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A "Thank You" & some photos from Mark Apicella.  The post sponsored him to attend the SAME Engineering & Construction Camp with the Seabees this summer.  Once again it appears that he had a great time and that it was well worth our support!

Click here to see his photos as well as his personal thank you!


Meeting Details (2008-2010)

Upcoming Meetings Past Meetings Key

Upcoming Meetings  

2010

 

Month/Date/Year

Time

Location

Program Theme

Key Speaker/Topic

Workshop Speaker/Topic

March 17th 2010 
Register Online! Click here.


Now available to pay for meetings!

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ESB The 2010 Small Business Contracting Outreach Forum

Sponsorship Opportunities -
SOLD OUT!

Exhibit Opportunities -
SOLD OUT!

For more information contact Matthew Wallace at mwallace@wtresources.com

Keynote speaker: 

USACE NAD Senior Leadership - Keynote Speaker

 

Presentations From:

Dr. Jim Rich - Contracting Division , CENAB, Contracting Basics/Evaluations

Jack Beecher - SBLO USACE Norfolk District - NAD/SDV Partnership Success

Tamika Gray - SBLO USACE Baltimore District - What makes SB's successful

Randy Sitton, Construction Division, CENAB - Construction Quality Assurance

Ron Maj - Chief, Contracting Division, CENAB Evaluations/Contracting Basics

Greg Johnson - USACE Regional Management Board Trends of the USACE/AEC Workforce

 

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Past Meetings

2010

Month

Date

Location/
Time

Program
Theme

Workshop

Featured Speaker

Speaker
Topic

February 17th 2010  Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop/ Executive Panel
4:30-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Focus on Science and Technology Education and Mentoring

Keynote speaker: 

Dr. Nancy Grasmick, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools "The Many Facets of Our Partnerships - together, we are stronger"

Workshop Speakers: 

Craig Holcomb, National Security Agency, Educational Outreach "NSA STEM Opportunities"

Rhonda McCarthy, St. Mary's County Schools, "Building Successful Partnerships"

Donna Watts, Maryland STEM Coordinator "The State of STEM Education in Maryland Public Schools"

Dr. Robert Hawthorne,  Howard County Schools "What are the 3 R's for Engineering Education in the 21st Century"

January 20th 2010 Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop/ Executive Panel
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Readiness

Keynote speaker: 

Major General Steve Saunders, Assistant Administrator, National Integration Center with the National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA. (Invited)

Workshop Speakers: 

Bill Irwin, Disaster Program Manager at USACE-Headquarters

John Colmers, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Ed Hopkins, Deputy Director of Operations for MEMA

Lori Romer Stone, Senior Law & Policy Analyst, MEMA

 

2009

Month

Date

Location/
Time

Program
Theme

Workshop

Featured Speaker

Speaker
Topic

December 16th 2009

9:30-10am registration

10am-12pm workshop

12-12:30pm networking

12:30-2:00pm luncheon program

ESB USACE Baltimore District 2010 Program

Life after BRAC in Baltimore District

COL David Anderson, Commander USACE Baltimore District
(12:30 p.m.)
Presentations
 (10:00 - 12:00 p.m.)

- Dave Morrow, Chief, Environmental and Munitions Design Center

- Chris Nolta, Chief, Civil Programs

- Jared Olsen, currently the Chief, Aberdeen Integrated Programs Office

Civil Branch|
Military Branch
Environmental Branch

July 2009 N/A N/A No Program in July N/A N/A
 November 18th 2009

Note:  NO online reservations for November Meeting.

4:30 p.m.  Pratt Street Alehouse

 

 Holiday Kick-Start Networking Social Hour      

Pratt Street Alehouse

October 21st 2009  Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop/ Executive Panel
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

Security with Focus on IT

Mr. Philip Reitinger, Deputy Undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate - Invited

- Mr. John F. Havermann, II, Vice President Cyber Programs, SAIC.

- Representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - Invited

- Representative of the U.S. Coast Guard - Invited

 
September 16th 2009 Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop/ Executive Panel
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

Topic: A New Hotel at Baltimore’s Penn Station: Neighborhood, Metropolitan and Regional Benefits

  Photo Slideshow

Mr. Ronald Hynes, Director, Office of Policy, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Topic: Renewed Emphasis on Railroad Infrastructure: Implications for the Consulting Community

Mr. Otis Rolley, Chairman and CEO Central Maryland Transportation Alliance (CMTA)

Topic: Balancing Investment and Growth in Regional Transportation Infrastructure

 Mr. Michael Dickens, President Hospitality Partners LLC (on behalf of AMTRAK)

 Mr. Henry Kay (Invited)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Topic: A Vision for Integrated Transit Infrastructure in Central Maryland

 MDOT (Invited)Maryland Statewide Rail Transportation Infrastructure

June 1st 2009 15th Annual Presidential Open to Benefit SAME Baltimore &  Chesapeake Posts’ Education & Mentoring Funds - To be held at the Compass Pointe Golf Courses on Monday June 1, 2009 - ONLINE REGISTRATION
August 19th 2009 Begin 4:00 pm TBD August Social Johnny Walker Jos้ Cuervas
May 20th 2009
Register Online! Click here.


Now available to pay for meetings!

 

Luncheon
12:00 pm
Top of the Bay Restaurant, Aberdeen Proving Ground

Directions

Link to Restaurant

Awards Luncheon - Joint Meeting with Philadelphia, Chesapeake and NJ Posts

Lunch followed by CPT BJ Kraemer presentation on C4ISR. 

Flyer

  Photo Slideshow

Presentation

 

N/A TBD
April 15th 2009  Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop/ Executive Panel
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Aging Infrastructure
Joint with ASHE

Photo Slideshow

Dave Mongan, PE., Outgoing National President, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Report Card

Richard Clifton, P.E., National President American Society of Highway Engineers, State of the Highway Engineering Profession

James Durkay, former Assistant Director of Civil Works, TBD

*** Professional Development Hours are available!! ***

Gary Loew, Chief Program Integration Division, HQUSACE, Spending the Corps' Simulus Money
March 18th 2009  Registration
8:30 am

Morning Workshop with DoD Branch Reps
9:30-11:30

Networking
11:30-12:00

Lunch with Keynote Speaker
12:00-1:30

Afternoon Workshop
1:30-3:30 p.m.

ESB Small Business Event
(Morning & Lunch)

 

Program Flyer

Exhibitor-Sponsor Registration Form

The March SB Forum presentations are available for downloading from our ftp site:

Click here.

username: samebalt

password:  OLCkids04

folder: Mar182009 SB Forum

AGENDA (print) (.pdf)

8:30 – 9:20:   Registration

Morning Speakers: 

09:30 – 10:00:   TBD, USACE, Baltimore District – Stimulus Update

10:00 – 10:30:   Jack Beecher, USACE Norfolk District, Deputy for Small Business

10:30 – 11:00:   Mark ”Ranger” Jones, The Ranger Group, Motivational Speaker

11:00 – 11:05:   Oliver Philips, SBA, The Patriot Express Loan Program

11:05 – 11:30:   Small Business Panel - Above Speakers, with Karen Barbour, The Barbour Group (Bonding)

11:30 – 12:00:   Networking in the exhibit Hall

12:00 – 12:45:   Buffet Lunch

Keynote Speaker: 

12:45 – 13:30:   BG Todd T. Semonite, USACE North Atlantic Division Commander

Afternoon Workshop Speakers:

13:30 – 14:30:   Don Lynne, Lynne and Associates/Moderator of SF330 Panel - Frank CirincioneTom RossbachGloria Markovci (USACE Baltimore SF 330 Selection Board Panel)

14:30 – 15:30:   Mary Lee Kolich, PTAP Program Director/ Federal Contracting 101

13:30 – 15:30:   Networking in the exhibit hall

Parking Information

Valet parking will be available at the ESB for $18.00 per car, payable with cash ONLY!

NOTE There are only 75 spaces available.

February 18th 2009 Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB BRAC:  Local Jurisdictions' Report Cards
Joint with AIA (workshop only)

Photo Slideshow

 

COL Gervais, USAEC Commander (confirmed) Invited:

Executive Director of Governor's Subcabiveinet on BRAC (Asuntah Chiang-Smith)

MD Department of Planning (Mike Paone or Secretary Richard Hall)

MDOT BRAC (Andy Scott)

MDBED BRAC military liason (GEN Mike Hayes or Lisa Swoboda)

January 21st 2009 Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Water Resources

Photo Slideshow

Larry Prather, Assistant Director of Civil Works, USACE

Brigid Kenney, MDE

Robert Pietrowsky, Supervisor Civil Engineer, Director of IWR, USACE Institute for Water Resources

Ilse Gayl, President & CEO, One Rain

Proposed new principals to revise economic and environmental principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies

 

Top challenges

2008

December 17th 2008 Registration
9:30-10am

Workshop
10-12 pm

Social Hour
12-12:30 pm

Luncheon
12:30-2pm

ESB USACE Baltimore District Program

Photo Slideshow

The "Presentations"  for this meeting are available by contacting the webmaster.

Workshop Speakers:

Frank Benvenga (MILCON)

Chris Nolta (Civil Works)

Dave Morrow (Environmental)

Carlen Capenos (Small Business)

November 19th 2008 Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Federal Energy Policy and Implementation, including Sustainability and BIM

 

Photo Slideshow

Workshop Speakers:

Neil Weinstein, Low Impact Development Center, who will speak on the stormwater section of the Energy Security Independence Act.

Alan Eidsmore, Chief Architecture Section, Engineering Division, CENAB, will speak on LEED and BIM Applications.

Tatyana Shine, Vice President, Allen & Shariff Corporation, will speak about Geothermal renewable energy for large scale applications: latest technology for ground source heatpump systems, governing regulations, lessons learned.

Dinner/Keynote Speaker:

Cyrus Nasseri, Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program, will speak about Federal policies and initiatives concerning energy reduction and renewable energy, such as EPACT 2005, EO 13423, and EISA 2007.

October 15th 2008

 View the Photo Slideshow.

 

Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Innovations in Contracting

* (meeting includes a dinner. The workshop has an additional cost)

Workshop Speaker:s

Nancy Kosko, US Army Environmental Command

Dr. Jim Rich, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Chief of Contracting

Janet Kim, US Army Environmental Command

Julia Wise, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget

Dinner Speaker:

Charlie George, Acting Deputy Director, Installation Services Directorate of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management

September 17th 2008
 

 View the Photo Slideshow.

Registration
3:30-4pm

Workshop
4-6:00pm

Networking
6-7:00pm

Dinner
7-8:30pm

ESB Sustainable Range and Munitions Response Programs  

The "Presentations"  for this meeting are available by contacting the webmaster.

Paul Greene, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Civil Works Dredging and Subsequent Munitions Response Programs

Jeff Waugh, HQ USACE, DOD Environmental Support Team – MMRP USACE Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program Overview
Vic Wieszek, OSD I&E Munitions Response and Operational Range DoD Policy and Goals for Munitions Response
Tom Macia (invited), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, Chief, Training Support Systems Division Training Support Systems and the Sustainable Range Program
Dennis Teefy, Aberdeen Test Center Testing of Range Technologies
Bruce Jackson, HQ USMC, Program Manager for Community Planning and Liaison Offices USMC perspective on Range Environmental Preservation Initiative and Buffer lands Initiative
Larry Penfold, Test America Method 8330B for Explosives Analysis – Laboratory Perspective/Lessons Learned
August
2008
20th TBD August Social
(Subcommittee to report to BOD)
TBD N/A

Young Members

Streamer
Relationships 1C, 1D, 1E
July
2008
No Program in July
June
2008
TBD APG Golf Outing

 View the Photo Slideshow.

N/A N/A

Chesapeake Post

Streamer
Relationships 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E
May
2008

View the Photo Slideshow.

28th
2008

ESB

Registration:
5:30-6:00pm

Networking
6:00pm-7:00pm

Dinner Program
7:00-8:30pm

Military Dining Out and Awards Night

Amy Basehoar
Deb Brown

Streamer
Relationships 3K
April
2008

Presentations are available   by contacting the Webmaster. | View the Photo Slideshow.

16th
2008

ESB

Workshop:
4:00pm

Networking
6:00pm

Dinner Program
7:00-8:30pm

Sustainability & Installation Operations Dinner Keynote Speaker:

Steve Piquet, Member of the Founding Board of Directors, US Green Building Council

Randy Didier
Tobyhanna Army Depot Environmental Chief
Professor Ken Staver, University of MD College Park
RTKL Rep on BIM
Carbon Credits group exercise

Greg Johnson
Judy Hackett
Stacey Popp Young
Tim Llewellyn
Frank Daly

Streamer
Education 1B, 1E
Readiness 2C
March
2008

Presentations are available from  by contacting the Webmaster. | View the Photo Slideshow.

19th
2008

ESB

Registration:
8:30-9:15am

Workshop
9:15-11:00am

Networking & Exhibits:
11:00-12:00pm

Luncheon:
12:00-1:30 pm

One-on-One Sessions:
1:30-3:30pm

Small Business and SDVOB Outreach Forum
 (Morning & Lunch)

The "Presentations"  for this meeting are available by contacting the webmaster.

 View the Photo Slideshow.

BG Tood T. Semonite, Commander, USACE North Atlantic Division SEE TABLE BELOW: Matt Wallace
Doug DeFazio
Carolyn Carrol
Streamer
Education 1D, 1D

Speaker

Agency/Firm

Topic

Jerome Maultsby

USAMRAA

Marketing your small business

Jack Beecher

USACE Norfolk District

SDVs Opportunities in NAD

Gail Wegner

US Veterans Association

How the VA can help SDVOBs

Jeff Johnson

ARGO

Competing from an SDVOB POV

Carlen Capenos

USACE Baltimore

NAB's mission/upcoming acquisitions/SB numbers

Oliver Phillips

SBA

SBA's Patriot Express Loan Program

BG Todd Semonite                     

USACE NAD

 Keynote/Discussion

February
 2008

View the Photo Slideshow.

Presentations are available by contacting the Webmaster.

20th
2008

ESB

Workshop:
4:00-6:00pm

Networking: 
6:00-7:00pm

Dinner:
7:00-8:30pm.

Levees and Flood Damage Reduction MG Riley, USACE Director of Civile Works

Larry Mathena, NAB, Nat. Levee Inventory

Steve Garbarino, NAB, Washington, DC

Cris Krebs, GF, FEMA, Region III Map Mod'n

Jim Durkay
Kerry
Leberknight
Diana Parr
Streamer
Education 1H
January
 2008
Jan.
16th
2008
ESB

 

Registration:  3:30-4:00pm

Workshop:  4:00-6:00pm

Networking:  6:00-7:00pm

Dinner7:00-8:30pm.

Range and Munitions Management

The "Presentations"  for this meeting are available by contacting the webmaster.

Randy Cerar, US Army Environmental Center

 

 

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Key:

T

Tuesday

Notes:

(1) - Joint meeting w/ ACEC

W

Wednesday

(2) - Place announcement in Sustaining Members newsletters when possible

ESB

Engineer Society of Baltimore

(3)  - December 1st - Carderock Tour - Mentoring

USCG

USCG Curtis Bay

(4) - April 27th - APG Chem Demil Facility Tour - Mentoring.

APG

Ft. Meade Golf Course

N/A

Not Available

TBD

To Be Decided

OPCY

Oriole Park at Camden Yard

L

Lunch

D

Dinner

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