Dr. Vida G. Wright, P.E., F.SAME Southwest Region Vice President 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

SAME Past, Present & Future The Uniqueness of SAME Industry SAME REPRESENTS OUTSTANDING FORUM FOR INTERCHANGE AMONG THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND INDUSTRY – PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT IN ACCOMPLISHING TODAY’S ENGINEERING TASKS SAME NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND POST LEVEL TO INVOLVE ALL SERVICES, INDUSTRY, OFFICERS, NCOs AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future Mission To promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sectors engineers, and related professionals and developing future engineers through outreach and mentoring. 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future Organization and Leadership Board of Direction Uniform Services Advisory Group (USAG) 28,500 Members 1,600 Companies 8 Mission Committees and 3 Councils 28 SAME HQ Staff Stress importance of posts to the success of same. Regional Vice Presidents on board represent our posts and members — need to communicate with your RVP issues of concern and success stories. Same HQ has outstanding staff to support post leaders — contact them frequently and seek their assistance. Continue to establish and support student chapters — a major part of SAME’s outreach to grow future engineers. 108 POSTS 28 Field Chapters 46 Student Chapters 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future 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 Stress importance of posts to the success of same. Regional Vice Presidents on board represent our posts and members — need to communicate with your RVP issues of concern and success stories. Same HQ has outstanding staff to support post leaders — contact them frequently and seek their assistance. Continue to establish and support student chapters — a major part of SAME’s outreach to grow future engineers. 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME’s Financial Health ($000) Account Est. 2002 2012 General Reserve Fund 1,600 2,400 Operating Fund Investments - 1,800 Education & Mentoring Fund 680 2011 Funds to Posts (Dues, Dividends, Stipends, JETC) 250 800 Calendar Year Budget 1.8 Mil 7.5 Mil Education and Mentoring Fund includes Camp Proceeds 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

Strategic Partnerships . Construction Management Association of America Design Build Institute Of America 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future 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 June 30, 2012: LinkedIn 8,708 as of June 30 is up from 7,814 on March 30 [up from 5,010 members as of Jan. 3, 2011] Facebook 1,377 is an increase of 200 members since March 30, 2012 [1,177 members March 30; [up from 678 members as of Jan. 3, 2011] 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future 8

Another banner year for SAME 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 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future 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 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

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 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

SAME Past, Present & Future 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 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future

Thank you for your continued support! 11-08-12 SAME Past, Present & Future