General Info / FAQ

AUSA’s commitment to professional development includes seminars and special presentations on the issues affecting today’s Army.

Attendees are encouraged to use Metrorail due to limited parking at and around the Center. The Center is serviced directly by the Yellow or the Green Lines at the Mt. Vernon Square 7th Street-Convention Center station. Other stations on the Blue, Orange and Red lines are within a few blocks of the Center.

Please be advised that the DC Metro is undergoing construction. Please visit WMATA.com for more information about Safe Track scheduling and how it may affect your travel to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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Parking in the area is very limited. The Metrorail or the D.C. Circulator are the best ways to get to the Center.

With the exceptions of events at the Marriott Marquis, all AUSA-sponsored events will take place in the Convention Center. View maps of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center floor plans.

Exhibits will be in Halls A, B, and C on the lower level and Halls D and E on the upper level. ILW Forums, NCO and Family programs, plus other events open to attendees will be held in the 100 and 200 area meeting rooms. The Opening Ceremony, the President’s Reception, the Eisenhower Lunch, and the Marshall Reception and Dinner will take place in the Ballroom on level three.

All events except the Marshall Reception and Dinner on 5 October are informal.
Military and Industry Dress Code:

Event / Venue	Military	Department of the Army Civilian / Contractor
Opening Ceremony	Duty (Army Combat Uniform (ACU); Army Service Uniform (ASU) A or B)	Business Attire
Presenters at all Contemporary Military Forum Panels, Family Forums and any Award Recipients	Army Service Uniform (ASU)-ClassAs	Business Attire
Presenters at Warriors Corner	Duty (ACU; ASU-B; ASU-A)	Business Attire
President’s Reception	Army Service Uniform (ASU)-ClassAs	Business Attire
Marshall Reception and Dinner	Mess Dress / Army Service Uniform with bowtie/ Class A with bowtie	Black Tie
Exhibit Floor and all other events	Duty (ACU; ASU-B; ASU-A)	Business Attire

The Marriott Marquis Washington DC is the headquarters hotel located at 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20001.

• For Reservations please contact Convention Management Resources (CMR), AUSA’s official housing partner for the Annual Meeting, 855.971.2295, Monday – Friday, 9am – 9pm, ET or by visiting the housing link on the website.
• Only Valet Parking is available, fee: 45 USD daily.
• FedEx Office and Business Center located on the second floor is open M-F 0700-1800, Saturday 0800-1300, and Sunday1000-1500.
• Underground covered walkway to the Convention Center.
• Events at the hotel include the ROTC and Corporate Member Lunches and The Army Civilian Professional Development Program and Luncheon.
• Conference rooms are available for Receptions, Meetings and Offices, please contact Claire Handy at 202-824-9231 or Claire.handy@marriott.com.

AUSA provides a block of rooms at reduced rates for attendees to the Annual Meeting. Please visit the website and click on Housing to book your reservation through CMR our official housing company.

The AUSA Annual Meeting is not open to the public. As a private association, AUSA reserves the right to deny admission or to cancel any admission without explanation. All registrants at the AUSA Annual Meeting must provide proof of identity by a Government issued photographic ID and must demonstrate that they have an “identifiable relationship” with the U.S. Army. Following are examples of acceptable demonstrations of such a relationship:

• Membership in AUSA
• Employee of an Exhibiting Company
• Invited guest of an exhibiting company on exhibiting company letterhead
• Employee of an AUSA Corporate Member or Sustaining Member
• Membership in any component of the U.S. military
• Civilian employee of the Federal Government
• Member of an accredited Federal, State, or Municipal law enforcement agency, a fire fighter, or an EMT/EMS
• Member of a designated U.S. military or veteran association
• Member of the military forces of foreign nations with passport
• Any escorted guest of an AUSA Member

Registration is free. Certain dinners, luncheons and other social functions require the purchase of tickets. If you are purchasing tickets for any social event your badge will be included, you do not need to register separately. Tickets may be purchased in advance beginning in June. Remaining tickets will be available for sale onsite starting Friday, 30 September in West Registration. Please be prepared to present government issued photo identification in order to receive a badge.

Registration Hours:

Friday	30 September	0800 – 1700	West Registration
Saturday	1 October	0800 – 1700	West Registration
Sunday	2 October	0800 – 1800	East & West Registration
Monday	3 October	0700 – 1900	East & West Registration
Tuesday	4 October	0730 – 1700	East & West Registration
Wednesday	5 October	0800 – 1930	East & West Registration

Exhibit space at the Annual Meeting is still available. The AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is a members-only event. Exhibit space is only provided to Sustaining Member companies and military exhibitors. For more information about the Sustaining Membership Program, please contact Alex Brody at abrody@ausa.org. Sustaining Member firms and military units who would like to request display space should contact Rand Meade at rmeade@ausa.org or 703-907-2678.

Except for some minor changes in the program, the 2016 meeting is essentially the same as in previous years. A preliminary agenda will be published in the September 2016 issue of ARMY Magazine.

There is space available at the convention center and the headquarters hotel for events and meetings. There is no length-of-show meeting space available at the convention center. To request meeting space at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center please contact Melissa Wenczkowski, mwenczkowski@ausa.org. To request meeting space at the Marriott Marquis, please contact Claire Handy at 202-824-9231 or Claire.handy@marriott.com. There is no length-of-show meeting space available.

There are no suites at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. To book a suite at one of the conference hotels please see contact Convention Management Resources (CMR), AUSA’s official housing partner for the Annual Meeting, at 855.971.2295. Monday – Friday, 9am – 9pm, ET.

If you are visiting Washington D.C. for the Annual Meeting, the pages below will help guide you to more information about the local attractions, dining and entertainment.

• Walter E. Washington Convention Center
  Comprehensive visitor information about the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
• Smithsonian Institution
  Information about visiting the Smithsonian Institutes museums and National Zoo.
• D.C. Pages
  Guide to the culturally rich and diverse area in and around our nation’s capital.
• The Washington Post
  The region’s leading newspaper. The Friday Weekend section has information on the latest events, movies, nightlife and theater.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)
  The area’s public transit system. Information on buses and trains, including fares, routes, schedules and using the Metro system.

The Metrorail and the DC Circulator provide excellent mass transit to almost anywhere in the city.

Yes. AUSA’s Family Readiness Directorate will host three Military Family Forums. In addition, there will be a Military Family Pavilion on the main exhibit floor featuring a variety of organizations which support military families. AUSA Family Readiness will also have a booth in the AUSA Pavilion. We recommend that you frequently check our Family Readiness web site at www.ausa.org/family for updated information or call us at 1-800-336-4570, ext. 2674.

The Military Family Forums are open to military spouses, invited guests, and all Annual Meeting attendees.

Registration is required for admittance to the Annual Meeting. When registering for the Annual Meeting, please also register specifically for each of the Military Family Forums you would like to attend. Seating for the Military Family Forums fills very quickly so early registration is strongly encouraged. Please check the Family Readiness website for updated information or contact us at fptemp@ausa.org.

The dress code is civilian business attire or duty uniform.

Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve personnel attending program sessions are authorized one retirement credit for each day’s attendance if at least four hours are spent in program sessions in uniform (reference NGR 680-2 and Army Regulations 140-1 and 140-185). Recommend personnel be placed on orders in a non-pay status to document time.