SAME Update Clayton H. Perry, F.SAME

2 Our Mission T 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.

3 Organizational Goal: Support Our Members 22,000 Members 1,300 Companies 111 POSTS 7 National Committees and 3 Councils 25 SAME HQ Staff 15 Regional Vice Presidents Board of Direction (44)

4 Post Support to SAME Mission Programs –Interesting and Relevant Speakers –2-4 Hour Seminars –Webinars Readiness –Active Readiness and Homeland Security Committee Outreach –Inspire K-12 students to take up engineering –Mentor college students and assist in transition to work force –Provide leadership opportunities to Young Members –Make NCOs part of SAME team –Deployed military engineers and their families ALL CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

5 SAME Strategic Alliances SAME offers its Members education and Training Opportunities at Member prices

6 Growing Future Engineers SAME Engineering and Construction Summer Camps U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO U.S. Navy Seabees, Southern CA U.S. Army R&D Center, Vicksburg, MS

7 What’s New in SAME 2009 New Distinguished Post Criteria – Includes sending Board Member and Young Member to annual Post Leaders Workshop for Large and Medium Posts, either Board Member or YM for Small and OCONUS Posts Membership Streamer based on Total Members (excluding Student Members- STU type) SAME News delivered electronically and quarterly (except those with no address) LEED Courses offered SAME University to be offered in Frankfurt, Germany in June 09 New pricing structure approved by the Board of Direction

8 Investing in SAME’s Future Use Education and Mentoring Fund –Send high school students to Engineering and Construction Camps –Send college students to Student Leadership Workshops –Send Young Members to Post Leaders Workshops –Send Young Members and NCOs to the annual Joint Engineer Training Conferences (JETC) –Send NCOs to SAME Joint Engineer Senior NCO Symposiums –Support Small Business Provide scholarships based on need for aspiring engineers

9 Future Direction Continue strong Post organizations focused on Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives Recruitment + Satisfaction = Retention –Future Focus areas: 10 percent increase in membership Promote K-12 outreach programs Sustainability Diversity

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