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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri

Information on this page, particularly Technical Session topics and speakers, is updated on a continuing basis.

Participation in some events will be limited to a "first come" basis. The SAME National sessions and the Investiture of Fellows into SAME's Academy of Fellows are open only to SAME members. The Executive Team Meeting and the Board of Direction meeting are by invitation only.

Last updated on: 11/5/04

Sunday November 7, 2004 CEU Credit 1 CEU Type2 2 - 6:30 p.m. Registration and Information     2 - 5 p.m. Exhibit Setup     5:30 - 9 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Icebreaker in Exhibit Area       Monday November 8, 2004 CEU Credit 1 CEU Type2 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Registration and Information     7 a.m. - 5:30  p.m. Exhibit Area Open     7 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area     8 - 9:30 a.m. Welcomes by Local Dignitaries Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address: Rear Adm. David J. Nash, U.S. Navy (Ret.), recently retired Director of the U.S. Military's Iraq Reconstruction Management Office   1.0 PDH   P 9:30 - 10 a.m. Networking Break (Refreshments in Exhibit Area)     10 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Session 1 ISBE Plenary Session 1: New Federal Standards for Infrastructure Security Moderator - James Woods, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director, The Building Diagnostics Institute, Inc. 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 1-C: Missouri River/Texoma Regions Post Leadership Meeting with SAME President and Executive Director See note 3, below. P SAME 1-D: a) A Post's Link to the Nation's Defense Robert E. Adamski, Vice President, Gannett Fleming, NYC SAME Post 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 1-D: b) ASTM E-54 (Homeland Security Applications) Mark Oakes, Vice Chair, Standards Committee 1.5 PDH T, P 11:30 a.m. - Noon Networking Break     Noon - 1:30 p.m. SAME/ISBE Luncheon Speaker: A Framework for Security - An Installation's View Brigadier General Del R. Eulberg, USAF, Director of Installations & Mission Support, Air Mobility Command   1.0 PDH   P 1:30 - 3 p.m. Technical Session 2 ISBE Panel 2-A: Securing Water & Wastewater Facilities Moderator - Conrad G. Keyes, Jr., Chair, ASCE Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements (WISE) Standards Committee 1.5 PDH T, P ISBE Panel 2-B: Airport Security Design & Systems Moderator - Col. Eric Potts, USA (Ret.), Deputy Director, Houston Airport System 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 2-C: SAME Executive Team Meeting with RADM Loose and Executive Director (invitation only) See note 3, below. P SAME 2-D: How To Make It Work For Everyone, Small Business Mentor/Protégé Session 1.5 PDH P 3  - 3:30 p.m. Networking Break (Refreshments in Exhibit Area)     3:30 - 5 p.m. Technical Session 3 ISBE Panel 3-A: Terrorism Insurance & Liability Issues for Engineers & Contractors Moderator - Ernie Edgar, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, General Dynamics 1.5 PDH P ISBE Panel 3-B: Security of Bridges & Highways Moderator - Richard J. Capka, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 3-C: SAME Regional Vice Presidents Meeting with President and Executive Director See note 3, below. P SAME 3-D: Subcontracting Plan Compliance 1.5 PDH P 5 - 5:30 p.m. Networking Break in Exhibit Area     5:30 p.m. Exhibit Area Closes for the Day     6 - 6:30 p.m. Buses to the Lindell Pavilion     6 - 9:00 p.m. Evening Social Event with Entertainment, Lindell Pavilion, Forest Park     9 - 9:30 p.m. Buses Return to Hotel       Tuesday November 9, 2004 CEU Credit 1 CEU Type2 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Registration and Information     7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Exhibit Area Open     7  - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area     7 - 11:30 a.m. SAME Senior Executive Group Breakfast Meeting     8 - 9:30 a.m. SAME/ISBE Plenary Session 2: The Federal Budget Outlook James Hershman, Ph.D., Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University 1.5 PDH P 8 - 9:30 a.m. TISP Membership Meeting See note 3, below. P 9:30 - 10 a.m. Networking Break (Refreshments in Exhibit Area)     10 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Session 4 ISBE Panel 4-A: Security in Building Design & Operations Moderator - James A. St. Pierre, Chief, Materials & Construction Research Division, National Institutes of Standards & Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce 1.5 PDH T, P ISBE Panel 4-B: Security of Ports & Waterways Moderator - Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, Commanding General, Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 4-C: Fellows/Young Members Mentoring Session, Hosted by Missouri River and Texoma Regions' Regional Vice Presidents See note 3, below. P SAME 4-D: a) Fast-Tracking Methods for Implementing Facility Security Changes Lee Turner, Walton Construction 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 4-D: b) Integrated Military/Civilian Disaster Coordination Efforts Hank Schneider, Risk and Emergency Management Division, PBS&J 1.5 PDH T, P 11:30 a.m. - Noon Networking Break     Noon - 1:30 p.m. ISBE/SAME Luncheon Speaker: Mr. Philip W. Grone, Pinciple Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment 1.0 PDH P 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Technical Session 5 ISBE Panel 5-A: Risk & Vulnerability Assessments Moderator - Eva Lerner-Lam, Board of Governors, Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Enbgineers 1.5 PDH T, P ISBE Panel 5-B: Securing Rail & Transit Systems Moderator - Maj. Gen. Russell Fuhrman, USA (Ret.), Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 5-C: SAME Post Operations Training Session--Tools to Build Effective Post Leadership Steve Shepard, Director Training & Post Operations and Melody Jordan, Director Membership 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 5-D: a) Mike Janus, Infrastructure Protection Program Director, Battelle Eastern Science & Technology Center 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 5-D: b) A Terrorist's Most Deadly Weapon Craig Schwartz, CEO, Mitigation Technologies 1.5 PDH T, P 1 - 5:30 p.m. SAME Fellows Investiture, Missouri Historical Society Museum (Open to SAME members) 1:30 p.m.   Buses leave for Fellows Investiture site  - Future Fellows only 2 p.m.   Buses leave for Fellows Investiture site - Guests 2 - 2:45 p.m.   Fellows rehearsal in Des Lee Auditorium 3 - 4:30 p.m.   Investiture ceremony 4:30 - 4:45 p.m.   Fellows group photo 5 - 5:30 p.m.   Buses leave for hotel     3 - 3:30 p.m. Networking Break (Refreshments in Exhibit Area)     3:30 - 5 p.m. Technical Session 6 ISBE Panel 6-A: Education & Infrastructure Security Moderator - Maj. Gen. Todd I. Stewart, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Ph.D., Director, Program for International & Homeland Security, The Ohio State University 1.5 PDH T, P ISBE Panel 6-B: Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery Moderator - Mr. Ed Hecker, Chief, Office of Homeland Security, HQ US Army Corps of Engineers See note 3, below. T, P SAME 6-C: SAME Post Operations Training Session (continued from SAME 5C) 1.5 PDH P SAME 6-D: a) ATFP Services: Air National Guard Case Study Brad L. Dailey, AICP, Michael Baker Corporation 1.5 PDH T, P SAME 6-D: b) Assessment of Security Plans for Maritime Facilities Bill Winston, Program Manager, Special Projects Group, Black & Veatch 1.5 PDH T, P 5 - 6 p.m. Social Hour in Exhibit Area     6 p.m. Exhibit Area Closes for the Day     6 - 9 p.m. Gala Evening Event with Entertainment, Crystal Ballroom; Recognition of New Fellows     Wednesday November 10, 2004 CEU Credit 1 CEU Type2 7 - 11:30 a.m. Registration and Information     7 - 10 a.m. Exhibit Area Open     7 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area     8 - 9:30 a.m. ISBE Plenary Session 3: Federal Facilities & Infrastructure Security Forum Moderator - Hans A. Van Winkle, Maj. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.), Director, Construction Industry Institute 1.5 PDH T, P 9:30 - 10 a.m. Networking Break (Refreshments in Exhibit Area)     10 a.m. Exhibit Area Closes/Exhibit Teardown     10 - 11:30 a.m. ISBE/SAME Plenary Session 4: State Homeland Security Forum - Panelists include HS Directors of Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee 1.5 PDH T, P 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. SAME Board of Direction Meeting, includes working lunch (invitation only) See note 3, below. P 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony, with Light Lunch     Thursday November 11, 2004 CEU Credit 1 CEU Type2 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. ASCE Seminar: Security Risk Assessment Procedures: Countering Terrorism and Other Threats 1.8 PDH T, P Total Credits Offered: 39 PDH; 3.9 CEU Maximum Credits per Attendee: 16.5 PDH; 1.65 CEU 1) 10 Professional Development Hours (“PDH”) = 1 Continuing Education Unit (“CEU”). A PDH = 50 contact minutes (i.e., net program time). The program speaker qualifies for 2x the above-noted CEU. Note that CEU credit may also be available for professional/technical society membership and participation, such as SAME, ASCE, TISP and others. Check with your State licensing authorities, the NCESS or the sponsor for more information. 2) T=Technical; P=Professional. Type refers to either IACET - “F - Professional”, NCEES - “D4-Professional”: Qualifying Professional program presented at professional meeting; and/or IACET - “F - Technical”, NCEES - “D4-Technical”: Qualifying Technical program presented at professional meeting. Most jurisdictions requiring continuing education do not require separate reporting of Professional or Technical continuing education. 3) No separate PDH/CEU apart from that offered for active leadership/participation in a professional or technical society. Some states, like Missouri, offer up to 2 PDH for active participation in a professional or technical society per organization per year.