Society of American Military Engineers

Welcome to the Society of American Military Engineers - San Diego Post

"The mission of the Society of American Military Engineers is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals."

SAME San Diego Golf Tournament: October 9, 2009

Please join us for our October 9 SAME San Diego golf tournament. Location will be the Marine Memorial Golf Course at Camp Pendleton. Awards will be given for closest to the pin and longest drive. Make a hole-in-one on the designated hole and win a new automobile. The prizes and awards will be handed out at a catered (no-host bar) reception immediately following the completion of play. Only non-metal golf spikes or tennis shoes are allowed on the course. Please plan to show up 30 minutes prior to start for registration and administrative items.

To register please complete the application form. For questions or concerns please contact either John Harris RBF Consulting (858) 614-5016 or Christopher Bush, PARSONS (310) 906-9550. We'll see you there.

Posted: June 23, 2009
21st Annual Navy Gold Coast Opportunity Conference

August 4-5 2009, the San Diego Chapter of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) and Navy Co-Hosts NAVFAC (Naval Facilities Engineering Command) and the Office of Small Business Programs are proud to present the 21st Annual Navy Gold Coast Opportunity Conference.

The purpose of Gold Coast is to provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist businesses, especially small businesses, in working with the government, primarily the Department of Defense. Attendance is not restricted to those who do business directly with the government, but open to all relevant businesses both Large and Small.

Along with listening to interesting and motivating speakers, please plan on attending informative and relevant general/plenary and break-out sessions. Attendees will visit over 250 industry and government exhibitors and enjoy plenty of networking.

Just when we had you at ‘Hello’, the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has listed this conference as a continuous learning event. Government attendees can earn up to 15 continuous learning points. Now go on and register at www.acteva.com/go/navygoldcoast. while there are still spaces available.

Additional information can be found here.

Posted: May 21, 2009
Combined SAME Luncheon in June

For June's luncheon the San Diego post will be combining with the Orange County post. The luncheon will be at Camp Pendleton discussing "US Marine Corps Opportunities related to Grow the Force Initiative and the Stimulus Package."

More information can be found in the flyer.

Registration and Payment information at www.sameoc.org.
Please contact Alicia Meza at 714-433-7727 or Alicia_Meza@URSCorp.com for details.

Posted: May 21, 2009
Operation Thin Mint

Thanks to those that donated to the Girl Scouts of the San Diego-Imperial Council Operation Thin Mint. For those who donated please complete the receipt for your records.

Left is a picture of Carly Medved with her father CDR Medved at the USS MIDWAY sendoff with the Girl Scouts. Carly's largest contributions came from our SAME donations. The Girl Scouts sent their one millionth box of cookies via Operation Thin Mint to the Troops oversees. The sendoff was celebrated as a helicopter picked up a pallet of cookies off the deck and later country singer Jessica Andrews sang. Speakers included San Diego Mayor, Jerry Sanders; Commander Navy Region Southwest, Rear Admiral Hering; and Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region, Brigadier General Salinas.

Thanks once again.

Posted: March 10, 2009
2009 Seabee Camp to be held 19 thru 25 July

The 2009 Engineering and Construction “Seabee” Camp will be held from 19 July through 25 July, 2009 at the Navy Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA. Forty high school sophomores and juniors are expected to attend. The purpose of the camp is to give the students an appreciation for a career in engineering or related fields. An expressed interest in engineering and a GPA of 3.0 or better are desired for the successful applicants. Camp applications may be found at www.same.org. The San Diego Post intends to sponsor two campers so if any Post member knows of a potential candidate, please encourage him or her to apply. The application deadline for the Seabee Camp is May 15, 2009.

In addition our Post and others will send eight young members to camp as mentors plus a senior mentor. Also we need the support of several sustaining member firms to help with three camper exercises including the cardboard boat construction and race event, the reinforced concrete beam construction and the popsicle stick truss bridge construction event. Special thanks goes to sustaining members Sundt, Clark, URS and Carter Burgess-Jacobs who all provided great support for the 2008 camp.

For further information on the Camp please email 2009 senior mentor Pat
Donnelly, pdonnelly@pointsandiego.com or former mentor Roger Frauenfelder, hrandgf@att.net.

Note: go to http://picasaweb.google.com/seabeecamp08 to see photos from the 2008 camp.

Posted: February 17, 2009
January 2009 President's Message

As we begin 2009, the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) San Diego Post reflects on an extremely successful 2008. Each year, the San Diego Post submits their annual Awards Streamer outline of accomplishments to SAME Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Awards Streamer submission is detailed and comprehensive outlining all the activities and achievements that have been accomplished under four main categories:
These accomplishments are significant and demonstrate the dedication and focus of the San Diego Post to supporting the mission and values of the Society of American Military Engineers. The focus of the San Diego Post in 2009 will be to continue to improve our programs which support the goals of the National organization. We will promote activities and programs that support national security through the development of relationships among military professionals, public and private engineers and related professionals. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both the San Diego Post Board of Directors and the Membership for their support and participation during 2008. We look forward to another outstanding year in 2009.

You may view an overall summary of the San Diego Post’s significant accomplishments on our website.

Posted: January 26, 2009
Thanks to our January Small Business Outreach Sponsors

We'd like to thank the following large and small businesses for their sponsorship:

Large Businesses:
Brown and Caldwell, Centennial Contractors, CH2MHILL INC, EDAW, Harper Construction Co, Hensel, Phelps, Kleinfelder, Ledcor Construction, MACTEC, R A Burch Construction Co Inc, RBF Consulting, SimplexGrinnell, Soltek Pacific Corporation, Syska Hennessy Group, Tetra Tech, Tetra Tech EC Inc

Small Businesses:
Allen Engineering Contractor Inc, Bird Solutions International, BSE Engineering Inc, CopperTop Enterprises, EMAX, GeomorphIS, Hal Hays Construction Inc, Howard Associates, HVAC Engineering, Independent Energy Solutions Inc, Integrated Environmental Services, John Gallup & Associates, Nasland Engineering, Nautilus Environmental, PacRim Engineering, Q&S Engineering, Redhorse Corporation, RORE Inc, RQC, SDE, Structural Technology Consultants, SW Engineering Inc, The Geldner Group

Posted: January 24, 2009