Last October, the Georgia Drone Summit was a sky-high success! Unfortunately, a 2018 summit is not on the horizon. Instead, we look forward to providing other opportunities to engage with the UAS community, so stay tuned!

We're thrilled to welcome Melanie Charyton, the Media Planner for @SR_, to DBB this afternoon! Mel is not only an NMI alum, but helped launch the first ever Georgia Drone Summit last year and was the lead TA for 2020. We love when our NMI family returns, and Mel is no exception!

Check out the Software and Sensors Breakout Panel with Josh Ziering from Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk.io), Josh Pruitt from Abroadened Horizon, and moderator Gary O'Neill from Georgia, USA! ow.ly/2IZg30iVC0V

Check out the Choosing Your Drone: DOA: Drone Ownership and Acquisition Breakout Panel with Jeff Hemming from CarolinaDroneAcademy and John Rubenstahl from CNN AIR! ow.ly/28jg30iZyuD

We're happy to introduce the Agriculture and Forestry Breakout Panel with Daniel Knaul and @scheiner_daniel from SkyraiderAeronautics, Simerjeet Virk from CropSoilUGA, Young Kim from Digital Harvest, and moderator @agsafetypeanutfrom UGA Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. ow.ly/dmJA30j0TqK

Check out our Q&A Breakout Panel about The Legal Landscape: The 400 Foot View with David Vigilante from CNN! ow.ly/leEH30j0Wc2

Check out the Starting a Drone-Based Business: Drones for Inspections, etc. Breakout Panel with WCNC Charlottethomas from @wcnc and DroneCLT, Jeff Hemming from CarolinaDroneAcademy, BobJohnson from Johnson Consulting, and moderator B MORGAN from Wings Drones & Autonomous Magazine .ow.ly/cFth30j0WPx

Check out the Environmental Monitoring: Breakout Panel with Kimberly M. Andrews and R. Daniel Harris from Odum School of Ecology (no longer monitored), @mmadden50 from UGA's GRC, Jefferey Beauvais from Integrative Conservation PhD Program, Courtney Balling from CropSoilUGA, and moderator Matthew Burgess from FLORIDA . ow.ly/npYN30j9bl2

Check out the Weather Breakout Panel with Jim Robinson from The Weather Channel, @TonyThomasWSB from WSB-TV, Doug Evans from FOX 5 Atlanta and moderator @DrShepherd2013, the Director of UGA's Atmospheric Sciences Program! ow.ly/6AFE30jcEVd

Check out the Safety and Security Breakout Panel with Elizabeth Wharton, an attorney from City of Atlanta, GA and Atlanta Airport, and Matt Sloane, the CEO of Skyfire Consulting! youtu.be/fuIZsjjd-8A

Check out the Film and Entertainment Breakout Panel with Louie Northern from Ascend Aerials, Russ Jamieson from Broadcast Solutions, Brian Wray as an independent consultant, and moderator John Weatherford from New Media Institute! youtu.be/BYaRq-MuDOg

We're excited to introduce the Keynote and Feature Sessions! Check out the opening keynote "On the Horizon What to Expect From the Future of Drones with Eric Ebenstein from AirMap! youtu.be/9nm7AKrsl5U

Check out our Feature Session "Not to Pressure You... But the Future of Drones is in Your Hands" with Al Tompkins from Poynter Institute! ow.ly/VKap30jna7X

Check out our "Friday's Show and Share" hosted by Greg Agvent from CNN Air and featuring Shep Ogden, Daniel Scheiner, Kelsey Norris, Travis Fox, and Miller Morrow! ow.ly/iRTL30jnKAq

We're eager to share the second Morning Keynote, "Privacy and Ethics", with Mickey Osterreicher from NPPA and Sonja West from the UGA School of Law. ow.ly/S1sg30jqdu8

Check out the Breakout Session on Education with Jacquene Curlee from KidsDroneZone and Tripp Lowe from UGA's Warnell School!ow.ly/uQee30jtzs1

Check out our Lunchtime Panel with @LeeLellman, Emily Avant and Matt Clarke from @HLDrones! ow.ly/82zG30jqdNY

Check out the Sharing Data: Planning and Publishing Drone Content with Google Tools Feature Session with Sam Stewart from the SPJ Training Program in Partnership with the Google News Lab! ow.ly/NVDD30jxcRQ

Check out The Logistics of Caring: Innovation, Impact and Capacity Building Feature Session with Joe Ruiz from The The UPS Foundation! ow.ly/m1Pn30jxB0X

Check out our Closing Keynote: Drones in Natural Disasters with Matt Sloane from Skyfire Consulting and Walt Wylupek from Atlanta Drone! ow.ly/PToP30jxBo6