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Chris Reay Chairman of the Working
Committee: Communications (SA Institution of Mechanical
Engineering)
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YOUR PARTNER IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
CLYDE BERGEMANN AFRICA
>>CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS<< Tel: +27 11 704 0580 email:
[email protected] website: www.cbz.co.za
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Notice of SAIMechE Annual General Meetings (2013)
Kwa-Zulu Natal Branch AGM Date: Monday, 24 June 2013
Time: 18h00
RSVP: Register online at www.saimeche.org.
za (then go to the Calendar) or email: kzn@
saimeche.org.za
Time: 18h00
2 Ernest Oppenheimer Ave, Bruma, Johannesburg
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za (then go to the Calendar) or email central@
saimeche.org.za.
Eastern Cape Branch AGM The Eastern Cape Branch AGM will be held in
June
2013. Full details to be communicated directly
to members of the branch shortly.
Mpumalanga Highveld Branch AGM Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Time: 18h00
Email:
[email protected]
Time: 18h00
Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue, Bruma, Johannesburg
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za (then go to the Calendar) or email: info@
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will be distributed to members shortly, including
presentations/guest speakers, where applicable.
information. Alternatively contact the National
office. Refreshments will be served at each of
the above AGMs.
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SAIMechE Training Workshops : 20 May 2013 - 31 July 2013 Programmes
and Registration Form obtainable from Carey Evans, Tel. 031 764
7136 or
[email protected]
Event Code Workshop Title Date - Start Date - End Region E6313 The
Road to Professional Registration 22-May-13 22-May-13 East Rand
A0613 The Engineer As Manager 23-May-13 24-May-13 Durban C6313 The
Road to Professional Registration 29-May-13 29-May-13 Cape Town
E3013 Root Cause Failure Analysis 29-May-13 30-May-13 East Rand
A5713 Total Productive Maintenance 30-May-13 30-May-13 Durban C2613
Corrosion Control 5-Jun-13 5-Jun-13 Cape Town E6413 Tank Design,
Construction & Installation 5-Jun-13 6-Jun-13 East Rand A5813
Continuous Flow Processes: Methodology for Engineers 6-Jun-13
6-Jan-13 Durban A3013 Root Cause Failure Analysis 12-Jun-13
13-Jun-13 Durban D6013 Inventive Solutions to Engineering Problems
12-Jun-13 13-Jun-13 Vanderbijlpark F0913 ISO 9001 - 2008 19-Jun-13
19-Jun-13 Secunda F6613 Effective Negotiation Methodologies for
Engineers 20-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 Secunda C0613 The Engineer As Manager
20-Jun-13 21-Jun-13 Cape Town A2613 Corrosion Control 26-Jun-13
26-Jun-13 Durban B3013 Root Cause Failure Analysis 26-Jun-13
27-Jun-13 Port Elizabeth E0913 ISO 9001 - 2008 3-Jul-13 3-Jul-13
East Rand
C6113 Leadership & Management Principles & Practice in
Engineering 3-Jul-13 4-Jul-13 Cape Town
E6613 Effective Negotiation Methodologies for Engineers 4-Jul-13
4-Jul-13 East Rand
A3713 Pressure Vessel Design, Construction, Fitness for Service
Assessment & Troubleshooting 9-Jul-13 9-Jul-13 Durban
F3013 Root Cause Failure Analysis 10-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 Secunda B2913
Practical Lubrication & Lubricants 17-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 Port
Elizabeth B6913 Lubricants & Oil Monitoring 18-Jul-13 18-Jul-13
Port Elizabeth H0613 The Engineer As Manager 18-Jul-13 19-Jul-13
Rivonia A0913 ISO 9001 - 2008 24-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 Durban
C3113 Heat Transfer in Practice: Heat Transfer via Conduction &
Convection; Evaporative Cooling & Drying Processes &
Radiant Heat Transfer
24-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 Cape Town
F2513 Materials Selection: Processes, Parameters & Performances
31-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 Secunda
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Ralf Belka, managing director of Clyde Bergemann Africa
Badrish Nathoo, executive director at Clyde Bergemann Africa
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Petrus Swanepoel, chairman of Mediclinic’s energy initiatives
committee
If you weren’t a mechanical engineer, what would you be?
Do you feel mechanical engineers are paid enough?
Do you see the Chinese as a threat?
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