DARPAConnect Regional Popup: Mississippi

Associated with DARPAConnect
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Senator Roger Wicker invite you to join the DARPAConnect Mississippi Regional Pop-up event at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, MS, on Friday, November 3rd.

DARPAConnect is designed to broaden DARPA’s reach and stimulate growth and collaboration between DARPA and small businesses and education institutions new to the agency or to the national security space. With the goal of breaking down barriers of entry, this event is designed to educate, motivate, and inspire potential performers to engage with DARPA to grow the national security innovation ecosystem.

This full-day event features DARPA office directors, program managers, and staff, with topical conversations that include:

• Understanding DARPA Announcements and Contract Vehicles
• Engaging DARPA Program Managers Using the Heilmeier Catechism
• Interpreting and Shredding DARPA Solicitations
• Strategies for Crafting a Winning DARPA Proposal

Registration to attend is available for in-person and online. The opportunity to hold one-on-one conversations with DARPA program managers and DoD stakeholders will only be offered for in-person attendees, and space is limited.

This event is hosted as a partnership between the Office of Senator Roger Wicker, the Applied Research Institute (ARI), Tougaloo College Research and Development Foundation (TCRDF), the University of Southern Mississippi, and Jackson State University.