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# The Domestic Drone Revolution: Risks and Rewards in Perspective 

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September 27, 2016 10 AM - 12:15 PM EDT 

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Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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##### Featuring 

Panelists include **Tim Adelman**, attorney, [LeclairRyan](https://www.leclairryan.com/tim-adelman/); **Kristi Lane Scott**, Deputy Director, Office of Privacy & Civil Liberties, United States Department of Justice; **Patrick Eddington**, policy analyst, homeland security and civil liberties, Cato Institute; **Matthew Feeney**, policy analyst at the Cato Institute; **Travis R. Hall**, telecommunications policy analyst**,** National Telecommunications and Information Administration; **Arthur Holland Michel**, co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College; **Don Roby**, training program manager, Airborne Law Enforcement Association; **Stephanie Spear**, commercial regulatory policy representative, National Association of Realtors; **Jay Stanley**, senior policy analyst at the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; and **Justin Towles,** vice president, regulatory and legislative affairs, American Association of Airport Executives. 

As of 2016 over a million drones have been sold in America—to individual consumers, private companies, nonprofits, universities, and law enforcement organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. New regulatory schemes—some mandatory, others voluntary—have been implemented to help these stakeholders manage the safety, privacy, and operational concerns expressed about the use of drones domestically. But recent developments raise critical questions about whether the full range of the possibilities—and the perils—of domestic drone use have been explored.

The recent mass shooting incident in Dallas involved the first use of an armed unmanned system on U.S. soil. Will the precedent lead police to seek to use aerial armed drones in the future? Technology is allowing drones to stay aloft for hours, even days at a time. Will such capabilities lead to persistent, pervasive aerial surveillance? And what about the economic promise of drones? How are they being used now in the commercial sector? Have aviation safety concerns been adequately addressed? Our panelists will explore these issues in depth.

| **10:00–10:05AM** | **Opening Remarks** |
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| **10:05–11:05AM** | **Panel 1: Drones, Law Enforcement, and Civil Liberties** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-27-16-01.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-27-16-01.mp3) **Tim Adelman**, Attorney, [LeclairRyan](https://www.leclairryan.com/tim-adelman/) **Kristi Lane Scott**, Deputy Director, Office of Privacy & Civil Liberties, United States Department of Justice **Jay Stanley**, Senior Policy Analyst at the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project **Don Roby**, Training Program Manager, Airborne Law Enforcement Association Moderated by [**Matthew Feeney**](https://www.cato.org/people/matthew-feeney), Policy Analyst, Cato Institute |
| **11:05–11:10AM** | **Break** |
| **11:10AM–12:15PM** | **Panel 2: Drones: Commercial Applications and the Regulatory Landscape** [Download video of the panel](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4/cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-27-16-02.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-27-16-02.mp3) **Arthur Holland Michel**, Center for the Study of the Drone, Bard College **Justin Towles**, Vice President, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, American Association of Airport Executives **Stephanie Spear**, Commercial Regulatory Policy Representative, National Association of Realtors **Travis R. Hall**, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, National Telecommunications and Information Administration Moderated by [**Patrick Eddington**](https://www.cato.org/people/patrick-eddington), Policy Analyst, Homeland Security and Civil Liberties, Cato Institute |

| **Handouts and Presentations:**- “[sUAS: Privacy and Operations](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-don-roby.pptx),” PowerPoint, by Don Roby - “[Significant Aspects of the FAA’s Drone Rules](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-aspects-faas-drone-rules.pdf),” by Arthur Holland Michel - “[Drone Sightings and Close Encounters: An Analysis](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-drone-sightings-and-close-encounters.pdf),” by Dan Gettinger and Arthur Holland Michel - “[Recommended Guidelines for the use of Unmanned Aircraft](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-iacp-ua-guidelines.pdf),” by IACP Law Enforcement Aviation Committee - “[Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Model Policy](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-ua-policy.pdf),” by IACP Law Enforcement Policy Center - “[Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Concepts and Issues Paper](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/file_attach/20160927-ua-paper.pdf),” by IACP Law Enforcement Policy Center |
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