Blue Ridge Post Past Events

Post Past Events

Thanks for joining the SAME Blue Ridge Post for our programs and events. Please see presentation slides by year, below. PDH certificates, if earned, are only available for participants who attended the live program.

Click on the year, below, to see all downloads and past program details.

2024

2024 B2B Holiday Social
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Group 1 Presentations

Group 2 Presentations

USACE Transatlantic Middle East District Industry Day
October 10, 2024

Security Considerations in Places of Instability
September 26, 2024
Featuring: Ryan Searles, CPD, IMEG

How To Take Advantage of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, Operate as a M-P Joint Venture, or Prime-Sub Team, and Avoid Common Pitfalls
July 18, 2024
Featuring: Doug Hibshman, Partner; Sean Milani-nia, Partner; Dana Molinari, Associate; Fox Rothschild LLP

USACE Transatlantic Middle East District Program Update
SAME Blue Ridge Post Awards and BOD Installation
May 23, 2024

Challenges and Rewards of Design-Build Construction for Embassies
March 28, 2024
Featuring: Michael Kowalski and COL Joseph “Joe” Schweitzer (USA, Ret.), AICI-SP; Stephen Vlach, KCCT

SAME DC & Blue Ridge Post with International Stability Operations Association (ISOA)
USAID & Ukraine Panel
February 22, 2024
Moderated by: Maria (Masha) Martinkov, Venatore, ISOA Board Member
Panel Speakers: Maureen Shauket, University Research Co., LLC, David Brown, USAID; Carolyn Davis, CDAG International; Casey Street, AECOM

How to Design in a Place That’s Not Your Home
January 18, 2024
Featuring: Anica Landreneau, Associate AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, fitwel – HOK

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2023

2023 B2B Holiday Social 
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Download digital program with agenda.

Government Speakers.

  • USACE TAM – Joseph Behr & Joseph Zaraszczak
  • FEMA – Travis Carter

Group 1 Presentations

  • Global Recruiters of Charlottesville, Benjamin Wham
  • Larson Desing Group, Frank Terak & Brian Meyers
  • Stanley Consultants, Christopher Day
  • Parsons, Bob Murphy
  • KCCT, Gayle Kirchmar
  • Stantec, Steve Pearson

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Group 2 Presentations

  • HKS, Bree Beal
  • WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., Steven Arthur & Richard Freewalt
  • Words Warriors LLC, Myles Caggins
  • Epona Logistics LLC, Mike Sigler
  • AECOM, Bob Merrill
  • The Institute for Program Solutions (iPS Corp PC), Bill Bersing

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USACE Transatlantic Middle East District 2023 Industry Day
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Meet the Scholarship Recipients and Engineering & Construction Campers Luncheon
Thursday, August 24, 2023

SAME Blue Ridge Post Event Recap

SAME USACE TAM Program Update
Thursday, May 18, 2023

SAME JECO COI Ukraine Working Group
Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Tetra Tech Support to Ukraine
Thursday, March 16, 2023
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A Beautiful SCIF, Gensler
Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Design-Build in KSA Lessons Learned, Gilbane and Michael Baker International
Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Communities of Interest

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