SAME Mid-Maryland Industry Day

The Gathering Place

Join the SAME Mid-Maryland Post for an Industry Day on January 15th, featuring speakers from Federal and State Agencies! Our overall mission for this event is to foster Industry-Government Engagement (IGE) within and outside the Mid-Atlantic region. Our goal is to provide opportunities to strengthen relationships and to collaboratively solve problems. If you want to strategically prepare for FY26 and beyond, then this is the event to attend!

WHERE: The Gathering Place, 6120 Day Long Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029

Tentative Schedule:

1/15/2026

8:00-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:15 Welcome – National Guard

9:15-10:00 Win More Government Work by Leveraging Your GSA Schedule – Earnest Consulting Group/Certified Coach – RSM Federal

10:00-10:45 OASIS + GSA

10:45-11:00 Networking

11:00-12:00 Panel: Collaborative Delivery Methods – Martinez Construction, Harkins Builders, USACE Baltimore, – Invited NAVFAC, CG

12:00-1:00 Lunch/Keynote/Networking

1:00-5:00 State, Local, & Federal Briefings

1:00-1:20 Tradepoint Atlantic

1:20-1:40 Howard County

1:40-2:00 MDOT

2:00-2:20 Stadium Authority

2:20-2:40 Networking

2:40-3:00 AOC

3:00-3:20 VA

3:20-3:40 Coast Guard (Invited)

3:40-4:00 NAVY (Invited)

4:00-4:30 USACE Baltimore District

EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES:

Be seen by your clients and potential partners!

$350/table

Company logo to be included on the Industry Day page of the Mid-Maryland Post website, sponsor boards at the event, any other printed materials, AND (1) ticket for Industry Day/Welcome Reception. Additional tickets, $100. Please bring your own linens.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Event Sponsor $3,000

Booth in Registration Area, Introduce Keynote Speaker, signage, 2 attendees

Gold Sponsor $500

Signage, recognition in program and at event, call-out

Silver Sponsor $250

Signage, program and at event

Bronze Sponsor $150

Signage, program and at event

Lunch Sponsors $500

Includes 1 attendee, logos on all marketing and signage at lunch tables

Breakfast Sponsors $500

Includes 1 attendee, logos on all marketing and signage at the breakfast tables

Beverage Station Sponsor, all day $500

Includes 1 attendee, logos on all marketing and signage at the station

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION:

SAME Member – Early Bird (registered by August 30): $199 SAME Member: $225 SAME Non-Member/Walk-in: $300 Active Military/Government Employees/Fully Retired: $100 Students: FREE

Speakers:

Rich Earnest, Earnest Consulting/RSM Federal

Kristin King, Tradepoint Atlantic

Richard Griffin, City of Frederick

Sabnani Mahesh, Howard County

Jim Harkness, MDOT

Alan Zytowski, Juan Pace, VA, (Invited)

USACE Baltimore District, (Invited)

NAVFAC, (Invited)

AFCEC, (Invited)

AOC, (Invited)

John Adams, US Coast Guard

Kevin Pope, GSA