1. 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

2. 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
SAME Past, Present & Future

3. 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.
SAME Past, Present & Future

4. 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
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5. 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.
SAME Past, Present & Future

6. 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
SAME Past, Present & Future

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

8. SAME Past, Present & Future
Communications
TME - The Military Engineer magazine s
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]
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9. 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
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10. SAME Past, Present & Future
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
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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
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12. SAME Past, Present & Future
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
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13. Thank you for your continued support!
SAME Past, Present & Future