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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL BLUE RIDGE POST
MEMBERS AND LUNCHEON GUESTS:
S.A.M.E. BLUE RIDGE POST NEWS
2008
The
Blue Ridge Post of the Society of American Military Engineers [SAME]
invites you to our October monthly meeting.
When: 11:30 to 1:00 October 16,
2008
Where: Holiday Inn, 333 Front Royal Pike,
Presentation
Topic: Why would a US AE Firm get into international consulting
and how does this lead to supporting the Global War on Terrorism.
Lunch
is $18 (includes tax and gratuity) for a deli
buffet.
Please
RSVP as we need to provide the restaurant a head count by October
13th.
This
seems to be a year when everyone is talking about “Changes” and our Post
is a part of this movement. Our change is in the format and content of the
“programs/ presentations “ for each meeting. The major aspect is that our
Sustaining Members will be developing the Presentations and selecting the
speakers and topic for the meeting that they have agreed to
“Sponsor”. This sponsorship
will allow for the presentations that they believe will be of general
interest & relevant to the members and not be anything related to the
achievements of their individual firms. The topics that they have
planned are therefore quite varied and range from: Tour de France,
Engineering from Outer Space, Developments on the
With
that intro, we believe that it is appropriate that our first Sustaining
Member / Sponsor, be Stanley Consultants. They have been involved many
different aspects of “Change” that the Post has been involved with over
the past 25 years. Their
presentation is:
“International Global War on Terrorism”
Why
would a US Architectural/Engineering company get into international
consulting and how does this lead to supporting the Global War on
Terrorism. This discussion
includes comment on consulting engineering for Global War on Terrorism
from a non-American project perspective.
This
will be presented by Jim Hollatz, Senior Vice President and Head of the
International Group
Experience: Mr. Hollatz has been with Stanley
Consultants for 37 years, and a senior vice president since 1995. His experience includes Head of
Construction Management Group with projects in the
Also,
the new board of officers has been elected and installed as noted
below. We look forward to a
great year under their leadership!
President – Donn Booker
First Vice-President – Dave Worthington
Vice President Programs – Terry McGiverin
Vice-President Membership – Ben McClellan
Vice-President Education – Joe Roan
Vice-President Publicity –
Treasurer – Somnath Bhattacharyya
Secretary – Ike Sayeed, Maj, USAF
We
trust that this kick off will prove to having meetings that provide info
on topics that be useful informative in our daily
actions.
Any
additional clarifications should be directed to Terry Mc Giverin, VP Programs.
Sincerely,
Roger M
Vogler
Roger M. Vogler,
P.E.
President
NEXT MONTH’S EVENT: TBD
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Tentative Schedule of 2008-2009 Meetings
October
– Sponsor -
November
– Sponsor –
Schnabel Engg, Topic: TBD December
–
No
Meeting January 2009
–
Sponsor – Washington Group, Topic: Oil from Sand February
–
Sponsor – Tetra Tech, Topic: TBD March
–
Sponsor – Contrack Int’l, Topic: TBD April
–
Sponsor – Power Engineers, Topic: Power Alternatives May
–
Sponsor – Perini, Topic: Modifying Standards June
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