15 April 2010
Washington, DC, USA
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Join AUVSI for a day on Capitol Hill to promote robotics technology and innovation. AUVSI will host exhibits in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer and will arrange meetings with Congressional Representatives and Staff to build awareness and discuss issues related to advancing robotics technology in the U.S. This event is being hosted in conjunction with National Robotics Week (10-18 April).
Meetings with Members of Congress** – Take your message to lawmakers and raise awareness about the benefits that robotics can and do offer to society. AUVSI will coordinate meetings with Members of Congress and/or staffers and assist you with your talking points.
Congressional Robotics Caucus Briefing with Opening Remarks by Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and a Keynote Address by Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University.
Exhibits – AUVSI has reserved the Rayburn Foyer to host a small exhibition of robotics technologies. Exhibitors will have an opportunity to introduce and educate lawmakers about their technology. Space is currently fully booked, if you would like to be placed on the waiting list for exhibit space please email Gretchen West at west@auvsi.org. (Exhibits are only available to AUVSI Corporate Members)
Exhibitor List:
-AAI Corporation/Textron
-Aeronix
-American Dynamics
-AnthroTronix
-AV, Inc.
-Applied Research Associates
-Carnegie Mellon University
-Controp USA partnered with General Dynamics OTS
-Elmo Motion Control partnered with RE2, Inc.
-Geo Systems Inc.
-Hydronalix
-Intelligent Automation
-Interbots
-iRobot
-Lapcad
-Liquid Robotics
-Lockheed Martin
-Sonex Research Inc.
-Texas A&M University
-UAV Pro
-University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab
Registration –
$50 (AUVSI Member)*
$100 (Nonmember - this rate includes a 1-year individual membership to AUVSI)
Fee includes a breakfast briefing and lunch.
*If you your membership is not currently up-to-date it will automatically be renewed upon registration and you will be charged $100 for the registration fee and 1-year membership renewal. If you are not a member or a designee of an AUVSI corporate member you will be charged $100 for the registration fee and 1-year membership.
**We urge you to register before 5 April to increase your chances of getting appointments with Members of Congress and Staff. We cannot guarantee meetings at any point, but they are very likely if have your request on or before 5 April. We will accept meeting requests until 9 April and will do our best to accommodate you.
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Contact:
Mario Mairena
mairena@auvsi.org
+1 703 845 9671 x 224
Gretchen West
west@auvsi.org
+1 703 845 9671 x203