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\"ArduPilot<\/div>\n
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October 23\u201325, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brookstreet Hotel \u00b7 Ottawa, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three days of talks, live demonstrations and collaboration around open-source autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ArduPilot is an open-source autopilot project for drones and other autonomous vehicles. Its developer team, partner organizations, researchers and users are gathering in Ottawa. UTILI is pleased to help host the conference, with Saturday afternoon flight demonstrations at Area X.O.<\/p>\n

Hosted by<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Carleton<\/div>\n
\"NSERC<\/div>\n
\"Invest<\/div>\n
\"Area<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Registered?<\/strong> All attendees must be invited, please write to Nate at nathanielmailhot@cunet.carleton.ca<\/a> for all matters related to this conference.<\/div>\n
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Driving to the venue at 525 Legget Drive in Kanata?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surface parking is free, adjacent lots are available on weekends, and parking passes for the underground parking garage are available at our registration table. With all the construction, please watch carefully so you don\u2019t miss the turn into the venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Make the most of your time in Ottawa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking for food near Brookstreet, airport and local transit, or places to explore? Check out our interactive visitor guide.<\/p>\n

ArduPilot 2026 Developer Conference Food, Landmarks, Transit, and Museums\/Galleries \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pre-events<\/a>Friday 23<\/a>Saturday 24<\/a>Flight demos<\/a>Sunday 25<\/a><\/div>\n

Before the Conference<\/h2>\n
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Arriving Early? October 19\u201322<\/h3>\n

Informal developer days at Brookstreet Hotel: work sessions, demo preparation and hangouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BlueTides After Dark<\/em><\/h3>\n

Thursday, October 22 \u00b7 17:00\u201320:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Rig Brewery<\/strong> \u00b7 101A Schneider Rd #3, Kanata<\/p>\n

Pizza and beer on Blue Robotics! Optional developer bingo, with a Blue Robotics gift card prize.<\/p>\n

Register for BlueTides After Dark<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Friday, October 23<\/h2>\n

ArduPilot Updates and BVLOS Flights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brookstreet Hotel<\/p>\n

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08:30-09:00<\/div>\n
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Baked Goods, Fruit and Refreshments<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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09:00-09:30<\/div>\n
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Introduction and Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nathaniel Mailhot \/ Jeremy Lalibert\u00e9 \u00b7 Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton University
Uninhabited Aircraft Systems Training, Innovation and Leadership Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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09:30-10:00<\/div>\n
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ArduPilot Systems Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Tridgell \u00b7 ArduPilot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10:00-11:00<\/div>\n
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BVLOS Operations Development in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steven Bellingham \u00b7 NAV CANADA \/ Craig Bloch-Hansen \u00b7 Transport Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11:00-11:30<\/div>\n
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Morning Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11:30-12:00<\/div>\n
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Traffic Systems Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lindsay Mohr \u00b7 AIRmarket<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12:00-12:30<\/div>\n
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ArduPilot in SAIT\u2019s Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allister Schreiber \u00b7 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12:30-13:15<\/div>\n
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Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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13:15-14:00<\/div>\n
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PANEL \u00b7 Path to Compliant<\/i> BVLOS Operations, for Canada and Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan Moss \u00b7 Manna
Tim Tuxworth \u00b7 ArduPilot \/ SmartFleet.systems
Lindsay Mohr \u00b7 AIRmarket
Carlos Ruella \u00b7 Transport Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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14:00-14:40<\/div>\n
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Lightning Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n

14:00<\/b> Omar Husain \u00b7 AVSS
MAVLink-ATAK Interoperability
14:10<\/b> Marc-Antoine Leclerc \/ Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke
Disturbance-Rejection Control and Side-Thruster Integration
14:20<\/b> David (\u201cBuzz\u201d) Bussenschutt \/ ArduPilot \u00b7 MissionPlannerRust, Zephyr HAL, and RP2350
14:30<\/b> Hideyuki Fujikawa \u00b7 Drone Japan \u00b7 Arivia: Water-Surface Drone Shows with ArduPilot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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14:40-15:10<\/div>\n
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Enabling Long-Range BVLOS Operations at Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexandre Borowczyk \u00b7 Shearwater Aerospace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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15:10-15:30<\/div>\n
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Afternoon Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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15:30-16:00<\/div>\n
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ArduSub: Folklore, Features and Future<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eliot Sandberg \/ Willian Galvani \u00b7 Blue Robotics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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16:00-16:30<\/div>\n
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Canadian Space Agency Balloon Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vlad Artyshchuk \u00b7 Canadian Space Agency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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16:30-17:00<\/div>\n
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Thrust WSH – Jet Powered Water Speed Record Attempt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Hall \u00b7 ArduPilot \/ KHUnmanned<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Saturday, October 24<\/h2>\n

Copters, Swarms, and Live Flight Demos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brookstreet Hotel \u00b7 Afternoon at Area X.O<\/p>\n

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08:30-09:00<\/div>\n
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Baked Goods, Fruit and Refreshments<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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09:00-09:30<\/div>\n
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Aerial Photography Copter Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Randy Mackay \u00b7 ArduPilot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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09:30-10:00<\/div>\n
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Copter Scripted Acrobatics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Piper \u00b7 FOSS UAV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10:00-10:30<\/div>\n
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High-Speed Landing Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isaac Tunney & John Bass \u00b7 Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10:30-10:45<\/div>\n
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Morning Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10:45-11:10<\/div>\n
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ArduSwarm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kwaku Richter
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026 contributor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11:10-11:30<\/div>\n
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Collective Return Home in Skybrush<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tam\u00e1s Nepusz \u00b7 CollMot Robotics Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11:30-11:40<\/div>\n
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Lightning Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30<\/b> Patrick Hinchey \/ Fliight Technologies \u00b7 Meala Flight-Log Database<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11:40-12:05<\/div>\n
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BVLOS in Canada: Regulations and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tim Tuxworth \u00b7 ArduPilot \/ SmartFleet.systems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12:05-12:45<\/div>\n
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Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12:45-13:00<\/div>\n
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Bus Loading<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 minutes reserved before departure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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24b \u00b7 Live Flight Demonstrations at Area X.O<\/h3>\n

Bus transfer provided \u00b7 Depart Brookstreet 13:00 \u00b7 Return approximately 18:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u26a0 Sign the Area X.O waiver<\/a> before arrival, as its required for flight demo area access.<\/strong>The final flight sequence and aircraft lineup are subject to change.<\/p>\n

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Andy Piper \u00b7 FOSS UAV<\/h3>\n

Aircraft:<\/strong> Armattan Marmotte5 variants + iFlight Nazgul5<\/p>\n