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Calendar of Events

TBD = to be determined

Date / Time	Venue	Topic / Speaker(s)	Notes / Contact
17 Mar 2010	River Center Bldg 111 N. Canal First Floor Conference Room	Jan Plachta (USACE) will discuss the Panama Canal – History and Current Expansion	RSVP Jim Wescott
21 April 2010	River Center Bldg 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	Bethany Hand (Tetra Tech EM) will discuss the Asian Carp Response Plan	RSVP Jim Wescott

Recent Past Events

10 - 11 Mar 2010	Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center in Zion, Illinois	Midwest Small Biz Expo	Expo Announcement Exhibits/Sponsorships Registration Information
30 Jan 10 1800	Braxton Seafood Grill 3 Oakbrook Mall 630-574-2155	Officers Installation Dinner Cocktails 1800 Dinner 1900	Cost/person: $55 (private) $45 (govt) RSVP: Rob Foster 312-243-1010
16 Dec 09 11:30	River Center Bldg - 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	Presentation on a Contaminated Sediment Project by Geosyntec	Robert Ivarson 312-930-9119
18 Nov 09 11:30	UNION LEAGUE CLUB 65 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago	Chicago and Lake Michigan Posts Joint Meeting with Chicago Building Congress	Government Briefings on ARRA by USACE, NAVFAC, and GSA Representatives Event Flyer / Reservation Rob Foster 312-243-1010 Robert Ivarson 312-930-9119
21 Oct 09 11:45	River Center Bldg - 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	Efficient Design and Construction Consentini & Assoc.	Jim Wescott 312-201-7781
25 Sep 09	Maple Meadows Golf Club 272 Addison Road Wood Dale, IL 630-616-8424	SAME Chicago Post 20^th Annual Golf Outing Scholarship Fund Raiser Information and Registration Form	0715 Continental breakfast, sign-in, practice green 0800 Shotgun Start 1300 Buffet lunch, raffle, awards, and sponsor recognition Contact: Nick Nigro 608-221-8700 nkn@eccsmobilelab.com
19 Aug 09	Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Cicero	MWRD Field Visit Sign up early - tour group limited to 25! Earn 2 PDH.	Joint Chicago Post, LMP, APWA and ISPA event. IMPORTANT advance RSVP reqd. (BY JUL 15) see attached announcement.
17 Jul 09 1745	East Bank of Chicago River at Adams Street	SAME Chicago Post Lake/River Cruise Charity Fundraiser	Space Limited to 125 people - Sign up early. Details in the event flyer
17 Jun 09	River Center Bldg - 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	Environmental Sustainability Bill Abolt of Shaw Environmental	RSVP: rivarson@hntb.com
20 May 09	River Center Bldg - 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	Information/knowledge Management and Emerging Technologies Emma Kowalenko	RSVP: rivarson@hntb.com
12-15 May 09	Salt Lake City, UT	SAME National Conference	For information, visit conference website
07-08 May 09	Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1800 Isle Parkway Bettendorf, Iowa 52722	Rock Island District's Small Business Symposium	Conference Agenda and Registration Information
17 Apr 09	Northern Illinois University Outreach Center in Naperville	Spring 2009 USACE / ACEC-IL Multi-District Command Brief Conference	For more information and to register, please check ACEC’s website
16 Apr 09 17:30	Jeffersen Tap 325 N. Jefferson, Chicago	Young Member Committee Happy Hour Current and PAST YMs are ALL Welcome!	joint event co-sponsored by ASCE
18 Mar 09 11:30	Costa’s Greek Restaurant 340 S. Halsted Chicago, IL 60661	Gulf Intra Coastal Waterway West Closure Complex Pump Station Bob Ivarson, Practice Dir., Water Resources, HNTB	Join us to hear our Post Program Chair discuss design and operational challenges of this project. $30 Members/$35 Others For Details, see Flyer RSVP: cc_ispe@ameritech.net
12 Mar 09	Illinois Beach Conference Center One Lake Front Drive, Zion, IL 60099	Small Business Conference & Expo Sponsors: SAME Chicago, LMP and WI Procurement Inst.	Full day featuring educational tracts, teaming and networking, and exhibits. See Expo Flyer for Details.
07 Mar 09 08:30 - 13:00	Matteson, IL	Math Counts - State Competition	Contacts Kris Kumar Ken Endress
15-21 Feb 2009	various (see respective websites for details)	Engineers week: Washington Awards Banquet Feb 20 Math Counts Feb 21	For details visit 2009 Chicagoland Engineers Week and DuPage Area Engineers Week
19 Feb 09 11:30	Highland Park Country Club - 1201 Park Ave West, Highland Park, IL 60035	ECO Plan for Great Lakes	www.same-lakemichigan.org
18 Feb 09 11:30	River Center Bldg - 111 N. Canal, First Floor Conference Room	“Why We Fight” the historical look at the strategic objectives of Al Queda and the Strategic Objectives of the US and why we are at war. Lt Col David Sierakowski	David is a Reserve Officer (Lt Col) out of the 75^th Div in Arlington Hts. He finished a 2-year deployment about 1½ years ago and has taught on the subject to his unit. More Info/RSVP: Bob Ivarson
11-12 Feb 2009	Los Angeles, CA	SAME Post Leaders Workshop	Sponsor: SAME National Details: www.same.org
01/17/09 1900 - 2200	Rosewood Restaurant, 9425 W. Higgins Rd, Rosemont	Annual Post Induction Dinner	Cost: $55/person. Contacts: Fred Love or Rob Foster