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SAME Member News from 12 Sep 05:

2005 USACE SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE

Registration for the 9th annual USACE Small Business Conference, to be held again at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, will open at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, September 14. Please visit the conference Web site to register for the Conference or Networking Hall. (Click here or on the banner above). Register Wednesday and help the Hurricane Victims at the same time!! RegOnline, the vendor we use for registration, will donate $1 to Katrina relief efforts for every registration made on September 15. There is an option for government employees to register with a credit card, but delay billing until November 18.

International Facility Management Association (IFMA) World Workplace Conference, October 23-25, Philadelphia, PA

In support of the SAME strategic alliance with IFMA, SAME is a sponsoring organization for the IFMA annual World Workplace Conference. SAME Members can therefore receive IFMA member prices when attending the conference. World Workplace is a great place to sharpen your Facility Management skills and network with other facility managers. The SAME Facility Management Committee is also conducting a panel presentation on Installation Facility Management, with speakers from the Air Force, NAVFAC and the Army Installation Management Agency. For more information about the career-enhancing education, information and networking available at IFMA’s World Workplace, visit www.worldworkplace.org. IFMA looks forward to meeting you in Philadelphia this October 23–25. Handy World Workplace Links:

See the full conference brochure [http://www.worldworkplace.org/northamerica/2005/attendees/conf_brochure.cfm]

World Workplace Program Outline [http://www.worldworkplace.org/northamerica/2005/attendees/pro_outline.cfm]

Complete travel and hotel information [https://events.navigant.com/ifma/2005_worldworkplace]

Registration information [http://www.worldworkplace.org/northamerica/2005/attendees/categories.cfm]

Registration Rates and Deadlines [http://www.worldworkplace.org/northamerica/2005/attendees/rates.cfm]

Registration forms [https://www.ifma.org/secure/worldworkplace/2005/attendees/2005reg_form.cfm]

Katrina Impact on 2006 Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference and Expo

The SAME Leadership is awaiting a recommendation from the Lower Mississippi Region and the Louisiana Post regarding the 2006 national conference scheduled for late May in New Orleans. Please be patient. While we are looking a couple of contingency options, our first priority is to support the Region and Post to the extent the City of New Orleans and the Marriott Hotel at which the conference is planned are able to support our event. We plan to make a final decision on or before November 2, 2005.

SAME Member News from 23 Aug 05:

SAME Members Offered Reduced Rate for IFMA Certified Facility Manager (CFM) Program, October 5-7, 2005, Portland, Oregon

· Enhance Your Company’s Competitiveness for Government Contracts

· Register Today – Conference Registration Encouraged but Not Required

Come to Portland, Oregon, in October to attend the Northwest and Pacific Joint Education & Training Conference, October 2-4, 2005, and come away a Certified Facility Manager (CFM). Who should become a CFM? Anyone who manages facilities in the private or public sector. For those in the public sector, becoming a CFM is part of your lifelong learning and professional development. For those in the private sector or those transitioning from the public to private sector in the next couple of years, whether NCO, officer or civilian, the CFM credential has been shown to give certified facility managers significantly higher salaries than those without a CFM. In addition, more government agencies are recognizing the CFM in evaluating companies for base operations support contracts. To qualify for the CFM, you must first meet the education and experience requirements and then pass an exam. As a CFM you will join an elite group of Facility Management professionals, so it is a great investment in your future! Again, come to Portland, take the CFM Review Course, attend other portions of the conference, network with more than 200 expected attendees, and either sit for the exam on Saturday or go home and take it when you can. But the sooner you take the exam after the review course, the better chance you have of passing. In SAME's pilot program in 2004, 23 of the 26 participants passed the exam--all of whom took the exam within 30 days of the review course. For information and registration, go to the CFM Review Course and Exam on the SAME Web site.

Reduced Prices for Public Agency and Public Sector Individual Memberships. The Board of Direction approved a revised dues structure for public sector individuals and agencies at its meeting in May 2005. The new dues structure for Public Agencies became effective July 1, 2005, reducing the dues from $400 to $250 and simplifying the dues structure to eliminate the tiered structure. Current Public Agency members will pay the reduced amount of $250 when they renew their membership. The Board reduced the annual dues for the public sector from $65 to $50, with additional discounts for multi-year options. The new dues for public sector Individual Members will go into effect Jan. 1, 2006, which is the annual renewal date for all Individual Members. These actions are in support of the Society’s goal to increase public sector membership and participation.

SAME Members Offered Webinar on Long Term Care Insurance

· Learn whether you should consider this type of insurance

· Learn about Long Term Care Insurance offered by our Affinity partner, USBA

SAME, in partnership with Uniformed Services Benefit Association (USBA), is hosting two, one-hour Webinars on Long-Term Care Insurance to discuss when such insurance is needed and coverage options that are available from USBA for SAME members. The interactive Webinar will enable participants to see the PowerPoint presentation onscreen and listen to the presenter via the telephone, as well as ask questions and get answers from Howard Rubin, President, Benefit Advisor Services Inc. who is hosting the Webinar on behalf of USBA. Members may also review the detailed presentation on long-term care insurance on the SAME Web site at www.same.org under “Member Benefits-Discounts” in the “Members Only” section. SAME HQ POC is Mr. John Mills (jmills@same.org), Ext 43.

Dates and Times

Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

Spiderphone Teleconferencing Access
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SAME Board of Direction Approves New Society Logo

· Does not replace Society insignia

· Show pride in SAME by displaying the new logo

· Look for guidelines for proper use of the insignia and logo

The SAME Board of Direction recently approved a new logo for the Society. Inspired by the organization's proud history of supporting national defense, the logo incorporates the Society acronym (SAME) with a patriotic theme of stars and stripes. The logo is a contemporary design that compliments the traditional design of the Society insignia. For more information on the new SAME logo see the September-October issue of The Military Engineer. SAME HQ will be issuing guidelines for Post use of the logo and insignia in mid-September. POC for the SAME Logo is Eileen Erickson, Director of Communications & Marketing (Erickson@same.org ).

Support to Deployed Engineering Team Members.

· Get additional SAME publications at your deployed location

· Maintain your permanent contact information while deployed

Get The Military Engineer, SAME News and Society e-mails delivered directly to you at your overseas duty station! Complete our Temporary Deployment Form and we will send you additional SAME publications and e-mails to your temporary location while serving on temporary duty or an unaccompanied PCS. This free service is just one of the many ways SAME supports our deployed members in support of the Society’s objective to support to our deployed engineering team and their families. This initiative allows deployed members to maintain their Society contact information at their home or permanent duty station while deployed on temporary duty or on an unaccompanied short tour and still receive SAME publications.

SAME Web Site News. Following are some recent enhancements to the SAME Web site to provide our members with valuable Society information.

· The Military Engineer (TME) and SAME News are now online. As an SAME member, you can read current and recent editions of these publications online. They are formatted for easy reading of those areas of interest to you. You can find links to these documents on the SAME Home Page.

· SAME 2005 Joint Engineer Education & Training Conference and Expo photos and the President’s Year in Review presentation at the Opening Ceremony are online. If you haven’t had a chance to see the photos from the conference, please take a minute to do so. The photos of Post Streamer Awards will be posted shortly and an e-mail will be sent to Post Leaders with the link.

· Please update your Membership contact information on the SAME Web site.