The Society of American Military Engineers
 
Philadelphia Post

"Dedicated to National Defense"


Program Schedule

Just a reminder, the Philadelphia Post offers Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit for attendance at our dinner meetings and seminars!  A sign-up sheet will be available at each meeting at the registration table where you sign in.   Watch for an on-line PDH registration form coming soon!

   
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
   
Upcoming Meetings

2012

Date/Time Venue Topic/Speaker/Sponsors Register
February 8th 2012

Cocktails 5:30

Speaker & Awards 6:30

Union League
140 South Broad St
Philadelphia
Topic:

Scholarship Night

[Flyer]

Speaker:

This year we welcome special guest speaker Major General Michael Eyre, Deputy Command General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

Please consider sponsoring a student to attend the event for free.  Student sponsorships are available for $25 and you will be recognized the evening of the event for your generosity.

Registration for the event, student sponsorships and donations to the Scholarship Fund can be made online.

Online Registration
 

March 14th 2012

 

  Topic:

Small Business Event

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
April 11th 2012

 

  Topic:

Navy Night

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
May 9th 2012

 

  Topic:

Dinner Meeting, Elections

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
June 2012

 

  Topic:

Golf Outing

[Flyer]

 
July 2012

 

  Topic:

Young Member Event

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
August 2012

 

  Topic:

Baseball Game

[Flyer]

 
September 12th 2012

 

  Topic:

Dinner Meeting

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
October 2012

 

  Topic:

Monte Carlo Night

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
November 14th 2012

 

  Topic:

Dinner Meeting

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 
December 2012

 

  Topic:

Multi-Society Event

[Flyer]

Speaker:

 

 

 

 

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Past Meetings

2011

Date/Time Venue Topic/Speaker Register

2012

January 11th 2012

5:30 - Networking
6:30 - Dinner
7:30 - Program

The Down Town Club
6th and Chestnut Streets

Topic:

New York City Mega Projects
1 World Trade Center
"Special Project Issues"

[Flyer]

Speaker(s):

William T. Thomsen, PE
John A. Sabatino, AIA
 Christopher Connor, CSP, of Urban Engineers, Inc.

 

2011

December 7th 2011

5:30 - Networking
6:30 - Dinner
7:30 - Program

The Down Town Club
6th and Chestnut Streets

Topic:

Philadelphia's Navy Yard - Past, Present, Future

[Flyer]

Speaker:

Robert G. Gorgone, Director of Energy and Sustainability Planning and Management at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

 

Registration is available at:

http://engrclub.org/to/multi-society

November 9th 2011

Maggiano’s Little Italy,
1201 Filbert Street (12th and Filbert)
 for a luncheon meeting on

Topic:

Natural Disaster Response Operations and Business Opportunities

 [Flyer]

Speaker:

Mr. Michael Ganley, Chief, Regional Readiness & Contingency Operations Division, North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss Natural Disaster Response Operations and Business Opportunities

 

October 12th 2011 Down Town Club Topic:

5th Annual Small Business Event

[Flyer]

 
September 23rd 2011 Loew's Hotel,
Philadelphia, PA
Topic:

Monte Carlo Night (7-11 pm) -

A great opportunity to go out for an amazing evening with your colleagues, friends and significant others to play some casino games and raise money for a great cause!  This is a semi-formal event, so please dress to impress!

All proceeds will benefit Families of Service Men/Women that have either been killed or seriously disabled while serving our country and can no longer provide for their loved ones.  These families will be identified through the non-profit organization Blue Star Mothers.

Tickets are $100 each (or $65 for Gov't/Military/YM) and include:

  • $1000 in playing chips

  • Food Stations (come hungry)

  • Three hour open bar

  • Chances to win great prizes!

 
August 17th 2011   Topic:

Baseball Game, Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

 
Wednesday
July 13th 2011
Independence Seaport Museum

and

Bongo Deck Bar Happy Hour

Topic:

The Young Member Committee is sponsoring a tour of the of the Independence Seaport Museum at 3:30 p.m. followed by a Happy Hour at the Bongo Deck Bar on the top deck of the Moshulu Restaurant!

You don't have to be a young member to attend!

[Flyer]

 
June 20th 2011 Pennsauken Country Club Topic:
24th Annual SAME Philadelphia Post Liberty Golf Classic
Participation in June Golf Outing in Support of Post Scholarship Fund - Letter (dated April 7th 2011)
May 11th 2011 Holiday Inn Stadium
900 Packer Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Topic:
Navy Night and Elections.  Joint meeting with SAME - "Steam Coffin:  Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah"

Click here for the Flyer!
 

 
  April 21st 2011 TÍR NA NÓG

Irish Pub & Grill

Topic:
Small Business/Big Business Meet & Greet

Click here for the Flyer!
 

No need to register, just come and enjoy the free appetizers sponsored by SAME and drink specials!

  April 13th 2011 Down Town Club Topic:
Joint Meeting with Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) - "Green and Complete Streets"

NOTE Dinner is not included - there will be heavy appetizers and a cash bar

Click here for the Flyer!

 
March 9th 2011
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Luncheon Meeting at the Down Town Club Topic:
Deepwater Horizon Response

Speakers:
Lyle Trumbull of O'Brien & Gere and
Rob Schrader of NJDEP

 
February 9th 2011

Time: 5:30
Cocktails: 6:30
 

Dinner followed by presentation of scholarships

Union League, Philadelphia

Topic:
 
Scholarship Night - [Flyer]

Speaker:
Admiral Tom Lynch

Sponsors:
Ewing Cole
STV
Normandeau Associates
Promatech, INc.

 
January  12th 2011

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Cocktails 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Airport Hilton Topic:
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Regional Impact and future regional work possibilities: An overview of USACE Philadelphia's BRAC work completed and program through 2010 and a discussion of CECOM on who they are, their move, and their way forward.

[Presentation]

 
2010
December 1st 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Cocktails 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

The Down Town Club
6th and Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Topic:  Panama Canal Expansion Program and Annual Multi-Society Event featuring the Panama Canal Expansion Project - [Flyer]

Speaker:  Mr. David J. Nisula, PE, PMP CH2M

TOYS FOR TOTS:  Please bring a new unwrapped toy to the event to donate to Toys for Tots.

Participating Societies:
SAME Philadelphia Post, AACE, ASCE, CMAA, Engineer’s Club of Philadelphia, IIE, PMI, PSPE Philadelphia Chapter, SNAME

 
November 10th 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Cocktails 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: to follow
Hilton Philadelphia Airport

4509 Island Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153

TopicNavy Yard Redevelopment: Development and operation of this 1,200 acre urban redevelopment project consisting of 282 buildings for benefit of creating jobs for City of Philadelphia region. - [Flyer]

Speaker: Mr. Will Agate, Vice President of the Navy Yard for the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp (PIDC). 

 
October 13th 2010
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Agency Expo & Networking Reception

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Keynote  Dinner with Roseline H. Marston, President A.D. Marble & Company)

The Downtown Club
Philadelphia, PA
Topic FY 2011 Federal Business Expo, 4th Annual Small Business Event - [Flyer]

 

 September 10th 2010
(7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.)
Loews Philadelphia Hotel TopicAnnual Monte Carlo Charity Night [Flyer] - [2009 Monte Carlo Night Program] and Program Brochure

Post presenting Mr. Tom Kilgannon, a representative from the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, the proceeds from our Inaugural in September 2009.  The proceeds were from last year's Monte Carlo Night and we hope to top that this year!

In the photo from left to right: Wendy Parker, Jeff York, LTC Thomas Tickner, Tom Kilgannon, Jim DeGour, CAPT Willie Lin, Sharon Krock

 
 August 18th 2010
(7:05 p.m. - ?)
  Topic:  Phillies game against San Francisco Giants

 July 27th 2010
(2:45 p.m.)
Lincoln Financial Field Topic:  Tour of the "Linc", Home of the Philadelphia Eagles, followed by appetizers/drink specials at Chickie's and Pete's - [Flyer]

[Photo Slideshow]

 June 21st 2010 Registration and lunch between 11:00 am and 12:15 pm, Shotgun start at 12:30 pm.  Buffet dinner and awards at 6:00 pm Melrose Country Club

TopicAnnual SAME Liberty Golf Classic

 May 19th 2010

 Drink specials from 5-7 pm and appetizers courtesy of the Post!

Triumph Brewery
117 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Check out their website for directions website

Topic Young Member sponsored Happy Hour

Bring your friends and make some new friends! Everyone is welcome to attend.

 May 12th 2010

5:30 p.m. - Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Presentations

Hilton Philadelphia Airport

TopicMay Meeting & Annual Elections - [Report of the Nominating Committee] and Forensic Engineering

Speaker:  Bart Eckhardt of ROBSON FORENSIC, INC. explains why the outcome of the court case for a construction case may be different than what you would expect.

Meeting Sponsors:  Siemens and L.R. Kimball

 April 14th 2010

5:30 p.m. - Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Presentations

[Presentation]

Hilton Philadelphia Airport

Topic: "Navy Night" [Flyer]

Speakers: Captain David M. Boone, Civil Engineer Corp, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic.

Meeting Sponsors:  EwingCole, AECOM, Faithful & Gould

 March 10th 2010

5:30 p.m. - cocktails
6:30 p.m. - dinner, followed by special guest speaker and awarding of Post Scholarships

 [Photo Slideshow]

Union League, Philadelphia, PA

Topic: "Scholarship Night at the Union League in Philadelphia" [Flyer]

Speakers: Special guest speaker, Major General “Bo” Temple, Deputy Commander General and Deputy Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [Bio]

Meeting Sponsors:  O'Brien & Gere, AMEC, STV and Hill International

* Sponsor a cadet or student attendee for the evening and be recognized for your generosity!


Thank you to the following companies that sponsored a total of 41 student attendees during our Scholarship Night on March 10th 2010!
Urban Engineers, Inc. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aerotek, Inc.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Normandeau Associates Delaware River Basin Commission
Schnabel Engineering MARCOR Environmental U.S. Navy
Aerotek EE Malarkey  Consulting, Inc. KP Engineers & Associates, Inc.
URS Corporation AECOM 160th Engineer Company
Stella May Contracting, Inc. Weston Solutions, Inc. Essayons Consulting
Tetra Tech    

 

 February 14th-20th 2010    

National Engineers Week, February 14-20, 2010 http://www.eweek.org/Home.aspx

 January 20th 2010

5:30 p.m. - cocktails
6:30 p.m. - dinner
7:30 p.m. -
 [Presentation]

Community Activity Center - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ

Topic: "Joint Base - How You Can Be Involved"

Speakers: Senior Leaders from Joint Base and Chris Archer, Deputy Joint Base Civil Engineer

Meeting Sponsors:  Weston Solutions, Inc.; O'Brien & Gere

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The Society of American Military Engineers
Philadelphia Post
Philadelphia Post P.O. Box 40721 Philadelphia, P.A. 19107


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Rocco.P.Romagnoli@usace.army.mil), Secretary
COL Philip  M. Secrist  (Philip.M.Secrist@usace.army.mil), President
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