Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring a Discover DSO Day (D3) event to familiarize participants with the Defense Sciences Office's (DSO) mission, promote understanding of DSO funding opportunities, and facilitate discussions with DSO program managers. The event will be held in person on January 13, 2026, in Orlando, FL. Advance registration is required, and the registration fee is $125. The event is open to registered potential proposers to DSO research opportunities, including small businesses, academic and research institutions, and first-time government contractors.
• The event aims to connect DSO with the science and technology community to generate world-leading technologies and capabilities for U.S. national security.
• DSO research opportunities are broadcast through various mechanisms, including Broad Area Announcements (BAA), Disruption Opportunities (DO), and Advanced Research Concepts (ARC).
• The event will feature keynote speakers, panels, and networking sessions, focusing on topics such as complex, dynamic, intelligent systems, sensing, measuring, and affecting, materials, manufacturing, and structures, and math, computation, and processing.