SAME MONTHLY MEETING February 17, 2010 11:30 a.m.
Topic: Cuba From Both Sides Of The Fence In December 2001 Kellogg Brown & Root was tasked to construct temporary facilities for the detainees from the Global War on Terrorism at Guantanamo Naval Base Cuba. The project was under the Navy’s Contingency Capability Contract or CONCAP, and had to be completed in less than 90 days. KBR would later construct multiple additional facilities, including the state of the art prisons. These are the facilities that were scheduled to be closed by January 2010, but subject to much discussion concerning how the detainees would be managed elsewhere. At the same time, KBR was tasked by the Department of State to upgrade the US Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy to current Anti-terrorism Force Protection standards in Havana. This talk will address the special challenges of each project as well as discuss some of the processes for operating in Cuba under the Trade Embargo.

Who: Mr. Louis Martinez, P.E. is currently the President of Martinez Engineering and Management Services, Inc. With thirty-four years of experience in charge of worldwide engineering organizations specializing in contracted and in-house resources for design, construction, operations, maintenance, and housing. Mr. Martinez pioneered the concept of partnering, or team building for total quality, on projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Former Senior VP for Design and Construction for Kellogg Brown and Root, supervising 850 in-house engineers and construction managers and thousands of subcontractor personnel, with a $750 MM annual program. Mr. Martinez is also a former Mobile District Engineer for the Military.

When: February 17, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Bienville Club located at 107 Saint Francis Street #3208, Mobile, AL 36602.

RSVP to pat.davidson@westonsolutions.com

E-Day at Univ. of South Alabama February 19, 2010
Engineering week is just around the corner, which means E-Day at the University of South Alabama is coming soon!  E-Day is held every year during Engineering week specifically for engineering students.  The day consist of a morning career fair and afternoon activities geared toward engineering.  Many students that attend are looking for career and mentoring opportunities.

This year the Mobile post will have a booth to promote our organization at the E-Day career fair which will be held Friday, February 19th from 9am-12 noon.  We would like to see all sustaining member companies represented at our booth, therefore we are asking for all that are interested to send their company materials (giveaways, brochures, etc.) to be given out at the SAME booth the day of the event.  Also, if you would like to volunteer to help man the booth please contact Katherine Bealle at kbealle@mcfaddenengineering.com or by phone at 251-470-6870.

If sending company materials, please have them to the below address by close of business Wednesday, February 17th, 2010.

SAME Mobile Post
c/o Katherine Bealle
McFadden Engineering
2860 Dauphin Street, Suite D
Mobile, Alabama 36606
Phone: 251.470.6870

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S CHILI COOK-OFF February 27, 2010
This year the SAME Mobile Post will be sponsoring a team for the American Cancer Society’s Chili Cook-off which will be held from 11am-3pm, February 27th.  We will be selling tickets for $10 at the next two meetings to help support the American Cancer Society and our post young members program.  This event is the third largest event in Mobile and is sure to be a lot of fun and a great way to get involved with the Mobile Post.  Please contact Katherine Bealle at kbealle@mcfaddenengineering.com for tickets or information.

2009 Holiday Social Press Release

Mobile SAME Scholarship Applications now being accepted
The Mobile post of SAME is pleased to announce it will sponsor two Engineering Scholarships for upcoming freshmen for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Scholarship applications are due March 1, 2010. Click here for full details.

Presentations from the November 2009 Workshop are now available for download:

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Agenda
Mobile District Command Brief
D-B Contractor Perspective
Military Planning and Environmental Compliance Branch
Military Project Management Branch
Civil Works Programs and Project Management Branch
Environmental and HTRW/Compliance Program
Strategic Initiatives and Support for Others Program Management Branch
Coastal Mississippi Restoration Program
SF 330 Primer/A-E Selection and Contract Awards Panel

The SAME Post Leaders Workshop was held in Alexandria, VA at the Hotel Monaco on 10-11 September, 2009.  We had a great time and many questions were answered and hopefully everyone left with the necessary tools and information needed to help your Posts continue successfully. The workshop presentations and briefing can be viewed by clicking on this link:

www.same.org/postleaders or directly at http://www.same.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=5198

The next SAME Post Leaders Workshop is scheduled to be held on March 4-5, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. This workshop will be held in conjunction with the student workshop.  The registration will open up in December.

Mobile Post Bylaws now posted here and under Post Officers section.

Scores for Scholars Results are in!  Read the quarterly newsletter for details.

Meeting summaries for Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are available here.