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November 2019 Post Meeting & SARA Flood Control Tunnel Tour
Date and time
Location
Ft Sam Houston Golf Course Clubhouse
1050 Harry Wurzbach Rd San Antonio, TX 78209Refund Policy
Description
Our November 14 meeting (11:30 am - 1 pm) will be on Contingency Engineering and feature:
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Col J. David "Dave" Norton, USAF, from the Air Force Civl Engineer Center (AFCEC), who will provide us with an update on the Offutt AFB Flood Recovery Effort. Back in March 2019, more than 130 structures on the installation which houses the U.S. military's Strategic Command were damaged by the MIssouri River flooding. Floodwaters ran as deep as 9 feet and left behind toxic sludge.
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Chris Kruzel also from AFCEC, who will provide us with an update on Lessons Learned from the African Construction Program.
As a follow-on to the meeting (approximately 2-4 pm), our Post will also have a tour of ther San Antonio River Authority (SARA) downtown flood control tunnel system. The tour will include the Olmos Dam area and Tunnel Inlet and Oulet Parks.
Since there is limited parking at some of the tunnel tour locations, we will be carpooling from the FSH Golf Course to the tour locations.
You can sign up for the tour with your meeting reservation OR you can just sign up for the Tunnel Tour only.
RESERVATIONS
The cost of the meeting is $20/person. There is a special reduced rate of just $15/person for Post Young Members (YMs) and Post Enlisted Members who make reservations in advance (not applicable to late reservations or walk-ins). You MUST be a Post YM or Enlisted Member as shown on the latest available Post membership rosters for this special rate.
The follow-on SARA Tunnel Tour is FREE. You will be able to sign up for tour when making your meeting reservation OR you can just register for the Tunnel Tour Only reservation if you want to just attend the tour.
You can pre-pay (which is the preferred method) or pay at the door by selecting one of the ticket options above.
If you select the pay-at-door option, payment will be collected when you check in. We ONLY accept cash or checks (made out to SAME, San Antonio Post) at the door. If using cash, correct change is appreciated.
You will receive an email confirmation through the Eventbrite system for your reservation(s).
Because of the requirements of the meeting location and the caterer, RESERVATONS ARE A MUST for our Post meetings and Tunnel Tour.
The DEADLINE for reservations is Monday, November 11, by 11 am.
Because of the catering notification requirements, walk-in space availability will be minimal and the cost for any available walk-in spaces is $25/person.
CANCELLATIONS
After the November deadline, all reservations are FINAL and you are financially responsible for all reservation(s) you made.
If you pre-paid and cancel by the November deadline, you will be issued a refund of your payment minus the applicable Eventbrite processing fees. After the deadline, there will be no refunds and only substitutions are allowed.
You can cancel your reservations by sending an email to the Event POC at samesatx@gmail.com.
Please be sure you receive a confirmation after your request a cancellation. If you do not receive a confirmation, contact the event POC at (210) 884-9731.
MEAL
The meal will be a buffet featuring a main entree and your choice of 2 potatoe/rice/pasta items, 2 vegetable items, rolls and butter, ice tea or water.
There is NO special vegetarian plate offered by the caterer so those interested in the vegetarian option will select from the potatoe/rice/pasta/vegetable items in the regular buffet.
We start food service about 11:15 am.
DIRECTIONS/PARKING
If you are unfamiliar with the location of the Ft Sam Houston Golf Course, please see the map on this page. The Golf Course is NOT on JBSA-Ft Sam Houston so there are no special access requirements. It is just before you get to the Harry Wurzbach Road gate of JBSA-Ft Sam Houston.
There is plenty of FREE outside parking in the lot around the Golf Course facilities.
OTHER INFO
There is also Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit available for those attending the meeting that are interested.
Check-in for the meeting starts about 11:15 am and be inside our meeting room. There is a separate check-in table for those that pre-paid.
Nametags will be available for you at check-in. Please return the nametag holders to the box at the check-in table when you leave the meeting. You may keep the inserts.
We normally have one or two reserved table(s) for the meeting. These table(s) are for our speaker(s) and the other pre-identified special Post guest(s). These table(s) are marked with reserved sign(s). The rest is OPEN seating.
We post the speaker's presentation (if the speaker gives us permission) at our website within a couple days following the event.
We look forward to seeing you at our San Antonio Post meeting!!!