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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Tuesday, October 5th
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Golf Tournament at Tiburon Golf Club
8:00 am to 5:00 pm 
Construction Quality Management (CQM) Training (pre-registration required) Todd Tobias
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Exhibitor set up in Exhibit Hall (Exhibitors only) 
1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
On-Site Registration Open
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Ice Breaker Reception - Exhibit Hall at Downtown Doubletree Hotel, Omaha
Wednesday, October 6th 
7:15 am – 5:30 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am - 8:15 am
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall 
8:15 am – 8:20 am 
National Anthem: Jodi Vaccaro, HDR 
8:20 am – 8:30 am 
Opening Remarks: SAME Omaha Post President, Col. Mark Himes, P.E.
8:30 am – 8:45 am
SAME National Remarks: Cindy Lincicome, F. SAME, President-Elect 
8:45 am – 9:00 am 
Post President Announcements
RVP Medal Presentation – Michelle Chambliss-Cain
Golden Eagle Award – Bill Stutz
SAME Scholarships – Joel Peterson / Adam Plack
9:00 am – 10:00 am 
Keynote Address - YOU. In The Pilot's Seat
Elizabeth McCormick, CSP, CW2, US Army (RET), former Black Hawk Pilot
Founder, President, Soar 2 Success International LLC
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am – 11:15 am
PFOS/PFOA: Mike Riggle, USACE
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Missouri River: Kayla Eckert Uptmor, USACE
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Box Lunch in the Exhibit Hall / Networking Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Cybersecurity: Brad Fuller, MartinFederal
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 
Professional Ethics: Eddie James, James Sobb (CEUs avaialble)
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  Offutt Air Force Base Presentation, Rob Hufford and Don Fucik (Offutt/AFCEC)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 
USACE Small Business Workshop
Daniel Curado, Deputy, Small Business Program 
Charles Mason, Small Business Administration (SBA)
Veronica Doga, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception in Exhibit Hall
  6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

   Omaha Industry Day Hospitality Event (Back Making a Difference Together)
   Location: Upstream Brewing Company (514 South 11th Street, Omaha, NE)

   Cost: Suggesting $15.00 donation to the Omaha Post Scholarship Fund

   Drinks and heavy appetizers will be provided
   Questions: cindy@tliconstruction.net

   All proceeds will go to the Omaha Post Scholarship Program

Thursday, October 7th
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Exhibit Hall Open
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area  
(Note: Exhibits can be taken down after breakfast)
8:00 am – 10:00 am 
Registration Open
9:00 am – 9:10 am 
Announcements 
9:10 am – 9:45 am 
Omaha District Program:
Col. Mark Himes, P.E. Commander and District Engineer
Mr. Ted Streckfuss, Env. P.E., DPM
9:45 – 10:15 am 
Networking Break
10:15 – 11:30 am 
USACE Division Chief Presentations, Omaha District 
Chris Wiehl - Chief, Environmental Remediation Branch
Greg Herring – Chief, Special Projects/IIS Branch
Jimmy Harding – Chief, Military Branch
Pete Sturdivant – Chief, Construction Division 
Gary Hinkle – Chief, Maintenance Engineering and Management Support Branch
Kayla Eckert-Uptmor – Chief, Civil Works Branch
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
USACE Division Chief Panel Q&A, Omaha District 
Moderated by Matt Hebert
COL Mark Himes – Commander and District Engineer
Ted Streckfuss – DPM/Chief, Planning, Programs and Project Management
Chris Wiehl - Chief, Environmental Remediation Branch
Greg Herring – Chief, Special Projects/IIS Branch
Jimmy Harding – Chief, Military Branch
Ginger Gruber – Chief, Contracting Division
Pete Sturdivant – Chief, Construction Division 
Gary Hinkle – Chief, Maintenance Engineering and Management Support Branch
Kayla Eckert-Uptmor – Chief, Civil Works Branch
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Final Wrap Up and Adjourn
(Note: Split kitty drawing at this time)
12:30 pm – 1:00pm
Short break for RMS attendees to grab lunch (no food provided)
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm 
RMS 3.0 / RMS 3.0CM Training (pre-registration required)
- Rebecca Vandine
 



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