The staff of the Association of the U.S. Army got a first look on June 24 of new conference space being built on the first floor of the non-profit organization’s Arlington, Va., headquarters. Construction will double space for conferences and also double space for receptions. In addition to a main conference room, there will be several spaces for small meetings. Current plans call for construction to be completed in September. The first event scheduled for the new conference center is a Sept. 22 forum on Army medicine, which is part of AUSA’s Institute for Land Warfare’s Hot Topic events. In addition to hosting AUSA events, the conference space will be available to outside groups.