Society Of American Military Engineers

PROMOTE & FACILITATE ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR NAT'L SECURITY AMONG UNIFORMED SRVCS AND RELATED PROF.

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS (SAME)'S ONGOING MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NETWORKING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ENGINEERING COMMUNITY WITH A FOCUS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. SAME MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE, NETWORK AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION (A/E/C) COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, SAME HOSTED MORE THAN 8 VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. EVENTS IN 2020 INCLUDED THE JOINT ENGINEERING TRAINING CONFERENCE AND EXPO, SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE, GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS DINNER, CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, POST LEADER WORKSHOP, TRANSITION WORKSHOP AND JOB FAIRS, A JOINT EVENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS, ENGINEER DINNERS TO HONOR 2020 GRADUATES OF THE SERVICE ACADEMIES AND MULTIPLE CONTINUING EDUCATION WEBINARS.

SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS (PRINT AND DIGITAL) - SAME PUBLISHES A HIGH-QUALITY PRINT PUBLICATION - THE MILITARY ENGINEER MAGAZINE. THE MILITARY ENGINEER (TME) MAGAZINE KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED ABOUT ISSUES IMPACTING THE A/E/C INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT FIELDS, AS THEY RELATE TO DOD AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. TME IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES PER YEAR AND HAD ONE SPECIAL EDITION IN 2020. THE TME HAS A DISTRIBUTION OF NEARLY 28,000. ON AVERAGE, TME HAS 100 NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS, WHICH INCLUDES LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, DEFENSE AGENCIES AND INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS RANGE FROM ONE MAGAZINE TO BULK SUBSCRIPTIONS OF UP TO 15 MAGAZINES. TME MAIN THEMES FOR 2020 INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY, PROJECT DELIVERY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ASSET MANAGEMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY, HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE, AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.THE PRINT VERSION OF TME IS ONLINE AT WWW.SAME.ORG/TME AS AN INTERACTIVE PDF. ADDITIONALLY, "ONLINE EXCLUSIVE" ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO WEEKS TO KEEP THE CONTENT FRESH BETWEEN PUBLICATION DATES. THE SAME DIRECTORY OF MEMBER COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (DIRECTORY) IS PUBLISHED ONLINE AND PROVIDES A LISTING OF SAME MEMBER COMPANIES. CONTACT INFORMATION OF CORPORATE LEADERS FOR USE IN PARTNERING AND TEAMING AGREEMENTS, AS WELL AS A LISTING OF MEMBER COMPANIES BY SAME POST, IS PART OF THE INFORMATION CAPTURED IN THE PUBLICATION. THE PUBLICATION ALSO CAPTURES COMPANY DESCRIPTION, SIZE, REVENUE, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICE LOCATIONS. CONSIDERED A GO-TO PUBLICATION BY MANY SAME MEMBERS, THE DIRECTORY IS USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS FOR PARTNERING AND DURING THE PRE-SOLICITATION PROCESS TO SURVEY INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES FOR FUTURE PROCUREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2020, A MEMBER DIRECTORY WAS CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR, AND WAS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY SUSTAINING AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.

MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES AND POST OPERATIONS - SAME MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 28,000 A/E/C, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND RETAINING MEMBERS, UPDATING MEMBER RECORDS, RENEWING MEMBERSHIPS, RECOGNIZING MEMBERS FOR LONGEVITY IN SAME, AND INTERFACING WITH SAME POSTS TO SUPPORT THEIR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICERS, SAME PROVIDES TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR POST LEADERS.SAME PROVIDES FUNDING TO ITS 103 POSTS (CHAPTERS) AND JUST OVER 25 STUDENT CHAPTERS LOCATED IN 17 REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC. POSTS BRING TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS IN ENGINEERING AND RELATED FIELDS FOR NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A WIDE RANGE OF POST PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING EVENTS, MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG MEMBERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO FUTURE ENGINEERS (COLLEGE AND K-12 STUDENTS).