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Our Post Board of Direction meetings are generally being held on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church and virtually via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

Establishing, Facilitating, and Mentoring Healthy Student Chapters This webinar will discuss the rhythm and resourcing of a healthy SAME Student Chapter, along with best practices on how to mentor new and existing chapters. Among the topics covered will be descriptions on dates for requirements and what “Distinguished Student Chapter” best practices might look like. Attendees will also have an opportunity to speak with individuals who have started new chapters and/or mentored robust exis …

SAME/U.S. Navy Engineering & Construction Camp Port Hueneme, Calif., July 16 – July 22, 2023Grades: Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior as of Fall 2023

SAME/U.S. Air Force Engineering & Construction Camp Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 16 – July 22, 2023Grades: Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior as of Fall 2023

Utilizing Magnetic Resonance Geophysics to Inform Site Investigation and Remediation Magnetic Resonance Geophysics allows scientists and professionals to utilize advanced magnetic resonance principles to study the Earth’s composition, measure groundwater resources, and analyze contaminant plumes. Speakers Neil DunnDirector of Business Development Darya MorozovChief Scientist Chris HookProgram Director Hosted by the Environmental Community of Interest For registrati …

SAME Leader Development Webinar: Supporting Leader Development with SAME Post Programs Beginning with the first cohort in 2019, SAME’s Leader Development Program has been key to meeting the Society’s strategic goal of fostering leadership, mentoring, and developing leaders for the profession. While this program represents one of the more visible leader development activities within the Society, it is not the only one. Individual-, Post-, and even Regional-level programs exist within S …

SAME/U.S. Air Force Academy Engineering & Construction Camp Colorado Springs, Colo., July 6 – July 12, 2023Grades: Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior as of Fall 2023

Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Industry Day Hosted by SAME June 29-30, 2023 | Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. #SAMEOBOIndustryDay23 SAME will host a Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Industry Day in Washington, D.C., June 29-30. This market research event is designed to provide industry with information on competing for contracts with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. Topics slated for presentation include bo …

Our Post Board of Direction meetings are generally being held on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church and virtually via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

SAME/U.S. Marine Corps Engineering & Construction Camp Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 18 – June 24, 2023Grades: Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior as of Fall 2023

SAME/U.S. Army Engineering & Construction Camp Vicksburg, Miss., June 11 – June 17, 2023Grades: Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior as of Fall 2023

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting process is not unaffected by PFAS. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency issued guidance to states on how to include PFAS in permits. This presentation will provide attendees with a working knowledge of the types of permits, the permitting process, effluent limitation guidelines, and how recent interim guidance and regulatory actions impact stormwater and wastewater NPDES permitting. Presenters Nancy Koch, …

The post meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Old San Francisco Steak House, 10223 Sahara Dr, San Antonio, TX 78216. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

Risk management is a key aspect of all design and construction projects that ultimately makes or breaks an otherwise successful project. Often times, risk management is approached in an objective manner of identifying specific risks and actions to mitigate those risks in a risk register. But successful risk management must go beyond identifying risks to properly handling and addressing those risks. How identified risks are handled and addressed often times requires skilled leadership. This w …

Scholarship Awards and Board Turn Over June 14, 2023 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center4535 Commerce Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Hampton Roads Post intends to award multiple scholarships to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students for the 2023-2024 academic year.  Eligible STEM degree programs include Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Management, Computer Science, …

Our Post Board of Direction meetings are generally being held on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church and virtually via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

First Friday Lunchtime Learning Sessions New Requirements for Protecting VA Sensitive Information (1PDH) Presented by Derek Kernus – DTS Friday, May 12, 2023 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT MS Teams Virtual Platform | Earn 1 PDH each session There’s a lot of buzz about protecting DoD Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) because of CMMC, but have you heard about Veterans Affairs’ requirements for protecting its sensitive information? VA Sensitive Information is def …

Join Us for the 2023 JETC in San Antonio, May 2-4 With more than 2,000 professionals from across the military engineering community, private industry, federal agencies, and academia, JETC offers a unique mix education, training, leader development, networking, innovation, and so much more. Experience the ONLY event across the A/E/C profession dedicated exclusively to advancing engineering services in support of the warfighter and the Joint Engineer mission. Call for Presentations Ope …

Please join us for the SAME San Antonio Post’s 2023 Scholarship Golf Tournament. The Tournament will be held on May 1, 2023, at The Quarry Golf Course, 444 E. Basse Road, San Antonio, TX, 78209. Registration opens at 11:00am. The Lunch Buffet lunch will also begin at 11:00am. Shot-gun start at 1:30pm. Post-tournament we will hold an awards ceremony with hors d’oeuvres.  We will be celebrating the golf skills of the 1st Place, 2nd Place, and Last Place teams, and individuals that are …

Our Post Board of Direction meetings are generally being held on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church and virtually via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

Join the Resilience Community of Interest (COI) for a webinar on the military response to sea level rise (SLR), in which senior defense officials will share their roles and responsibilities and discuss what each of the services are doing in response to SLR impacts. Attendees will gain an increased understanding of the work the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard is doing to address SLR and resilience concerns while implementing the National Defense Strategy with direction from the National D …

This webinar will provide an overview of the recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine paper on Strategies to Renew Federal Facilities. We will provide an overview of the report and discuss the background context and significance of the report in preparation for a more in-depth discussion prior to the Innovating Government Risk Decisions track as part of the FAM Forum at JETC. Presenters Jack Dempsey, Co-Founder, Asset Management Partnership LLC Lisa …

The post meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the Old San Francisco Steak House, 10223 Sahara Dr, San Antonio, TX 78216. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.

SAME DC & NoVA Posts: 2023 Small Business Conference 15th Annual Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) DC & Northern Virginia Post Small Business Conference Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT Build a strong network that’s focused on small business. The SAME DC & NoVA Posts’ Small Business Conference brings together the State & Local and Federal agencies and businesses throughout the DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area to networ …

(Washington, DC, April 3, 2023)— The Energy Management Association is teaming up with NFRC to host a free AIA-approved webinar where the speaker will outline the impact of energy efficient fenestration in commercial buildings, the opportunities for new construction and full fenestration retrofits, and how you can make fenestration part of an overall energy efficiency plan that meets code requirements. Learning Objectives Attendees will learn about the importance of product certificatio …

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is the largest and most ambitious bi-national border infrastructure project. The project footprint is in an area of mixed-use land adjoining the Detroit River and consists of residential, commercial, industrial, and vacant properties. Some of the properties have been in use and redeveloped for over 130 years, resulting in transitional property uses with heavy and varied soil and groundwater contamination. This collaborative presentation between the owner, co …

PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that have been found in soil and water at contaminated sites and can pose a risk to human health and the environment. During this webinar, we will discuss the ways in which PFAS can move through the environment, including complex pathways involving soil, groundwater, and surface water transport. The use of numerical modeling tools to understand and predict PFAS mobility will be covered, including the current state of research and exciting recent developmen …

First Friday Lunchtime Learning Sessions Mighty Micro Purchase: Sole-Source Superpower! (1PDH) Presented by Judy Bradt – Summit Insight Friday, April 7, 2023 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT MS Teams Virtual Platform | Earn 1 PDH each session Through a commitment to offering effective training, development and networking programs, SAME DC Post is helping sustain the future of the profession with monthly education-focused sessions to deliver topical and relevant content to our industry …

Contaminated site cleanup remedies (especially long-term) should be designed, implemented, and monitored to withstand the impacts of climate change throughout the project lifecycle. Extreme weather events, flooding, and sea level rise may result in the release of contaminants to the environment or potential mobilization of contaminants through rising groundwater. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense are incorporating climate change and resiliency into several of their …

Our Post Board of Direction meetings are generally being held on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church and virtually via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Meeting times are 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.