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Students – Apply Before Oct. 1st for the $2500 Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship
USC is proud to support post-secondary students with a $2500 Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship Award. To honour Canada’s rising stars who shape the future of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, USC is proud to offer an annual Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship Award. In December 2006, a young, gifted unmanned vehicles engineer working with CDL
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2018 Election Notice for Unmanned Systems Canada’s Board of Directors
Call for candidates is open for nominations for USC-STC’s Board of Directors To: All Members of Unmanned Systems Canada and interested individuals from the unmanned vehicle community Unmanned Systems Canada/Systémes Telécommandés Canada (USC-STC) is the national non-profit industry association representing Canada’s innovative community of aerial, ground and marine unmanned vehicle systems. We
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ONTARIO POWER GENERATION ANNOUNCES 2018 Ignite Competition for $25K Seed Funding Award
For the second straight year OPG has partnered with the Spark Centre – an innovation center – to host a pitch competition. The competition features the unique opportunity to collaborate with OPG and potentially win $25,000 of seed funding! IRI 2018 Ignite Challenge: Optimize the Health and Performance of Canada’s
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Nominate a Community Champion for a USC Award!
USC Members are invited to Nominate Individuals and Organization for Awards by October 1, 2018 Attention all USC Members – Call for Awards Nominees is Open!Each year, Unmanned Systems Canada recognizes community champions from across the aerial, land and marine vehicle sector with two awards and a presentation at our
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Canadian Automated Vehicles Institute Launched
Barrie Kirk USC Board Member Barrie Kirk, is a co-founder and the Executive Director of CAVCOE (formerly the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence). In his capacity as a consultant and speaker, he has assisted many public and private sector organizations prepare for the AV era. This led to the
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NAV Canada Seeks RPAS Traffic System Development Manager – Closes 16 Sept
Details in the attachments. Applications close 16 September. External-Job-Posting-Manager-RPAS-Traffic-Management-System-Development_20180828-012_FRDownload External-Job-Posting-Manager-RPAS-Traffic-Management-System-DevelopmentDownload
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Early Bird Discount for ‘Unmanned Canada 2018″ Extended to Sept. 14th
Register now to save $100! Sept. 14th is the last day to get the early bird rate for the 16th Annual National Unmanned Systems Conference and Trade Show. Join us from October 30th to November 1st in Vancouver, BC for Canada’s largest industry event. This year’s theme is “Innovating Canada – By
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11th Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAS Competition 2018-2019
University and college teams from across Canada will test their team work and problem solving skills to assist a power utility company in Alma Quebec whose solar farm has been damaged by severe thunder storms. This made in Canada SIMULATED BVLOS scenario will have teams identify the damage, note significant
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USC’s Autonomous Ground Student Competition gains Financial Support from Transport Canada
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Garneau, Minister of Transport Canada, announced the Advanced Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System (ACATS) program and Clean Rail Academic Grant Program on August 29, 2018 at Carleton University in Ottawa.
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Review of Regulatory Issues in Transportation and Infrastructure by Treasury Board (hint – it covers UAS)
The Government of Canada, via Treasury Board, is looking for feedback on how regulations help or hinder industry and competitiveness in Canada. Treasury Board, in 2018, is looking at Transportation, including autonomous vehicles. This is an opportunity to give feedback to Transport Canada on their regulatory processes and the impacts
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