Membership Committee

Committee Mission

The SAME Membership Committee develops and communicates to all Posts the strategies, best practices, and tools that are most effective for them to grow their membership, to foster greater member engagement and leadership, and to enhance their members’ experience with SAME, further enabling each Post to support the current Strategic Plan of the Society.

Overview

As one of the “operational” Communities of Interest (vs. “technical” COIs), the Membership Committee serves as an extension of the national office staff to assist all Post leaders, especially Posts’ Membership Chairs/POCs, with the tools, resources and connections necessary to help enhance their members’ society experience through their locally relevant Posts. Between our COI members and the post membership chairs/POCs, invited to our calls and sponsored webinars, we are over 140 people strong across SAME.    

SAME’s Membership Committee is open to any SAME member to participate. Unlike many of our other COIs that focus in on special professional and technical interest areas important to SAME members, the Membership COI provides participants with a broad-ranging opportunity to become involved at the national level.  Our forum has the potential to positively impact the experience of every current and future member of the society as it pursues its strategic goals.

COI Objectives

• Provide opportunities to foster connections with other Post leaders across all sizes and post geographies  
• Engage with best practices employed at other Posts by their leaders and members 
• Share creative tools and resources aimed at improving post level retention and recruitment successes

Committee Chair

Bobbi Jo Lang

Upcoming National Webinars

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  May 7, 2026

  Webinar

  USSOCOM Engineering

  This webinar will provide a detailed brief on the role of engineering in U.S. Special Operations Command, exploring its important and expansive mission set. Special Operations Command develops and employs the world’s finest special operations force to conduct global special operations
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  May 13, 2026

  Webinar

  One Team, One Fight: Breaking Down Walls in Partnering Sessions

  This webinar will look at what happens when a complex, critical to national security project brings together high-level professionals to tackle the job. Along with their invaluable experience however, industry experts often come with matching egos.

Related TME Articles – Membership

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  Navigating Cost Volatility

  May 17, 2023

  In reaction to significant market disruptions since 2020, the construction industry has adapted by leveraging shared risk contract methods and more responsive data sources, and by implementing more secure technology platforms.
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  Achieving Carbon Neutrality Targets in the Federal Sector

  May 17, 2023

  Developing a comprehensive roadmap based on the unique location, mission, and function of the facilities at individual military bases can help deliver projects that move installations toward carbon neutrality goals.
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  Leveraging Industry-Government Engagement to Improve Project Delivery

  May 17, 2023

  Efforts underway to better implement partnering relationships into federal construction has led to the establishment of updated guidance across the services as well as new tools to better lay out expectations and encourage dialogue at a project’s onset.
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  Managing Base Infrastructure Risk in an Era of Strategic Competition

  March 21, 2023

  Because air and space power originate from physical installations, the Department of the Air Force is addressing infrastructure risk to ensure unquestionable success in the current environment of strategic competition.