Monthly Luncheons
Unless there is another major event taking place, The SAME Anchorage Post meets monthly where we enjoy fellowship, networking, and, of course, a great lunch. We generally meet on the last Thursday of each month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Everyone is welcome – if it’s your first luncheon with us, be sure to let someone know!
The date, time, lunch cost, and presentation topic of our next luncheon is provided on our home page in the Announcements section. You can also visit our events calendar page for our annual events calendar.
Presentations
The SAME Anchorage Post strives to provide its members with interesting and informative presentations as part of our monthly luncheon format. The following presentations were provided at past monthly luncheons (click on the presentation name to view the presentation - note - some files are large and may take a few minutes to download).
Luncheon Date |
Presenter |
Abstract |
| September 2006 | Northern Dynasty Mines Inc |
Pebble Project Overview - general information about the Pebble Project including location, defined resources, ore deposit geometry, and environmentally/stakeholder-focused mine concepts |
| October 2006 | Weston Solutions |
Enhanced Use Leases (EUL) -- a very informative presentation on EULs addressing application, legalities, and Government/industry perspectives |
January 2007 | MWH |
Mentoring -- a great presentation spanning mentoring benefits to the do's and dont's of a successful mentor-mentee relationship |
April 2007 | Undisclosed |
Newtok Relocation -- An overview of erosion, flooding, and relocation efforts at
the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska |
October 2007 | Student Presentation |
SAME/Seabees Engineering and Construction Camp -- A summary of what a group of young up and coming engineers did last summer at the SAME/Seabees Engineering and Construction Camp |
October 2008 | Member presentation - Tad Dean |
Mayan Engineering and Infrastructure -- more than just a bunch of family vacation photos...engineering-related observations and speculations regarding ancient Mayan culture. |
I’d Like to Speak at a Luncheon – How do I Sign Up?
Presentations generally relate to some sort of engineering problem and ways that the problem was solved or overcome; the Alaska economy; education, military programs; innovative contracting methods; and technology transfer. Politically motivated and marketing focused presentations are discouraged.
Remember that your target audience are engineers and scientists – presentations with a technical focus are usually well received. Although it’s generally easy to entertain the crowd, be prepared for the occasional tough question!
SAME Anchorage Post Luncheon Presenter Checklist:
- Contact the programs coordinator to discuss your presentation topic and establish a date
- Presentations should last about 20 minutes, followed by a 10 minute question/answer period
- Be sure to determine infrastructure requirements – presenters usually bring their own lap top computer and an image projector. Depending on where the luncheon is held, you may also need to bring a projection screen. Be sure to work out these details in advance
- If you want to have your presentation posted on this page, contact the SAME Post webmaster to work out file transfer details. Presentations must be contained in a single PDF file and should be less than 10 MB in size to allow downloading in a reasonable amount of time
