2015 Ausa Annual Meeting Schedule-At-A-Glance

2015 AUSA ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

FRIDAY, 9 OCTOBER 1000–1800 Army Ten-Miler Packet Pickup D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.

1000–1800 Army Ten-Miler EXPO D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.

SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER 1000–1800 Army Ten-Miler Packet Pickup D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.

1000–1800 Army Ten-Miler EXPO D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.

1830–2000 GEICO Pre-Race Pasta Dinner: “All-You-Can-Eat” Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA

SUNDAY, 11 OCTOBER 0800 Thirty-first Annual Army Ten-Miler Race starts at the Pentagon

1800–1900 Chapter Presidents and Delegates Reception* Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

1900–2200 Chapter Presidents Dinner* Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Host: GEN Gordon R. Sullivan United States Army Retired President, AUSA

Invited Speaker: CG, Army Materiel Command

MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 0730–0900 MG Robert G. Moorhead Guard/Reserve Breakfast* Invited Speaker: CG, Forces Command

0800–0900 The Sergeant Major of the Army Conference

0900–1700 Exhibits Open: Halls A, B, C, D and E

0930–1115 Opening Ceremony Invited Keynote Speaker: Secretary of the Army 1230–1430 Corporate Member Luncheon* Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Host: LTG Roger G. Thompson, USA Retired, Vice President, Membership and Meetings, AUSA Master of Ceremony: MG Patricia P. Hickerson, USA Retired Invited Guest Speaker: CG, Training and Doctrine Command

1230–1430 ROTC Luncheon* Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Host: MG Robert L. Nabors, USA Retired Invited Speaker: GEN Vincent E. Brooks, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

1230–1430 United States Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Recognition Luncheon* (CSMs, GOs, NCOs & Soldiers of the Year) Invited Speaker: Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army

1300–1700 AUSA Book Presentations Book Presenters: Forging a Special Operations Force: The US Army Rangers by Dominic Caraccilo. Published by: Helion and Company (August 2015) Jutland: World War I's Greatest Naval Battle by Michael Epkenhans (editor), Jörg Hillmann (editor), Frank Nägler (editor) Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (October 2015) Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoir by GEN John Galvin, USA Retired. Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (April 2015) The Battle of Moscow 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counter-offensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction by: Richard W. Harrison Published by: Helion and Company (June 2015) Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne by: Douglas Mastriano Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (March 2014) A War of Logistics: Parachutes and Porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 by: Charles R. Shrader Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (October 2015) Jacob L. Devers: A General's Life by James Wheeler Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (September 2015) Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck English translation edited by MG David T. Zabecki, USA Retired and LTC Dieter J. Biedekarken, USA Retired Published by: The University Press of Kentucky (June 2015)

1330–1430 Digital Learning Session

1400–1600 AUSA Military Family Forum I “A Town Hall with Senior Army Leaders”

1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

1400–1600 Retiree and Veteran Program Update

1500–1700 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

1500–1600 CSM ARNG Breakout

1500–1700 CSM OCAR Breakout

1730–1830 International Military VIP Reception*

1830–2015 President’s Reception* Honoring: The Secretary of the Army The Chief of Staff, United States Army The Sergeant Major of the Army

TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 0730-0830 Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer Breakfast Speaker: GEN Vincent E. Brooks, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

0800–0900 International Military VIP and Industry Networking Breakfast* Speaker: MG Mark McDonald, Commanding General, United States Army Security Assistance Command

0800–1100 The Sergeant Major of the Army’s Professional Development Forum

0800–1100 Chapter Presidents and Delegates Workshop

0800–1700 Small Business Seminar

0830–0930 Congressional Staffers Breakfast* Invited Speakers: The Secretary of the Army The Chief of Staff, Army

0900–1100 Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer Professional Development Forum Host: CW5 David Williams, Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer

0900–1100 AUSA Military Family Forum II “The Healthy Home Part 1 – Health and Wellness”

0900–1700 Exhibits Open: Halls A, B, C, D and E

1000–1130 Director, Army National Guard Seminar

1000–1200 ILW Contemporary Military Forum – U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1000–1200 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

1130–1215 Dwight David Eisenhower Reception, Exhibit Halls A, B, C, D and E

1230 Dwight David Eisenhower Luncheon* Invited Speaker: The Chief of Staff, Army

1400–1500 Military Retirement Planning Seminar

1400–1600 AUSA Military Family Forum III “The Healthy Home Part 2 – Resilient Families”

1430–1600 Chief, Army Reserve Seminar

1430–1630 “International Military Sales in a Complex World" Speakers: VADM Joseph W. Rixey, Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency Ann Cataldo, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation MG Mark McDonald, Commanding General, United States Army Security Assistance Command

1500–1600 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Breakout

1500–1700 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 0700–0930 AUSA Region Breakfast Meetings Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

0800–0915 Senior Executive Service Meeting Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

0800–1700 Small Business Seminar

0900–1100 AUSA Military Family Forum IV “Soldier and Family Readiness – A System of Support”

0900–1000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Breakout

0900–1700 Exhibits Open: Halls A, B, C, D and E

0930–1130 ILW Paper Presentations Paper Presenters: Operations Research and the United States Army: A 75th Anniversary Perspective by Greg H. Parlier (Land Warfare Paper 105, January 2015) American Landpower and the Two-war Construct by Richard D. Hooker, Jr. (Land Warfare Paper 106, May 2015) Integrating Landpower in the Indo–Asia–Pacific Through 2020: Analysis of a Theater Army Campaign Design by Benjamin A. Bennett (Land Warfare Paper 107, May 2015)

0930–1130 ILW Contemporary Military Forum 0930–1130 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

0930–1130 Department of the Army Civilian Professional Development Seminar Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

0930–1300 Outstanding Soldiers Tour of Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C.

1000–1100 Military Retirement Planning Seminar

1130–1330 Sustaining Member Reception and Luncheon* Invited Speaker: Secretary of Defense

1200–1400 Department of the Army Civilian Luncheon* Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Invited Speaker: Undersecretary of the Army

1400–1500 AUSA Military Family Forum V “Transitioning to Veteran or Retiree Status – What Spouses Need to Know ”

1400–1500 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Breakout

1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum

1830–2130 George Catlett Marshall Memorial Reception and Dinner* Award Recipient: HON Leon Panetta

(All information as of August 2015 and subject to change)

*Ticket or invitation required.