Our Mission
To lead collaboration in support of our national security priorities through advancing three interrelated strategic goals: Drive Partnerships, Deliver Solutions, and Develop People.
SBC 2026 Registration & Housing Are Now Open
Join Us for the Strategic Business Connection of the Year
From November 4-6, 2026, in Charlotte, NC, thousands of government and industry professionals will come together for the premier event dedicated to federal business development, relationship-building, and industry-government engagement.
Whether you’re a SAME member, industry professional, government employee, small business leader, or a first-time attendee, SBC 2026 is where connections are made, partnerships are strengthened, and opportunities take shape.
See why thousands of federal and industry professionals make SBC their premier networking and business development event. Watch the video and discover why SBC is the Strategic Business Connection of the Year.
Registration and housing are now open. Secure your seat at the early rate and reserve your hotel accommodations before they fill up.
SBC is the best event to network and learn about the priorities of our government clients. It continues to be the capstone of our federal business development initiatives each year, and a major driving force to collaborate and connect with our clients, teaming partners and colleagues in the market.
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Upcoming National Events
Federal Small Business Conference for the A/E/C Industry 2026
- Charlotte, NC
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- The Scottsdale Resort and Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton
Post Leaders Workshop
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- Webinar
Lessons Learned from Post-9/11 World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan Transportation Planning and Design
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- Webinar
Leading Through Growth: Navigating the Stages of Small Business Success
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- Webinar
Journey to Fellow Nomination Q&A
2030 SAME Strategic Plan
The Journey to 2030
The needs to secure our nation are always changing. As time rolls on, old challenges fade and new ones appear…through it all SAME’s enduring purpose is to enhance readiness.
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Program Spotlight
Leader Development Program
Established in 2019, SAME’s Leader Development Program serves to identify and cultivate talent from within the Society to develop leaders for the future of the A/E/C profession and to address the nation’s grand challenges. Participants explore individual strengths and team dynamics as they build leadership experience alongside their peers in a true joint environment. Since its inception, about half of program participants have come from the uniformed services; the other half represent SAME member companies.
Securing America’s Future, Together — Join Us!
SAME provides its more than 25,000 members from across military, government, industry, and academia with extensive opportunities for education, training, and networking through a robust offering of conferences, workshops, community events, publications, webinars, leader development, STEM outreach, and other member-driven programs.
Become a Member(C3s): Communities | Councils | Committees
Young Professionals Council
The mission of the Young Professionals Council is to be an advocate for and engage young professionals support for SAME’s Strategic Plan through outreach, training, networking and recognition.
SAME Foundation: Fostering Engineering Leadership for the Nation
Established in 2016, the SAME Foundation is committed to investing in programs that will have an enduring impact on developing engineering leaders for our nation. America’s future is bright. Let’s help make it brighter!
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Strengthening Industry-Government Engagement
As the cornerstone on which the Society was founded in 1920, industry-government engagement remains “mission-essential” for the organization a century later, as the first goal of the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan. In 2021, SAME also initiated a process to execute national-level IGE projects to ensure we deliver impact and maximize the use of available resources.
SAME History
Founded in 1920, the Society of American Military Engineers sought to ensure the lessons of WWI would be remembered in order to ensure that America’s entire engineering community would be prepared for the next conflict, and have the needed trust and understanding to best serve our national security.
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