Join us for a Wine/Cider Tasting!
Good riddance, 2020! We’re kicking off the New Year with a wine and hard cider tasting and networking extravaganza.
Our host—Harvest Ridge Winery’s Chief Winemaker Jason Hopwood—will introduce three of their most popular wines including a Pinot Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Red Sangria, as well as their signature Rebel Seed hard cider.
Join us on 20 January. Sip and chat. Learn and network. Enjoy and relax. Kick off the New Year. Meet the SAME Baltimore Post leadership. There may even be a few surprises along the way.
Each kit, containing a 5 oz. sample of each wine and a can of hard cider, will be shipped to registrants in advance of the session.
To honor our continued commitment to veterans, a portion of the proceeds from each tasting kit will be donated to the Hero-Hunt Foundation on behalf of the SAME Baltimore Post and in thanks to Harvest Ridge Winery.
Please reserve your spot by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 to ensure timely delivery.
To Register, Click HERE!
FY21 Federal Program Briefings Draw a Crowd!
About 300 people joined us virtually for our annual Federal Program Briefings program on 16 December. Excellent presentations were given by participating agencies: the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Coast Guard, USACE Baltimore District, NAVFAC, and USAF. Speakers included:
Col. John Litz, Commander, USACE Baltimore District
David Morrow, USACE Baltimore District
Ms. Cynthia Mason-Posey, Department of the Veterans Affairs, Deputy Director, OSDBU
CPT Patrick Dugan, US Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Civil Engineering
CPT Greg Vinci, US Navy, Naval Facilities Command Washington Regional Engineer, Naval District Washington
MAJ Joseph Birkhold, US Air Force Civil Engineering Center
Thanks go to Ted Wheeler of Leebcor Services and Randy Westfall of NSA for emceeing the event! We also need to recognize our Programs Director, Bill Burris of Andrews Air Force Base for leading coordination of this very successful event.
To download the USACE Baltimore District presentation, click HERE!
To download the VA presentation, click HERE!
To download the USCG presentation, click HERE!
To download the NAVFAC presentation, click HERE!
To download the AFCEC presentation, click HERE!
Join us to place Wreaths!
We have the opportunity to volunteer for Wreaths Across America, laying wreaths at the Crownsville Veterans Cemetery and the Baltimore National Cemetery in Catonsville. They are limited to 40 people per slot, so times are filling up fast. We are also sponsoring 20 wreaths for the cemetery at a cost of $303.
Date: Saturday, 19 December 2020
Time: 1230 to 1245 at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery; and
1230 to 1400 at Baltimore National Cemetery
Baltimore National Cemetery currently only has wreaths for about 10% of the 37,000+ graves. Businesses interested in sponsoring wreaths can do so at $15 each. The Post will match business sponsored donations up to $300 total.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Diedre Crowl at dierdre.crowl@kci.com or 410-596-1640 or Andy Parker at aparker@aegroup-llc.com or 717-497-6685.
Thank you for your devotion to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice!
Fellows and Young Professionals hold Trivia Night!
The Young Members and Fellows for an evening of virtual trivia hosted by Charm City Trivia on October 27. Teams were made up randomly to encourage networking. Everyone had a ton of fun.
Post Hosts Inaugural Sporting Clays Networking Event!
On 23 September the Post hosted its first annual Sporting Clays Shoot and Networking Event at Schrader’s Outdoors, LLC in Henderson, Maryland. 22 members and guests organized in 5 teams participated in a guided target shoot. Teams completed a series of shooting challenges at 10 stations and learned new skills by Certified Instructors. Squads of new, novice and experienced shooters were organized to encourage networking. With an outdoor box lunch that provided an opportunity for members to share stories and connect. The day was topped off with an awards ceremony recognizing 1st & 2nd place teams and 1st & 2nd place individual shooter. A good time was had by all!
Congratulations to the first place team of: Greg Botteon, Elaine Guarriello, and Manda Simon of Whiting-Turner, and Nick Pannunzio (Viega)!
Thank you to our sponsors:
- TAI Engineering
- Froehling and Robertson
- KCI Technologies
- Bold Concepts
- Phoenix Engineering
- Whiting-Turner
To view photos from the event, click HERE!
Thanks for Attending Industry Day with USACE Baltimore District!
Approximately 250 people joined us virtually on 16 September for a virtual industry day with the Baltimore District. Speakers included:
Steven W. Lehmann, PE, LEED-AP Acting Deputy Chief, Programs & Project Management Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Paula Beck- Chief of Contracting, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
David Morrow, Deputy District Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
The format included 1 hour of USACE presentation on upcoming solicitations and doing business with USACE followed by 1 hour of questions and answers from industry. USACE spoke about their upcoming $500M design-build solicitation. Participants were able to ask questions live via chat.
Click HERE to view the presentation slides!
Check out our July Webinar Series!
The Baltimore Post hosted a three-part discussion/webinar related to returning to the office and field post COVID-19 Shutdowns in July. There are many aspects to our collective return and therefore we are offering our members opportunity to interact with others in industry to discuss key relevant topics relevant to members of the AEC community and clients confronted with challenges related to return, including considerations, tools, techniques case studies. If you missed them, check out the recordings of the webinars on youtube!
Part 1: DetectWise™: Monitoring Health Status of Individuals in High Throughput Environments
Presenter: Jason Cunningham, Parsons Senior Director of Operations and Strategic Growth
As the world adjusts to life amongst the COVID-19 crisis, the pandemic’s impact will forever be a reminder on the importance of safe, healthy practices. In order to minimize the disease’s resurgence, all segments of society must adapt their processes to safely reopen and provide peace of mind to consumers, travelers, and the general public. Parsons has launched DetectWise™ to address that challenge and provide health screening in high-traffic environments to monitor individual’s health status at any given time. DetectWise™ is a scalable suite of three products that can be deployed as the point or integrated solutions depending on end requirement: Touchless screening kiosks, Modular lab infrastructure and software.
To view the webinar recording, click HERE!
Part 2: Risk Management Following COVID-19
Presenters: Anne Jackson, Risk Consultant and Paul O’Connor, CHCM, HEM, CHSP, Risk Control Consultant, RCM&D
Businesses across the country are considering how best to return employees to the workplace and resume operations once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. How and when organizations and their employees get back to business will vary significantly based on the industry, operational needs and employee population— but a comprehensive risk management approach is essential to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of your employee population.
To view the recording, click HERE!
Part 3: Construction Impacts and Disputes: Preparing to Resolve Claims and Resume Work after COVID-19
Presenters: Eric Schatz PE, PSP, LEED AP, Vice President, and Roy Cooper, PE, Senior Vice President, Arcadis U.S. Inc.
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are incalculable and continuing. This webinar discusses the possible consequences to affected construction projects and what owners and contractors may face when work can finally resume. We’ll explore the issues and approaches to enable project participants to resolve the construction impacts as effectively as possible – including steps you can take now to prepare. This webinar will apply to both owners (general contractors, private, municipal and federal clients) and construction contractors.
To view the recording, click HERE!