The Engineers' Club of Philadelphia  Holiday Luncheon Meeting and 130th Anniversary Celebration  - Wednesday, December 19th 2007  (Click here to view)

Wings of Liberty American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Greater Philadelphia Section Vol. 13 No 1 - October 2007  (Click here to view)

New Jersey Post Society of American Military Engineers - FYO8 Federal Contracting Opportunities on Thursday, 15 November 2007 at the DoubleTree Hotel Newark Airport, Elizabeth, NJ (more)

The Virginia Peninsula and Hampton Posts of the Society of American Military Engineers are proud to host the 2007 Middle Atlantic and Middle East Regional Training Conference on October 9-12, 2007 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, in Hampton. VA. Our theme is tied to Jamestown’s 400th Anniversary…”Engineering Independence Since 1607”.

INTERESTED IN SOME VERY SERIOUS CAREER DEVELOPMENT?  Sign up for one of our highly sought after post-conference workshops.  We are hosting workshops on Friday and Saturday including LEED for New Construction Technical Review, Lean Six Sigma <http://164.109.60.173/workshops.htm> , and the IFMA Facility Managers Review Course.  These workshops are being presented by accredited agencies and presenters.  You can register for them using the online registration site at an additional cost.

LEED-NC Workshop – This workshop is a detailed exploration of LEED for new construction. You'll acquire the basic tools and insights you need to incorporate green building into your work, including examples of successful strategies for each credit. This workshop is highly recommended for LEED Professional Accreditation exam preparation.

LEAN/Six Sigma Workshop – Get an inside look at today’s leading process improvement initiative – LEAN.  Discover the Lean tools and methodologies that have gained national attention among corporate and public-sector organizations.  Staying ahead of the competition requires that the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of your processes stay ahead of the competition.  The core of some companies’ competitiveness, like Toyota and Southwest Airlines, are even based on process excellence.  Adopting Lean tools and Lean philosophies, regardless of whether your firm makes a product or delivers a service, will help your company to:

• Improve customer service

• Reducing customer wait time.

• Reducing errors

• Improve quality

• Improve efficiency

• Increase the capacity of your current workforce

• Reduce equipment investment

• Boost company profits. 

Certified Facility Manager Exam Review Workshop - This is the definitive course of preparation for IFMA's Certified Facility Manager Examination. The course is designed to assist facility professionals seeking certification with preparation for the competency-based examination.  The course is organized around the following nine areas of facility management competency: Leadership and Management, Planning and Project Management, Communication, Operations and Maintenance, Finance Quality Assessment and Innovation, Human and Environmental Factors, Real Estate, and Technology.

To help you get fully registered for the conference, please use the following links:

• Conference Schedule and Program <http://164.109.60.173/program.htm> …see what all the fuss is about! 

• Online Conference Registration <http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=148212> …available for checks and credit cards.  Early Bird Registration Ends SEPTEMBER 7th!

• Online Exhibitor Registration <http://164.109.60.173/exhibits.htm> …there are just a few booths available.  DON’T BE LEFT OUT!

• We have contracted with two hotels; Embassy Suites call 1-800-EMBASSY (Group Code: SAME) and Courtyard by Marriott call 1-800-321-2211 (Group Code: SAMA for standard SAMB for per diem)  OUR BLOCK OF ROOMS AT THE PREFFERED RATES WILL BE RELEASED BACK TO THE HOTEL ON SEPTEMBER 15th.  DON’T MISS THIS GREAT DEAL!

• Golf Sponsorship…if you would like to sponsor a hole or another area of the golf tournament.  We are also looking for giveaways for the golf tournament.  Please email Shelby Perkins <mailto:sperkins@ecslimited.com?subject=SAME%20Conference%20Golf%20Giveaways>  if you would like to contribute.

Thanks to  for sponsoring our registration system and  for sponsoring our website.   If the links do not work, please point your browser to our conference website at http://164.109.60.173

If you have any questions about the conference, feel free to email Beverly Noffsinger <mailto:beverly.noffsinger@hdrinc.com?subject=SAME%20Conference%20Question>  (Beverly.Noffsinger@hdrinc.com) or Bill Stutz <mailto:bill_stutz@msn.com?subject=SAME%20Conference%20Question>  (bill_stutz@msn.com), the conference co-chairs.

SAME Washington DC Post | 2007 Scholars & Honors Gala ( http://www.samedcpost.org/scholarship_gala.html )

When:  Saturday, 15 September 2007

Where: The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC

1. Registration Packet

2. Registration letter

3. Advertising Form

Electric Expo 2007 - "The Best Electrical Show in the East!" See the latest in electrical products

When:  Tuesday, October 16th & Wednesday, October 17th 2007

Where:  Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (http://www.eap.org/)  - Click here for more info.