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SAME San Diego Golf Tournament: October 9, 2009 - June 23, 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 those interested in sponsoring this event, please see our sponsor letter. 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.
21st Annual Navy Gold Coast Opportunity Conference - May 21, 2009

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.
Combined SAME Luncheon in June - May 21, 2009

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.
Renewable Energy for the Workplace Workshop (FREE) - March 12, 2009

Attend this free workshop on sustainability efforts throughout the region and learn from local business leaders who have integrated solar electric, solar thermal and wind into their operations. The workshop is FREE and lunch is sponsored by Qualcomm.

More information on the SDRSP can be found here: http://www.sdrsp.org/.

Flyer attached for more information.
2009 SAME Scholarship Sponsorship Opportunity - February 27, 2009

SAME is asking for your help in sponsoring the 2009 SAME Scholarship Program. There are various levels of sponsorship that are accompanied by different recognition and benefits. Your donation will help us provide scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing a college degree in Engineering or Architecture as well as one scholarship to an eligible Post Member pursuing a post-graduate degree. We will grant up to 10 qualifying scholarships ranging in value from $1,000 to $5,000. A total of $25,000 will be awarded and your donation will aid in helping us achieve this goal.

Click these links for scholarship details and graduate application, undergraduate application, and sponsorship details and benefits.
2008 Stuff a Backpack Event - February 17, 2009

In addition to the annual LEED workshop held in November, The San Diego Post of SAME hosted a Stuff a Backpack collection event for the Rescue Task force: Happy Hearts for Hurting Heroes. They support wounded troops by providing necessities when they are separated from their personal belongings after Med-evac.

The event was a success with Individuals and firms raising $6.000 and donating items such as back packs, CD players (portable), CD music, video games, disposable shavers, shaving cream, luggage/name tags, white t-shirts, basketball, flip flops, sweat shirts & pants, socks, comb, and many more.

For more information on the program, visit http://www.rescuetaskforce.org/military.html
2008 Toys For Tots Event a Success - February 17, 2009

In December 2008, SAME San Diego post hosted another successful event collecting donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. Members and guests attending the luncheon were encouraged to bring a new toy for this worthwhile program that has now become a San Diego Post yearly tradition. They did not disappoint. Two large boxes were over flowing with the toys brought in.

A Marine from the program came to lunch and was on hand to speak with us and answer any questions. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at the holidays, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. To learn more about toys for tots, visit http://toysfortots.org/default.asp.
2009 Seabee Camp to be held 19 thru 25 July - February 17, 2009

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.
January 2009 President's Message - January 26, 2009

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.
Thanks to our January Small Business Outreach Sponsors - January 24, 2009

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
Thank you to our 2008 Golf Sponsers - October 30, 2008

Commander-in-Chief Level: Harper Construction
Joint Chiefs Level: Allen Engineering, Engineering Partnersm, AMEC, CDM Federal Programs, SDG&E, Parsons
Admiral Level: Applied Energy LLC., A&P Constrcution and Development, Kennedy.Jenks Consultants, Geosyntec Consultants, Ledcor
Captain Level: Geotechnics, Kleinfelder, Winzler&Kelly, Peter Van De Werff Construction, RBF Consulting, Dahl Taylor & Associates, Brown & Caldwell, Soltek Pacific Construction, Sullivan International, Rolf Jensen & Associates, Syska Hennessy Group
Annual Golf Tournament Announced - July 17, 2008

This year's annual golf tournament was announced at the July business lunch. The tournament will be held on 10 October 2008 at Camp Pendleton's Marine Memorial Golf Course. The golf tournement is the primary fundraisers for the scholarships S.A.M.E. awards each year.

For information on how your firm can sponser the event, please contact John Harris at (858) 614-5016.
2008 Seabee Camp - June 30, 2008

This summer's camp will be held between July 19 and July 26 at Naval Base Ventura County. The camp is being sponsored by the Oxnard-Ventura and San Diego SAME Posts as well as SAME Hq's. We expect 40 campers this year who will be sophomores and juniors from highschools across the U.S. including Hawaii and Alaska. We even have one camper coming from Korea.

All the campers have expressed an interest in Engineering and Construction. The purpose of the camp is to introduce to the practical aspects of the profession and the possibility of going into engineering and construction through the military.