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C
CEO, ISR Ideas
Conference Chairman
Who Should Attend
• CEOs/COOs Unmanned Aircraft & Aviation Defense Systems
• Presidents/Vice Presidents Defense & UAS Programs
• University R&D Directors Faculty
• General Managers, Defense Weapons Programs
• Commanding Officers & COCOMs
• Directors, Advanced Programs, Aviation
• DoD Branch Service Chiefs
• Business Development Managers, Autonomous Aircraft Systems
• Sr. Marketing Managers, Defense Systems
• Sr. Analysts, Defense Weapons & Testing
• Sales Directors, Space & Defense Systems
• Principal & Chief Scientists
• Program & Project Managers
• Aerospace Mechanical Engineers
• Aviation & Autonomous Systems Engineers
• Test & Evaluation Engineers
• Mechanical Science Leads
The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOT&E (OSD)