Austin Forum

Drones: Changing Business, Agriculture, Security, and More

4/15/2018

April 2018

Here’s What Happened at Drones: Changing Business, Agriculture, Security, and More
Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library, to our speakers, speakers, Craig Nehrkorn, Drone Dynamics and Brandon N. Eickhoff, Director of Business Development – Drone Team, Intel.

Top 5 Takeaways

1. All 1,218 of the Intel drones at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics were operated by a single pilot.

2. New drone innovations include obstacle avoidance, AI at the edge, autonomous air taxi, and indoor location system. (We did our flying demo outside anyway.)

3. How are drones used in industry? Here’s the breakdown.

4. Drones were a huge help after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas. Check out the photos in the presentation slides.
5. Want to learn more? Download the free 120+ page 2018 Commercial Drone Industry EBook.

Special thanks to Trifecta on 3rd for the great pizza at the afterparty! Our attendees have shared they want to keep the conversations going after our presentations and networking receptions, so keep an eye on our website for info on future afterparties with food, drinks, and connection.

Join us on May 8 for Social Media: How Is It Influencing Society, and How Should Society Influence It? with Robert Chesney (School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin), Sherri Greenberg (LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin), and Amanda Zamora (The Texas Tribune).

Social media is pervasive in the connected world. Facebook now has over 2 billion active users, Twitter shares over 500 million tweets per day, YouTube receives 300 minutes of uploaded video content every second, LinkedIn has become the de facto professional platform, and Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and others are thriving for some purposes and audiences. With billions of people spending so much time in social media platforms, it is increasingly important to understand how these platforms are shaping our society.Austin experts and leaders will discuss and debate the current issues in social media—news consumption, fake news, digital privacy, influence on younger audiences, and more—and share their recommendations for how social media platforms should be used, enhanced and/or limited, and potentially even regulated. There will be an extensive Q&A period for attendees followed by a networking event with the speakers and other experts on the topic. It is sure to be a lively night of discussion at the Austin Forum!
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