Welcome Annual General Meeting
27 August 2009 The Innovation Hub
Appreciation for our AGM sponsor
Welcome
• VIP Guests – Minister of Transport Sibu Ndebele – CEO Gautrain Management Agency Jack vd Merwe
– CEO Optimal Energy Kobus Meiring – Programme Director Mpumalanga Development Corridor Dr Paulo Fernandes
• Visitors • Colleagues from the media • Members of ITS South Africa
Agenda for the AGM
1. Registration 2. Breakfast 3. Welcome and formal opening of AGM 4. Presidents report 5. Matters to be dealt with by the AGM: – Election of members to the Board of
Directors – Note the Annual Financial Statements
6. Introduction of our Keynote Speakers
Attendance & Apologies
• Attendance and apologies have been noted on arrival – In terms of the articles of Association we have a Quorum for the meeting
– Only principal members have been provided with ballot papers
President’s Report 2008/09
Mthembeni Mkhize
Members Africon Engineering International AfriGIS Afriticket Systems AKP TRading 33 (Pty) Ltd Almex Transport
Solution Altech Card Solutions Arcus Gibb Arup Transport Planning Augustine Trading and Projects BKS (PTY) LTD Bombardier Total Transit Systems Bona Electronic Solutions City of Cape Town City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Continental Automotive Switzerland Corporate Africa Technologies Corporate
Communication CSIR David McFarlane and Associates CC Dept Of Public Transport, Roads & Works, Gauteng Dept of Transport DigiCore Technologies (Pty) Ltd Dornier Consulting South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Ekurhuleni
Metropolitan Municipality eThekwini Transport Authority Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Golden Arrow Bus Services Grice & Associates Highway Tecnologies ICube IMS International Mobility Systems Pty Ltd Intelligent Devices Inc. Intertoll (Pty) Ltd Itramas Technology Africa (Pty) Ltd ITS Canada ITS Engineers Pty Ltd Kapsch TrafficCom SA Pty Ltd Kenya Roads Board KENYA TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION Lebone Engoneering Pty Ltd Magna FS (Pty) Ltd Marubeni Corporation MaxID (Pty) Ltd Mikros Traffic Monitoring Ministry of Works & Supply Mncedisi
Ndlovu & Sedumedi Consulting MTN SOUTH AFRICA MultiMedia InnoVations (Pty) Ltd N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd NAAMSA National Road Fund Agency National Road Fund Agency Neotel Netronix Netstar NIGERIAN
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY Nortech International NTT Online Systems CC Protoclea Advanced Image Engineering QFree ASA Questek Transit Technologies Road Development Agency Road Development
Agency Road Safety Foundation Road Transport and Safty Agency Road Transport and Safty Agency SA National Roads Agency SABS Saha International (SA) (Pty) Ltd SARCC Sequel Business Shabalala Bain Infrastructure
Consultants SICE South Africa Siemens Ltd Sitwala Technologies (Pty) Ltd Smart Card Society South Africa Spec Systems Sport & Traffic Technologies SSI Engineers and Environmental Consultants Standard Bank Surepaw
Research Technology SWH Investment Holdings Syntell (Pty) Ltd Techso (Pty) Ltd TELEGRA d.o.o. Toll Consult CC TolLink (SA) (Pty) Ltd Tolplan Pty Ltd Traffic Engineering Services Traffic Management Technologies Traffic Signals & Accessories TrafficNet (Pty) Ltd (note: formerly Tranamics P/L) Transport Telematics (Pty) Ltd Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd Uganda National Roads Authority University of Cape Town University of Stellenbosch
Vaal University of Technology Vision Catcher (Pty) Ltd VKE Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd WEISS ELECTRONIC GMBH Western Cape Department of Transport & Public Works
Members: Profile
Board: 2008/09 – Mthembeni Mkhize [President] – Douglas Davey [Immediate Past President] – Peter Filbey [Vice President] – Darryll Thomas – Ian Liebenberg – Andrew Aucamp – Peter Sole – Jan Coetzee – Jack Nel – Andrew Houliston [coopted]
On behalf of the members, we
thank you for your significant
contributions
Events 2008/09 • AGM 28 Aug 08
• Sensing Technology 23 Oct 08
• Communication Applications (Durban) 11 Feb 09
• eTransport 2425 Mar 09 • PIARC/SANRAL/CoE ITS Training 26 Mar 09
• Africa Roads Masterclass 19 May 09
• Traffic Management Centres 28 May 09 (Cape Town)
• ITS Post Grad Training Univ Stellenbosch 711 Sep
• UITP Biennial Congress 711 June 09 (Vienna)
• ITS World Congress 2025 Sep 09 (Stockholm)
• RUCETC Training 16 & 18 Nov 09 with Univ Newcastle/ITS UK (Cape Town & Pretoria) (tentative dates)
• Gautrain Site Visit 19 Nov 09
Other Activities
• Member of Network of National ITS Associations
• Hosted ‘Network’ in South Africa in Mar 09 • CEO serves on management committee of IBEC
• CEO serves on steering committee to establish ITS World Forum
• ITS South Africa contributes to Thinking Highways and Mobility magazines
Challenges for the new year
• FIFA Soccer World Cup transport challenges
• Dealing with our skills shortage • Ensuring stakeholders understand the requirements for sustainable transport systems, CAPEX for deployment with OPEX in the long term
• Capacitating institutions regarding the appropriate and integrated use of ITS as a tool to achieve positive transport outcomes
Moving things forward
To Paul Vorster our CEO and his team “Our sincere thanks and appreciation”
Keynote speakers
Minister of Transport Sibisiso Ndebele
CEO of Optimal Energy Kobus Meiring