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Orange County Post Federal Business Opportunities Symposium SAME Past, Present and Future

Orange County Post Federal Business Opportunities Symposium SAME Past, Present and Future. Dr. Vida G. Wright, P.E., F.SAME Southwest Region Vice President November 8, 2012. The Uniqueness of SAME. Industry.

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Orange County Post Federal Business Opportunities Symposium SAME Past, Present and Future

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  1. Orange County PostFederal Business Opportunities SymposiumSAME Past, Present and Future Dr. Vida G. Wright, P.E., F.SAME Southwest Region Vice President November 8, 2012

  2. The Uniqueness of SAME Industry SAME Past, Present & Future

  3. To promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancingrelationshipsandcompetencies among uniformed services, public and private sectors engineers, and related professionals and developing future engineers through outreach and mentoring. Mission SAME Past, Present & Future

  4. 28,500 Members 1,600 Companies Organization and Leadership Board of Direction Uniform Services Advisory Group (USAG) 8 Mission Committees and 3 Councils 28 SAME HQ Staff 108 POSTS 28 Field Chapters 46 Student Chapters SAME Past, Present & Future

  5. USAG Members LTG Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rear Adm. Katherine Gregory, U.S. Navy Chief of Civil Engineers and Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command MG Timothy Byers, The Air Force Civil Engineer Rear Adm. Ronald Rabago, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics Rear Adm. Sven Rodenbeck, U.S. Public Health Service Chief Engineer SAME Past, Present & Future

  6. SAME’s Financial Health ($000) SAME Past, Present & Future

  7. Strategic Partnerships . Construction Management Association of America Design Build Institute Of America SAME Past, Present & Future

  8. Communications • TME - The Military Engineer magazine • Emails • Events • Post Leaders • Website • Social Media • LinkedIn - 8,950 members • Facebook - 1,377 members • Bricks & Clicks Blog - 6,980 unique visitors 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future 8

  9. 2011 Summary Another banner year for SAME Growth in Membership by 8% after 11% in 2010 Growth in Attendance at SAME Events Growth in SAME Assets by over $500,000 Growth in Post assets by over $1.0 million Growth in Student Chapters and Student Members Posts awarded over $1.2 million in Scholarships Expanded Continuing Education Offerings and Webinars Conducted 12 Highly Successful Conferences for SAME members SAME Past, Present & Future

  10. 2012-2013 Focus Areas • Sustainable Installations • Establish an Energy and Sustainability Committee • Continue to improve Sustainability Awards in 2012 • Support to Wounded Warriors • Support to QL+ ($57,000 in March from Member Donations) • Interface with Wounded Warrior Transition Centers and Organizations • Advertise Post initiatives on SAME website • Cyber Infrastructure • Infrastructure requirements for defensive cyber capabilities • Focusing on Cyber Infrastructure will enhance the relevance of SAME to current national security issues • Establish Cyber Infrastructure Task Force SAME Past, Present & Future

  11. National Challenges Impacting Members Potential reduction in DOD budget Federal agencies are doing more work in-house as workload draws down Increased pressure on government and Sustaining member companies to reduce travel Continuing need for infrastructure improvement (ASCE Report Card) Transportation legislation passed in this Congress SAME Past, Present & Future

  12. 2012-2013 Challenges Transition from printed to online Directory of SAME Companies and Organizations Continuing to increase Public Sector membership Increase participation in Continuing Education Program by offering in more locations Effectively managing Student Chapters and Field Chapters to benefit members at those locations SAME Past, Present & Future

  13. Thank you for your continued support! SAME Past, Present & Future

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