Society of American Military Engineers

Society of American Military Engineers (same)'s ongoing mission is to provide networking and educational opportunities within the engineering community with a focus on the department of defense (dod) and federal agencies. Same meetings and conferences provide opportunities for members to exchange knowledge network and build relationships within the architecture, engineering, and construction (a/e/c) communities. In 2022, same hosted more than 5 events in the united states. Events in 2022 included the joint engineering training conference and expo, small business conference, golden eagle awards dinner, dod and federal agency briefings, post leader workshop, and transition workshop and job fairs.

Same publishes a high-quality print publication - the Military engineer magazine. The Military engineer (tme) magazine keeps members informed about issues impacting the a/e/c industry, environmental and facility management fields, as they relate to dod and other federal agencies. Tme is published six times per year. The tme has a distribution of nearly 28,000. On average, tme has 100 non-member subscribers, which includes libraries, universities, defense agencies and interested individuals. Magazine subscriptions range from one magazine to bulk subscriptions of up to 15 magazines. Tme main themes included environmental engineering, infrastructure, energy and sustainability, project delivery, environmental restoration.

Membership activities and post operations - same membership activities support the community of more than 24,000 a/e/c, environmental and facility management professionals. Activities include recruiting and retaining members, updating member records, renewing memberships, recognizing members for longevity in same, and interfacing with same posts to support their recruitment and retention efforts. In support of the officers, same provides training workshops for post leaders.