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Council 2018 - 2020 Office Bearers

President.......................................................Prof D Blaine (Debby) Vice President.........................................H Makwarela (Hangwani) National Treasurer..............................Prof JL van Niekerk (Wikus)

Branch Chairpersons

Central ................................................................P Motleka (Portia) Eastern Cape.............................................G van den Berg (Gideon) KwaZulu-Natal ..........................................Dr J Padayachee (Jared) Mpumalanga Highveld ...................................M Mashele (Mishael) Vaal................................................................N Swanepoel (Niekie) Western Cape ...................................................Dr G Erfort (Gareth)

Portfolios:

Procedures.............................................................SZ Hrabar (Steve) Communications and Marketing....................G Bartholomew (Bart) Professional Development Programme (PDP)................................. ......................................................................MAE Black (Malcolm) Projects and Systems Awards........................HG Bosman (Tertius) Membership .................................C Molomo-Mphephu (Cillia) Diversity and Transformation ..................R Tshitahe (Rudzani) Student and Candidate Affairs.......M Jansen van Rensburg (Marietjie)

Chief Executive Officer............................... Vaughan Rimbault National Office Co-ordinator………...........… Carey Evans PO Box 511, Bruma, 2026 Tel: (011) 615-5660 Email: info@saimeche.org.za Website: www.saimeche.org.za Membership Email: membership@saimeche.org.za

Company Affiliates

Autodesk as represented by Wordsview Technologies Babcock Nththuko Engineering Pty Ltd Eskom Rotek Industries SOC Ltd Exxaro Resources (Pty) Ltd Festo (Pty) Fluor SA (Pty) Ltd Kelvion Systemes (Pty) Hatch Africa (Pty) Ltd Howden Power (a Division of Howden Africa) Howden Projects (a Division of James Howden) MBE Minerals (SA) (Pty) Ltd Megchem Mod-U-Flow cc Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd Plant Design & Project Services (Pty) Ltd (PDPS) PPS Insurance Co Limited Proconics Redheads Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd S.A.M.E Water (Pty) Ltd SA Power Services (Pty) Ltd Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd Siemens (Pty) Ltd Spirax Sarco (Pty) Ltd Tenova Mining and Minerals SA Thyssenkrupp Engineering (Pty) Ltd Vital Engineering (Pty) Ltd Weir Warman Africa Thysssenkrupp Engineering (Pty) Ltd Vital Engineering (Pty) Ltd Weir Warman Africa

The SAIMechE UJ APK Student Chapter Roadshow was hosted at the University of Johannesburg on 21 February 2020. The event was intended to educate new members about the benefits of joining SAIMechE and was divided into two parts, namely: the presentation and the fun day. The first part took place in a lecture hall where Marietjie Jansen van Rensburg, a member of SAIMechE Central Branch and Council member, gave a presentation on what SAIMechE is and how to become a member as a student as well as a professional engineer. She also emphasised the importance of being a part of SAIMechE while studying as this sets students apart from all other graduates when you are looking for prospective employment. She further explained how the SAIMechE Student Chapter looks out for the needs of mechanical engineering students by organising site visits to engineering companies, hosting events like Career Day, where different companies come to the campus to market their company and the different opportunities they offer. After the presentation by Marietjie, the fun day event took place at an open field near the UJ gymnasium. Here, the mechanical engineering students could meet up and take part in games prepared by the members of the SAIMechE UJ Student Chapter. These games were intended as an ice breaker so UJ Student Chapter Roadshow 2020 that the students might become more comfortable to socialise and network with one another. Food and refreshments were also offered by the committee members and, lastly, two raffles were held to keep the students engaged and excited. First prize was a R200 voucher from Van Schaik and the second prize was a slab of chocolate. 60 students took part in the Roadshow. Mechanical Engineering Department SAIMechE UJ APK Student Chapter