2025 SAME Projects of Excellence

This event will showcase projects our membership and partners are delivering for the various communities we serve. In addition to showcasing these projects, we will be presenting awards for the best submissions in five distinct categories: Collaboration | Innovation | Complexity | Environmental Stewardship | People's Choice.

People's Choice is back by popular demand! Project posters will be available for viewing and judging by all event attendees. Judging will be open during the social hour leading up to dinner. Votes will be counted during dinner and the award will be issued alongside the other categories later in the evening.

The project submission period is open starting August 8, 2025 and will close September 12, 2025. All submissions should be sent to the following email address: [email protected].

When: Friday, October 17, 2025 from 6PM to 9PM

Where: Atrium area at the Seattle Airport Mariott

Dress Attire: Semi-Formal

Food: Hors d'oueurves | Plated dinner | 2x drink tickets per person

Keynote Speaker: TBD

Tentative Agenda:

• 5:30 - Registration
• 6:00 - Cocktail Hour / People's Choice Award Judging
• 7:00 - Dinner
• 7:10 - Presentations / Keynote
• 8:00 - Awards Presentation
• 8:05 - Entertainment / Socializing
• 8:40 - Scholarship Raffle
• 9:00 - Wrap Up

Parking:

• Discounted parking of $12 per vehicle is available onsite for all attendees.

Tickets (Early Bird through 8/22):

• SAME Member - $175 (Early Bird $150)
• SAME Member Guest - $175 (Early Bird $150)
• Non-Member - $200 (Early Bird $175)
• Active Duty - $50
• Government / Client / Project Owner - $50
• Young Professional - $50

For planning purposes, ticket sales close end of day October 10, 2025.

Please consider sponsoring the event - our supporters are the ones who help make this happen! Options include:

Platinum Sponsorship - $2,000 (two available)

• 3x comp'd tickets
• Reserved seating at front table
• 5 minute presentation during the event
• Company logo on promotional material, and on sponsorship slide during event
• Company shout out during event

Gold Sponsorship - $1,500 (four available)

• 2x comp'd tickets
• Reserved seating at front side table(s)
• Company logo on promotional material, and on sponsorship slide during event
• Company shout out during event

Silver Sponsorship - $900 (six available)

• 1x comp'd ticket
• Company logo on promotional material, and on sponsorship slide during event
• Company shout out during event
• Project Poster Submission - Considered for People's Choice Award

Bar Sponsorship - $1,500 (two available)

• 1x comp'd ticket
• Company logo on promotional material
• Company name on signage at event

Attendee list will be shared with the membership and attendees after the event, including name, title and company (no contact information).

Refund Policy:

• Starting five days prior to the event, no refunds will be issued. If you request a refund prior to five days, the refund will be issued in full minus Eventbrite fees and processing fees.

For additional information or questions related to the event, please contact the event chair Jason Hu ([email protected]).

Host or Publisher SAME Seattle and Mt Tacoma Posts