CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 744 3033 fax 3449
020101 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020102 - Chief =415 744 3033; Construction - Operations Division

SUBJECTS
Financial
Financial Support from Sponsors

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Followed up work at ref SDS 11 line 46, ref SDS 10 line 43, 
050602 - line 98 and ref DIP 1 line 30.
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0509 - Progress
0510 -
051001 - Tom answered the phone. he said Max was taking another call.  I called
051002 - back later and Max was out.  I called again and he had another call,
051003 - so I walked to the COE SFD to visit.
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0513 - 1315 Discussion with Max and Tom
0514 -
051401 - Max has read the letter ref DIP 1 line 29 per our discussion at ref
051402 - SDS 11 line 44, explaining the Asilomar event. Today, I delivered the
051403 - revised event agenda ref OF 1 line 28, prepared yesterday at ref SDS
051404 - 12 line 132.  Max said the speaker slate is very impressive.  He is
051405 - anxious to get the Welch contract going so he and the Corps can gain
051406 - the experience to comment on Communication Metrics.  Max said he or
051407 - Tom could contribute on a panel at Asilomar based on such experience.
051408 - ..
051409 - Max said he is very interested to see how Welch and SDS will
051410 - apply past history to current events.  He said this part of
051411 - Communication Metrics seems especially challenging, per our discussion
051412 - at ref SDS 2 line 154, and with Tom at ref SDS 4 line 277.
051413 -
051414 - Max noted that the Corps of Engineers manages projects at a higher
051415 - level of detail than does Turner.  He said the notes of the meeting
051416 - with Turner shows an important perspective on construction management
051417 - in calling for wider application of methods based on a changing work
051418 - environment.
051419 -
051420 - Max said there is not any obvious way in which the Corps can
051421 - contribute to speaker fees for Asilomar.  The Corps can only finance
051422 - the cost of its employees who might attend and/or speak at the event.
051423 -
051424 - Tom was meeting with and he generally concurred with Max's
051425 - understanding. He seemed to indicate there might be a way to make a
051426 - request for funding, but I decided not to pursue this course.
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051428 - Tom advised that General Hatch was not the "Commandant" of the Corps
051429 - of Engineers.  He was the Chief Engineer, Corps of Engineers.
051430 -
051431 -     (I made this change.)
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SUBJECTS
SDS, Marketing, Sales, Proposal, Contract & Support
Corps of Engineers, SFD

0805 - Summary/Objective
0806 -
080601 - Followed up work at ref SDS 10 line 87 and ref SDS 7 line 58.
080602 -
080603 - When I called for Max initially, Tom answered, so I asked him about
080604 - the status of funding for the project.
080605 -
080606 - Tom said he has submitted a request for "additional funding".  He
080607 - expects this will take about 2 weeks to process.
080608 -
080609 - When I visited their office later in the afternoon.  Tom met with Max
080610 - and I briefly in discussion the Asilomar matter.  Max asked about
080611 - funding the Welch contract.  Tom seemed to indicate there is adequate
080612 - budget authority for the Welch scope (possibly mentioned "LTS"
080613 - account), but not for the levee inspection work.  He advised that a
080614 - request for additional funding will be submitted this week.
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