AUSA Annual Meeting · Walter E. Washington Convention Center · Wed 14 Oct 2026

When to be where

The Wednesday run of show from the Hear Ye dossier, the Tuesday options, and the deadlines that follow. Booth numbers open that booth on the floor map. All times are Eastern.

Floor map Every booth by hall and aisle, with who to meet and what to ask ausa.jakekramb.com

Wednesday 14 Oct floor day · one ask per booth · success is a name and a follow-up meeting

  1. 09:00Room 201 check-inbooked
    Small Business Matchmaking desk opens; sessions run 09:30 to 16:30. Check in on the way to PIT.
  2. 09:00PIT / FUZE, booth 1525, Hall ABC
    The intro ask; routing decision; Topolosky if present. Daiyaan, Willis.
  3. 09:30xTech, booth 1617
    Intake check on the white paper draft with Jessica Stillman. Never frame it as medicine.
  4. 10:00to 10:10Room 201, DHA matchmaking with Adrianne McCallbooked
    One ask: a warm intro to the Hearing Center of Excellence and DHA SBIR. Her role is unverified, so keep it to the one ask.
  5. 10:00Room 152 AB, CSM of the Army Reserve seminarclashes with DHA
    MG Beth Salisbury, Army Reserve Medical Command (Low confidence). Skip unless the DHA slot moves.
  6. 10:30to 12:15Hall ABC loop
    DLA 318; VA 408 and VHA 410; Team Wendy 855; Beretta 517; FN 3403; SourceAmerica 2208; SupplyCore 553; 3M 2803 (intel). Team Wendy asked for 15 minutes.
  7. 12:35to 13:15Army Exhibit, booth 7027, Hall DE
    Warriors Corner: Warfighter Performance Optimization. Then ask for the PM Soldier Survivability industry liaison.
  8. 13:30to 15:00Hall DE loop
    WAHTS 7522; Galvion 7917; Gentex 8133; INVISIO 7817 and 7901 (intel); MDA 6022 (5 minutes); Northrop 6313 (optional). WAHTS and Galvion asked for 15 minutes each.
  9. 15:00Room 146 AB, Secretary of the Army paneloptional
    Only if the Hall DE loop is done.
  10. TBDRoom 201, the other two matchmaking slots
    Requested from the Army SBIR office (Topolosky). Not confirmed in the dossier; check at the desk at 09:00.

Tuesday 13 Oct needs a Tuesday badge · the dossier records a Wednesday-only badge

  1. 09:00to 14:30Room 201, Small Business Seminar
    Badge permitting. Same room as Wednesday's matchmaking.
  2. 17:30Marriott Marquis, Guard and Reserve Reception
    MG Lisa J. Hou, Joint Surgeon General, National Guard Bureau. A route to the Guard hearing program.

After the show the only funded deadline is xTech

  1. 15 to 16 OctThank-you notes naming the agreed next step
    Jake. Letters of support for NSF and NIH go in the same message.
  2. 19 Oct5pm ETxTech|Search 10 white paper submitted
    Steve and Jake. STTR track ARM26TX05-NP002. Frame as survivability and communication; disclose overlap with NSF and NIH.
  3. 2 NovNHCA 2027 abstract
    Steve. National Hearing Conservation Association.
  4. 4 NovNSF SBIR/STTR Phase I full proposal
    Steve. Or the 4 Mar window. Project Pitch first.
  5. 5 Jan 2027NIH NIDCD STTR, PA-27-102
    Steve. Registrations take six weeks or more; start them now.
  6. Feb 2027NIOSH R01 / R21 (forecast)
    Medium-High fit.
  7. Mar 2027VA SPiRE via an NCRAR principal investigator
    Needs the NCRAR co-PI agreed at or after the VA booth.

Notes

Matchmaking desk. Army OSBP matchmaking, Room 201. Check-in 09:00, sessions 09:30 to 16:30. Helpdesk: MatchSynergyHelpdesk@cybersynergy.net.

Booth times. Fifteen minutes each were requested from WAHTS, Galvion and Team Wendy by 5 Oct. The dossier does not record confirmations, so treat them as drop-ins until confirmed.

Open items only Jake can close. Home state; SAM and other registrations; the prior Beretta contact's name; the other two matchmaking slots; veteran-owned status.

Source: Hear Ye AUSA 2026 Dossier, section 6 and Enclosure 2, and the Contact Directory, 1 Oct 2026. Confidence notes are carried over as written there. Before the show, check rooms and times against the official AUSA schedule. The floor map is at ausa.jakekramb.com.