Held every October in Washington, D.C., the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the largest land warfare exposition and professional development forum in North America. The Annual Meeting consists of informative and relevant presentations, panel discussions on pertinent military and national security subjects, workshops and important AUSA business meetings. The three-day event also includes hundreds of industry and military exhibits in five halls on both levels of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Presentations on the state of the Army and related defense subjects are given by the Secretary of the Army, the Army Chief of Staff and other senior Army and Department of Defense representatives.