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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2018
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
DENVER — Winners for the inaugural XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) were named today during an awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The winners represent accomplishments by companies, organizations and individuals across the unmanned systems community.
“The unmanned systems industry is innovating at an incredible rate and creating tremendous benefits for our economy, lifestyle, and society,” said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards give us a chance to recognize the companies and individuals who are propelling the industry into the future.”
The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards, presented for the first time this year, honor innovators with demonstrated commitments to advancing technology, leading and promoting safe operations, and developing programs that use unmanned systems to improve the human condition. These are the winners in each category:
Technology Innovation
Counter UAS & Security
Cybersecurity
Detect & Avoid
Inspection/Mapping & Surveying
Remote Identification
Innovative Unmanned Solutions
Training & Education
Training & Education Organization
Training & Education Provider – Airmanship and Contribution to the UAS Industry (Individual)
Operations & Safety
Operations & Safety Organization
Operations & Safety – Airmanship and Contribution to the UAS Industry (Individual)
Recipients of the AUVSI Humanitarian Award will be announced on Thursday, May 3 at 9:00 a.m. MDT during the keynote presentation in the Mile High Ballroom at the convention center.
As the unmanned systems industry’s largest trade show and conference, XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between. For more information about the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards and XPONENTIAL, visit xponential.org
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 corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets.