The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) co-hosted the FAA's 3^rd annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium March 6-8, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Read the 2018 FAA UAS Symposium (PDF) report.

Day 1

• Day 1 Plenaries (PDF)
• Forecasting and Emerging Markets Looking in the Crystal Ball (PDF)
• UAS Rulemaking From Idea to Implementation (PDF)
• Unblocking the Potential for Flying Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (PDF)
• Unsafe Unauthorized UAS What Can You Do (PDF)

Day 2

• Autonomous Vehicles – Lessons Learned for and from UAS (PDF)
• Conducting Public Aircraft Operations (PDF)
• Day 2 Plenaries (PDF)
• Drones and Public Safety – Useful Tool or Public Nuisance (PDF)
• Flying Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Today (PDF)
• International Operators in the United States (PDF)
• Submitting Operational Waiver Requests (PDF)
• The Future of UAS Remote Identification (PDF)
• UAS Standards – What Exists and What's Coming (PDF)
• Understanding and Enabling Air Traffic Management for UAS (PDF)
• We're Talking Drone Safety – Who's Listening (PDF)

Day 3

• A Beginner's Guide to Spectrum Policy (PDF)
• Day 3 Plenaries (PDF)
• Drone Delivery – How Close Are We (PDF)
• Experimental Special Airworthiness Certification (PDF)
• Flying UAS in Emergencies and Disaster Response (PDF)
• Getting an Agricultural Operator Certification (PDF)
• Global Integration – Getting on the Same Page (PDF)
• Improving User Experience (PDF)
• Risk Mitigation in UAS Operations (PDF)
• Submitting Waiver-Authorization Requests (PDF)
• UAS Research – Who's Doing What to Support Integration (PDF)
• UAS Type Certification – Worth the Effort (PDF)