Pacific Chapter (CILTNA) presents: From Concept to Reality: Advancing Air Mobility in Canada’s Transportation Ecosystem

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Event Details

The Pacific Chapter of CILTNA invites you to join them for a reception and presentation by a distinguished guest speaker, JR Hammond, Executive Director of CAAM (Canadian Advanced Air Mobility). JR’s presentation will focus on how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is moving from concept to real-world deployment in Canada, with a practical look at how drones and emerging aerial technologies are already reshaping logistics, infrastructure inspection, and emergency response. Grounded in CAAM’s work, the talk will highlight current pilot projects, regulatory progress, and near-term commercial use cases relevant to the Vancouver gateway – showing how industry, government, and academia can collaborate to integrate AAM into existing supply chains and transportation systems.

When: May 11, 2026

4:30 pm – Registration

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm – Reception/Presentation

Where: Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1B6

Cost:

Non-Member: $80.00

Member: $65.00

Student: $55.00

About the speaker:

JR Hammond, Executive Director of CAAM (Canadian Advanced Air Mobility)

JR is the Executive Director of CAAM, the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility. CAAM is a Federal Not for Profit organization that acts as the catalyst for the new Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry in Canada. Advanced Air Mobility is defined as unlocking Zero-Emission (Electric & Hydrogen) Aircraft to operate in Canada both as flying vehicles and larger commercial airplanes. AAM operations focus on moving people, goods and services in both piloted and remotely piloted aircraft on intra-urban and inter-regional routes.