2014 Okinawa Field Chapter, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 11/18/20151

2014 Okinawa Field Chapter, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

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• Chapter Officers:• President: Col Gary J. Schneider, USAF

• VP: Mr Art Arao, American Engineering Corp

• VP, Programs: VACANT

• VP, Membership/Scholarship/Awards: Maj Ryan Walinski, USAF

• VP, Public Relations: Mr Jeff Clark, Gilbane

• Treasurer: Capt Jon Needham, USAF

• Secretary: Mr Darrin Rogers, The Exchange

• Assistant Secretary: Mr John Lane, AECOM

• Sergeant of Arms: Ms Verna James, USAF

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• Guests:

• Name

• Organization or Company

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• Post Bylaws• Posted on Website

• Require vote to change from Chapter to Japan Post

• Requires two thirds membership vote

• Officers Elections• Nominations from the floor

• Elections at the end of today’s meeting

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• VP: Mr Art Arao, American Engineering Corp

• VP, Programs: VACANT







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• Goals:• Recruitment of new Officers

• VP Programs• VP Membership/Scholarship/Awards• Treasurer• Assistant Secretary

• Conversion of Okinawa Field Chapter to Japan Post• Oversight of all Japan

• Establish a Field Chapter at Yokosuka

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• Goals:• Promote more joint ventures:

• American Chamber of Commerce in Okinawa (ACCO)

• National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA)

• Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Okinawa Chapter

• Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation (OIPPC)

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• Goals:• Field Trips:

• Local Historical Sites

• Local Construction Projects

• Local College or University Tours

• Local Factories

• Increased Information for Private Sector• Business Development Data

• Budgetary forecasts

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• EVENT CALENDAR• 05 FEB (Ballroom) – GMM - New Year’s Gathering “Shinnenkai”

• 16 – 22 Feb – National Engineers Week – Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

• 10 Mar, 1130 to 1250 – SAME/NDTA Joint Luncheon at Kadena Officers

Club Ballroom – Guest Speaker - Brig Gen Mark Johnson, DLA Aviation

Commander


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• EVENT CALENDAR• 26 MAR (Ballroom) – GMM/Presentation “Recycling and Industrial

Waste Disposal” – SPECIAL TIMES – 1000 to 1400

• MACHICLEAN CO LTD

• Takuna Shoji Co., Ltd.

• Okinawa Clean Industry Co Ltd.

• Biomass Recycling Center Co., Ltd.

• Tsuneishi Kamtecs Corporation (Hiroshima Prefecture)


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• EVENT CALENDAR• 21 to 25 April – Kadena EarthWeek and DoDea Okinawa District STEM week

•Donated $170.00, 28 Jan 2014

• TBD (Awase) – Field Trip to Takunan Shoji Factory – sign ups at 5 Feb GMM

• 6-7 May – SAME Pacific Industry Forum, Honolulu, HI

• 28 May (Weekender Lounge) – GMM – 1100 to 1300 – Topic TBD

• 30 Jul (Ballroom) – GMM – 1100 to 1300 – Topic TBD

• 24 Sep (Ballroom) – GMM – 1100 to 1300 – Topic TBD

• 17 Oct – 4th Annual SAME/ACCO Golf Tournament @ Taiyo GC – Proposed Joint

Venture

• 27 Nov (Ballroom) – GMM – 1100 to 1400 – 2014 in Review – Date subject to

change – Topic TBD


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• Registration Drive• “DO IT TODAY”

• LAPTOPS AVAILABLE

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• Categories• “Individual” Membership

• Government • Private Sector• Academic & Non-Profit• Student• Retired• Life

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• Categories• Sustaining Membership (private sector companies)

• Public Agency Membership

• Non-Profit Organizational Membership

• Academic Institution Membership


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• Demographics:• Membership Numbers

• Sustaining Membership (Companies)• ECC

• AEC

• AECOM

• Gilbane

• Individual Membership• 40

Special Note:

There is no menu selection for the Okinawa Field Chapter only Japan (Tokyo) Post. We ask all on island members to check in with us so we can receive our annual money allotment.


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• Scholarships• Submission Dates: 01 May 14

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• Volunteers Needed• Feb, Mar and April

• National Engineers Week – DoDea Okinawa District - Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) – Schedules Vary at each school - SAME

POC - TBD

• Kadena Earthweek and– SAME POC - TBD

• May - Field Trip to Takunan Shoji Factory – SAME POC Mr John Lane

•GMM/Presentation – Escort Support – SAME POC – Art Arao

• Event Photographer – All year – SAME POC – Jeff Clark


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• BALANCE• Available Balances:

• General Fund: $1,825.37

• * New Deposit $378.00 from Gilbane 27 Jan 14

• Ed & Mentoring Fund: $9,223.25

• Liability Clause

• Always maintain adequate assets &insurance to avoid personal liability costs by membership if dissolved


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• Okinawa Website• More than 6,900 hits

• Main source for calendar, news, photos, and presentations

• Logos provided forsustaining members

• Links to national site

• Like us on Facebook

• Looking at radio, TV, and print ads


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• Post Bylaws • Posted on Website

• Require vote to change from Chapter to Japan Post

• Requires two thirds membership vote

• ADOPTED

• Officers Elections• Nominations from the floor –

• VP Programs - Mr Anin Qazi

• Elections at the end of today’s meeting

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• VP, Mr Art Arao, American Engineering Corp

• VP, Programs: Mr Anin Qazi (NEW)







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2014 Okinawa Field Chapter, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 11/18/20151