Call For Presentations Details

2026 Europe Tri-Services Regional Summit
March 3-5 | Frankfurt Marriott | Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Hosted by: The European Region of the Society of American Military Engineers and the SAME National Office.

Call for Presentations

The event is being shaped in conjunction with NAVFAC EURAFCENT and AFIMSC Det 4, and our industry partners in Europe.

This Call for Presentations will assist in sourcing government, industry, academic and partner entities that can help drive partnerships, deliver solutions, and develop people via presentations and facilitated panel participation. The targeted audience of these sessions are for uniformed and government professionals working in the Europe, Central, and African Command regions and the industry contractors that help them execute their missions.

Sessions are one hour each and can be a single presenter or a panel format. Presenters are encouraged to submit presentations on their unique capabilities.

NOTE: Presentations should offer professionally relevant discussion on the selected topic areas. All sessions are intended to provide professional development and attendees will receive PDH credits. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) defines a PDH presentation as a professionally relevant instruction or presentation. Presentations therefore may NOT be marketing in nature.
Registration and Travel Info
Registration is complimentary for all government speakers.

For industry, registration is complimentary if attending only on the day of the speaking engagement; full conference registration is $550 for industry. Please note that speakers are responsible for all related travel costs.

Speaker Expectations
Please note that all accepted speakers are expected to meet ALL posted dates and deadlines. We reserve the right to make adjustments to any session that does not meet deadlines. All speakers must accept SAME’s Content Speaker Agreement terms and conditions.

NOTE: Presentations should offer professionally relevant discussion on the selected topic areas. All sessions are intended to provide professional development and attendees will receive PDH credits. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) defines a PDH presentation as a professionally relevant instruction or presentation. Presentations therefore may NOT be marketing in nature.

Key Dates
Call for Presentations Opens: November 12, 2025
Deadline for submission: January 4, 2026
Acceptance notifications sent: by January 20, 2026
Final presentations due February 20, 2026
Focus Area / Topic Key Points
Africa Challenges Major projects, construction quality, operational difficulties; AFRICOM involvement
Artificial Intelligence in Construction/Project Management/Contracting AI integration, policy, security, industry adoption in construction and contracting
Construction & Construction Management Innovations Alternative materials and methods, expeditionary approaches, beating private industry construction standard, Off-site/prefabricated construction to improve timelines and quality
Contracting & Funding Innovations New contracting methods, capacity sharing, procurement reduction strategies
Cost Estimating for 2818 Funds & AE Performance Review price books, AE challenges, impacts of cost estimates outside expected ranges
Cost Estimating Quality Need for accurate local market pricing and improved cost estimating methods
CPS and AE Response Timelines Improve response timelines to reduce cost and schedule impacts during construction
Design Host Nation design and estimating challenges, especially compliance
Early Contractor Involvement & Alternate Contracting Methods Innovative tools/methods to enhance cost, schedule, and quality
ECB 2021-5 (UFC Authority Delegation) Promote equivalencies, waivers, exemptions to reduce unnecessary requirements and costs
Internal Trends & Industry Collaboration Reduced government capacity; increased reliance on industry support
Planning - Master Planning Challenges and Opportunities in Europe Collaboration and burden sharing with HNs, pros and cons to using different construction standards, and process improvements from planning to programming to design
Quality Design and estimating quality issues affecting project schedules
Ukraine Challenges Rebuilding Ukraine, challenges, opportunities.
YOUR OWN TOPIC Share case studies, technical expertise, knowledge sharing related to working in the EUCOM, AFRICOM, or CENTCOM theaters.
Questions? Contact Planning Team Chair Charysse Knotts at charysse.knotts@gmail.com.

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