Mississippi UAS Symposium 2026

March 2, 2026

Ole Miss Johnson Commons Ballroom
Registration fee: $75/attendee, $25/student, $0 Ole Miss faculty, staff & students

Agenda:

8:00-8:30 am – Registration & Breakfast 

8:30-9:00 am – Welcome and Opening 

9:00-10:00 am – Law. A foundational overview of legal and regulatory framework to safely and effectively integrate UAS into disaster response operations.

10:10-11:10 am – Emergency Ops and Data. How emergency responders can use UAS-collected data for disaster response while addressing privacy concerns.

11:20-12:20 pm – Things to Come/Air Traffic Control. How UAS operations are integrated into disaster-response airspace through ground-and-air coordination.

12:30-1:30 pm – Lunch & Keynote

12:15:00-12:45 pm – Lunch Keynote 

1:40-2:40 pm – Scenarios. Real-world operational examples to showcase the challenges first responders face with using UAS.

2:50-3:50 pm – Air Space Coordination, Counter UAS, & No Drone Zones. How disaster-response organizations are currently integrating UAS into their missions and the growing role of counter-UAS strategies. 

4:00-4:45 pm – Survey of first responder UAS-users for FAA research.

4:45-5:00 pm – Closing

5:30-6:30 pm – Reception in Ole Miss Law School atrium

Thank you to our Sponsor - Aerospace and Defense Alliance of Mississippi (ADAM) https://www.msaerodefense.org/