2006 Post Meetings

14 December 2006
Annual Holiday Party. Our last scheduled meeting at the Harrison Manor House.  Bring a gift to exchange - no rules in what gift to bring.  Also, bring unwrapped, unopened gifts for Toys for Tots.  RSVP to james.shefchik@navy.mil Subject: SAME December Luncheon RSVP.

16 Nov 2006

Our annual Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) joint meeting with presentations from USACE and NAVFAC (2MB) is scheduled for Thursday November 16th.   The meeting will be held over lunch at the Harrison Manor House. 

18 May 2006

Featuring a presentation by the Stanley Group on their work with the Corps of Engineers to rebuild the levies and floodwalls in New Orleans.

20 April 2006

Post Meeting at the Harrison Manor House
LT Steve Johndreau will make a presentation on the contracting and construction efforts to rebuild Iraq’s electrical power capabilities.

16 March 2006

A brief Business Meeting will follow lunch and then you’ll receive an informative and interesting presentation. 

19 January, 2006

This month our post will host the SAME Great Lakes Regional Vice-President, Mr. Lynn Pruitt, as we install our new officers and look forward to the year ahead.  The meeting will also include briefings from our committee chairs.

2005 Post Meetings

20 October, 2005

Presenter is Mr. William Kosik, Principal of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc.

15 September, 2005
Design and construction processes offering lean improvements in construction organization.
By: Mr. Willie Carter, President of Quantum Associates, Inc.

12 July, 2005
How Does the Staff Engineer Support the War Fighter?

19 May, 2005
Chicago Shoreline Presentation - Lake Michigan shoreline project for the area between Diversey Parkway and Fullerton Avenue.

21 April, 2005
Military base master planning. Including examples from NAS Pensacola, Langley AFB, and the Iraq reconstruction program. By: David Van Hom

17 March, 2005
Opportunities for small business in Government contract awards, presented by Jan Kaiser, Deputy for Small Business, NAVFAC Midwest

17 February, 2005
USS Des Moines Historic Naval Ship - Milwaukee, WI project  by CAPT Richard F. Caswell

Capt Caswell's Bio

20 January, 2005
Installation of new officers, 2004 year in review, 2005 local and national SAME annual plans

2004 Post Meetings

16 December, 2004
No formal program - Party and lunch with election of new officers    Photos from meeting

17 November, 2004 
Joint meeting of the Lake Michigan Post and Chicago Post at Maggiano's Restaurant in Chicago
Review Captain Hemstreet's  joint meeting presentation.

21 October, 2004
Presentation by Jim Sikich and Dennis Murzyn - Relocation of the U-5505 Submarine

16 September, 2004
NAVFAC Midwest, the new organization by CDR Edmonds
CDR Edmonds presentation

13 August, 2004
Tour of Millennium Park
Chicago, IL

15 July, 2004
Harrison Manor House at Lake Bluff
Seabees in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Captain Doug Morton

17 June, 2004
Harrison Manor House at Lake Bluff
McHugh Construction and Wright & Co

15 April 2004
Millennium Park Band Shell Project
Jim Conrath, URS Corporation

18 March 2004
McCormick Campus Center at Illinois Institute of Technology
Holabird and Root

19 February 2004
Overview of Energy Savings Projects, Presidential Mandate 13123
Rick Rodriguez, Exelon Services Federal Group

12 January 2004
Society of American Military Engineers Functions and Future Plans
John D'Aniello, PE, Vice President, Great Lakes Region, SAME

2003 Post Meetings

12 December, 2003
Tour of Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

18 September 2003
Balancing Security and Safety with Effective HVAC Designs
Robert Firnstein, York International

21 August 2003
Cost Effective Strategies for Sustainable Design
Midwest Sustainable Collaborative

19 June 2003
Renovating and Reconstructing Midway Airport
Steve Maslen, Clark Construction
15 May 2003
Naval Aviation at Great Lakes and Glenview (1935-1943)
Bill Christensen, Former Aviator

17 April 2003
Construction in Kuwait: Challenges and Rewards
Scott Prosuch, PE, Weston Solutions

20 March 2003
Lambeau Field Renovations
Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates

20 February 2003
Force Protection - Base/Building Issues
Bill Sako, PE, President, Sako and Associates

16 January 2003
Water Resources Management
John D'Aniello, PE, Vice President, Great Lakes Region, SAME

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