Upcoming Events
Event Descriptions
Links to recordings of each event will be posted after the event ends, typically within 1-2 business days. All event times are listed in U.S. Eastern Time.
Webinars
In collaboration with the Army Research Office’s PIA partner, the Virginia Tech Applied Research corporation, the Army STTR program will host a series of virtual webinars. These events aim to educate prospective STTR applicants on Army needs and the Army STTR program and provide networking opportunities for small businesses and researchers to meet potential partners.
Industry Day
The Army STTR program will host a virtual “Industry Day”. This event is intended to facilitate small businesses and researchers meeting to potentially partner on STTR proposals. The event will include plenary speakers, Q&A sessions with topic authors, and networking opportunities. Event schedule and registration details are forthcoming!
Finding Success with your Army STTR in Phase I and Beyond
Join us for another upcoming Army STTR webinar, where you’ll receive advice on how to plan for Phase I success and set yourself up for Phase II and beyond. Learn tips on how to best leverage your STTR for the future and hear about some examples of past success stories across various Army STTR proposals.
The Army STTR BAA Q&A (with Mr. Tylar Temple)
Looking for clarification or advice on your application? Want to learn everything you can before the deadline? Hear from our speakers on a list of common disqualifying errors in your application, followed by a Q&A with Army STTR leadership where you can get the details you need to polish your application to the fullest. Join us for networking afterwards if you have a plan but still need a final partner.
Micro-Networking Events
Interested in learning more about specific, similar, Army STTR topics, and a chance to network with potential partners?
Check out our Micro Networking event series! These short 45 minute webinars will provide you with topic summaries, inspiration for ways you can potentially find partners, and a short chance to network with small businesses and research institutions who share a mutual interest in key topics. You can choose whether to register for all of them, or attend only those that interest your organization.
The series will include the following topic clusters:
Advanced/Additive Manufacturing 4/16
Microelectronics/Batteries (including information on the Army STTR Pre-release) 4/17
Sensing 4/18 Rescheduled to 4/29
Multiphysics Design/Trustworthy AI 4/23
PPE Technologies 4/30
Communications 5/1
Image Analysis 5/8
Thermal Materials 5/9
24.B Extra Topic Webinar
Join us for another chance to speak directly with Army STTR 24.B topic authors!
If your topic of interest was not covered during Industry Day, now is the chance to tune in and learn more about these additional topics and to ask questions directly to topic authors and Army STTR personnel. We will also provide a chance to network with interested organizations.
Topics covered at this micro networking webinar will include:
T004 Metamaterials Based on Magnetic Shape Anisotropy for K-band Microwave Applications
T014 Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Warfighter Survivability
T020 Drone Swarm Detection Using Artificial Intelligence Based on Ultrafast Neural Networks
24.B Industry Day
Industry Day features 18 speaker sessions featuring topic authors for the Army 24.B STTR Solicitation. You will have the chance to ask questions directly with topic authors, network with other small businesses and researchers, and learn about the STTR proposal and contracting process.
Official schedule of events
24.B Sneak Preview
We are hosting a public preview of the topics for for the 24.B solicitation. Learn more at this short webinar, where we will go over some of this year's topics, upcoming events, and tools to help you find the right partner for your STTR submission.
Army STTR Research Institution Engagement Webinar
Join us for an overview of the upcoming 2024 Army STTR solicitation and have a chance to network with fellow researchers about strategies and methods to get the most out of your STTR. We’ll be presenting an overview of the Army STTR program, sharing ideas for getting the most out of the program, offering advice on finding the right partner, and relaying feedback collected from your peers. At the end of the event, there will be an open live networking session where you can connect and hear from fellow Research Institution representatives about their STTR experience.
This event is especially catered to Research Institutions, but is open to all who wish to attend.
Army STTR Networking 201: Tips on how to find an STTR partner
Join us for an overview of the upcoming 2024 Army STTR solicitation and learn about strategies for finding the right Research Institution partner for your Small Business.
We will go over considerations for partnerships, resources you can use to locate Research Institutions, and advice on networking and outreach.
After a brief Q&A, there will be an open live networking session, where small business partners can have an early opportunity to connect and discover common research goals.
This event is especially catered to Small Businesses, but is open to all who wish to attend.
Army STTR 101: Guidance for your First Application
Join us for an overview of the upcoming 2024 Army STTR solicitation and have a chance to network with fellow researchers about strategies and methods to get the most out of your STTR. We’ll be presenting an overview of the Army STTR program, advice for finding the right partner, and results of VT-ARC’s interviews and outreach to successful STTR awardees and state level support programs for STTR/SBIR. Representatives from both VT-ARC and the Army STTR program will be providing some advice for RI’s and Small Businesses on preliminary steps you can begin taking to prepare ahead of the 24.B soliciation period. At the end of the event, there will be an open live networking session, where research institutions and small business partners have an early opportunity to connect and discover common research goals.