Announcement and invitation:
SAIEE National Student Project Competition
 
The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) in association with EE Recruitment, EE Publishers and the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering of the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) announce:
 
THE 2009 SAIEE NATIONAL STUDENT PROJECT COMPETITION

Sponsored and supported by: EE Recruitment and EE Publishers 
2009 event hosted by: University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban 
 
Tertiary educational institutions of electrical, electronics, computer and information engineering are called upon to participate and field eligible team(s) of final-year undergraduate students at the contest.
 
DATE: Friday 20 November 2009
TIME:
Project presentations: Commencing 10h00;
Cocktail party and prize giving: Commencing 15h00
(Programme subject to minor change depending on number of entrants)
VENUE: Lecture Theatre G01, Electrical Engineering Building, UKZN, Durban
COST: No cost, free-of-charge
 
All academia, postgraduate and undergraduate students, representatives from government, state-owned enterprises, organisations and companies in the public and private sectors (and in particular HR representatives interested in recruiting the very best skilled engineering staff) and the general interested public are cordially invited to attend.
 
PURPOSE
 
The purpose of the annual SAIEE National Student Project Competition is to:
  • Provide a platform for undergraduate students to present their final year projects to their fellow students, academia, industry and the interested public. This enables students to develop and display their academic and innovative talents, engineering competency and presentation skills to the invited audience.
  • Provide an opportunity for tertiary educational institutions to select project team(s) to be entered into the competition, and to use the opportunity to showcase the intellectual output of their universities.
  • Provide an opportunity for the electrical engineering fraternity, industry and the wider community to witness the contest and see the quality and standard of training given to graduates of South Africa's tertiary engineering institutions.
PRIZE MONEY
 
The 2009 SAIEE National Student Project Competition will be opened by SAIEE Centenary President Du Toit Grobler, and a total prize money of R25 000, sponsored by EE Recruitment and EE Publishers, is up for grabs by the winners! Necessary travel and accommodation costs of entrants is included and will be paid for by the SAIEE.
 
BENEFITS
 
The benefits to participating tertiary engineering educational institutions (in terms of closer contact with the industry and society), students (in terms of their skills and career development) and industry (in terms of opportunities to recruit the best of the best engineering students coming onto the job market), are obvious.
 
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
 
For further information on the 2009 SAIEE National Student Project Competition, please follow the following links: 
 
SAIEE National Student Project Competition webpage 

Alternatively, please contact:
 
Gerda Geyer, SAIEE Jhb, Tel: 0114873003; [email protected]
Gill Nortier, SAIEE KZN, Tel: 0315725838; [email protected]  
SAIEE website: www.saiee.org.za
SAIEE Centenary Conference and Exhibition
 
On behalf of the SAIEE, you are cordially invited to celebrate the Centenary of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE), and attend a one-day Conference and Exhibition, entitled:

ENGINEERING THE NEXT 100 YEARS:
IMPACT OF FUTURE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES

DATE: Friday 20 November 2009
TIME: 08h00 to 17h00
VENUE: Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Miriam Makeba Street, Newtown, Johannesburg
COST: SAIEE members: R1200; Non-members: R1500
 
A packed full-day programme of presentations and an exhibition of futuristic products, services and technologies is provided. Also included are refreshments on arrival, morning tea, lunch, and a prestige cocktail party at 15h15 at which an exciting legacy gift will be unveiled and donated to Sci-Bono Discovery Centre by the SAIEE. Secure parking is included for delegates and exhibitors.

PROGRAMME AND PRESENTERS

08h00: Registration and exhibition viewing
08h25: Prof. Beatrys Lacquet, Wits University: Welcome and opening
08h30: Clem Sunter: The World and SA in the 2010s, and implications for Electrical Engineers
09h05: Phillippe Roch, Alstom Transport Systems: Transportation in the 21st century
09h40: Brian Statham, SANEA: The future landscape of Southern African energy
10h15: Tea and exhibition viewing
10h45: Prof. Barry Dwolatzky, JCSE: Informing the future: Where is ICT going in 21st Century?
11h20: Viv Crone, Spescom: Managing increasing complexity with a diminishing skills base
11h55: Lesley Cornish: Whatever next? Future materials for engineering
12h30: Lunch and exhibition viewing
13h15: Skip Hatfield, NASA: A ride into space
13h50: Didier Farez, Alstom Power: The impact of engineering activities on the environment
14h25: Prof. Beatrys Lacquet, Wits University: Creating skills for future technologies
15h00: Ian McKechnie, Innopro: Summing up
15h10: Du Toit Grobler, SAIEE centenary president: Close and vote of thanks
15h15: Du Toit Grobler, SAIEE centenary president: Unveiling of legacy gift
15h30: Cocktail party, exhibition viewing and networking
17h00: Close

Note: Final progamme subject to change

EXHIBITION SPACE

There will be a limited exhibition at the SAIEE Centenary Conference and Exhibition. Many of South Africa's top engineers will be present, and this presents a unique marketing opportunity. There are still a few 3 x 3 m exhibition booths available at R3500. Bookings are accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

Click here to register online as an exhibitor. Alternatively, please contact Gerda Geyer at the SAIEE on Tel: 0114873003; Fax: 0114873002; Email: [email protected].

DELEGATE REGISTRATION

Click here to register online as a delegate. Alternatively, please contact Gerda Geyer at the SAIEE on Tel: 0114873003; Fax: 0114873002; Email: [email protected].
 
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
 
This conference has been validated by the SAIEE in terms of the ECSA CPD scheme and qualifies for one CPD point.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, please visit the SAIEE website at www.saiee.org.za or contact Gerda Geyer at the SAIEE on Tel: 0114873003; Fax: 0114873002; Email: [email protected].