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Arlington, Virginia - The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is pleased to announce the new members of AUVIS's Board of Directors. "We are honored to welcome these technology, policy, and industry leaders to the association's governing board," said AUVSI President & CEO Brian Wynne. "These new board members represent a diverse range of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Textron Systems, all focused on helping AUVSI lead the unmanned systems industry toward an exciting future. We congratulate those elected and look forward to their service on the board." 

Officers elected to the AUVSI Board:

John Burke, Airbus, Chairman

Dallas Brooks, New Mexico State University, Executive Vice Chairman

Mark Gordon, Stratom, Inc., First Vice Chairman

Michelle Kalphat, Consultant, Treasurer



Additionally, John Lademan, Northrop Grumman Corp., continues service on the board as Immediate Past Chairman for the upcoming term.

Directors elected to the AUVSI Board:

Peter Bale, Sentinel Robotic Solutions

Mark Blanks, Kansas State University

Thomas Dingus, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Ben Gielow, Amazon

William Irby, Textron Systems

Dave Vos, Google

Directors continuing service on the AUVSI Board:

David Agnew, Continental Automotive

Neil Hunter

Rand LeBouvier, Bluefin Robotics Corp.

Leonard Ligon, Alaska Center for UAS Integration

Paul McDuffee, Insitu

Ben Miller, Mesa County (Arizona) Sheriff's Office

Stewart Moorehead, John Deere

Stephen Newton, Discovery Air Defense Services

David Place, Naval Postgraduate School

Suzy Young, University of Alabama in Huntsville

The new board of directors terms of office will commence at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2015 in Atlanta, May 4 -7, where for more than four decades, AUVSI's Unmanned Systems conference and trade show has been the premiere worldwide event for the unmanned land, sea, and air industries. For more information or to register visit www.auvsishow.org.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents more than 7,500 individual members and over 625 corporate members from 55 countries and 2,500 organizations involved in the fields of government, industry and academia.