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PRESENT

Name Portfolio Initials E-mail address Phil Paige-Green President PPG [email protected] Louis van Rooy Vice President LvR [email protected] Lindi Richer Newsletter & Webmaster LR [email protected] Paul Aucamp Treasurer PA [email protected] Debbie Abel KZN Representative DA [email protected] Tharina Oosthuizen 35th IGC TO [email protected] Amy Maharaj Events AM [email protected]

APOLOGIES

Richard Puchner Past President RP [email protected] Robert Leyland Membership RL [email protected]

DISTRIBUTION

Name Portfolio Initials E-mail address Phil Paige-Green President & SAICE PPG [email protected] Richard Puchner Past President RP [email protected] Louis van Rooy Vice President & Awards LvR [email protected] Amy Maharaj Events AM [email protected] Lindi Richer Newsletter LR [email protected] Paul Aucamp Treasurer PA [email protected] Tarina Oosthuizen 35th IGC TO [email protected] Debbie Abel Regional Rep – KZN DA [email protected] Gerrie van Jaarsveld Regional Rep – Limpopo GvJ [email protected] Richard Galliers Regional Rep – W Cape RG [email protected] Trevor Pape Regional Rep – W Cape TP [email protected] Richard Fyvie Regional Rep – E Cape

RF [email protected]

Robert Armstrong SANIRE RA [email protected] Matthys Dippenaar Webmaster MAD [email protected] RCA (Neo) Secretariat RCA [email protected]

of 7 MINUTES: SAIEG COUNCIL MEETING 6th August 2015, 14h00 Ambrosia Hall

South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists

SAIEG

ITEM ACTION

1. MEETING ADMINISTRATION

1.1. Welcome

The President opened the meeting and welcomed all present.

1.2. Attendance

Apologies Richard Puchner, Robert Leyland (membership agenda point will be covered via Skype).

1.3. Approval of Previous Minutes

The Minutes of the previous meeting were approved by PA and seconded by DA.

1.4. Matters Arising

All matters arising will be dealt with under relevant agenda points.

1.5. Correspondence

Specific correspondence will be discussed under relevant agenda points.

Rolf Becker thank SAIEG for invite to AGM which he attended on behalf of SACNASP.

Number of e-mails of no importance were received by PPG.

The number of maildrops from RCA (Neo) should be discussed with her as SAIEG is charged for each maildrop.

Received a request from IFAT (IFAT Environmental Technology Forum – private company) to endorse IFAT for free booth at conference and listed as endorsing organisation on their webpage. Will decline the offer due to SAIEG not endorsing organisations with no direct benefit to our members.

RCA

LR

PPG

2. COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION

2.1. Financial

PA presents financial statements to council

SAIEG presently has a healthy balance in the Money market account.

Approval given to expenses wrt flights, transport and accommodation for the Durban and Cape Town talks on SACNASP cpd implementation.

Council to reassess arrangement with RCA at end 2015 and then decide whether we continue with arrangement, appoint an admin person with RCA still doing the financials and events or someone doing the entire SAIEG service. Sponsorship of R22 000.00 received so far.

PA

PA

2.2. Sponsorship

Herman Wessels is busy looking for sponsors. Sponsorship runs for a year. Sponsors contributing from August onwards will get free publicity for this year as well as for the 2016 year being the sponsored year. Logo displayed as soon as payment has been received.

RP/PPG



SAIEG

Invoice generated within 2 weeks after receiving contribution from sponsor.

2.3. Membership

RL & RCA

Students approved since last meeting: ■ Maria Kotze, UNW, BSc Geology and Chemistry 2nd year ■ Thandeka Zwane, UP, BSc Geology, 3rd year ■ Lehana Bulane, UP, BSc Eng Geology, 3rd year Candidates accepted after last meeting: Maria Ferentinou, will apply for full membership after SACNASP registration if finalized. Member applications: Only incomplete applications. Candidate applications: Edmond Mulovhedzi - Accepted as candidate but has to be advised regarding the constitution and upgrading after 3 years. Affiliate membership may be more appropriate. Email to be sent before adding him to membership list.

Hunadi Kgole - BSc Hons (Eng Geol) UP. Accepted.

No applications for Fellow received from any of the identified members.

RCA

RL

RL

2.4. Newsletter & Communiqué

Newsletter & Presidents communiqué:

Communiqué will be sent out within next two weeks

Next newsletter due November. LR requested material to include.

PPG

LR

2.5. Website / Email addresses

MAD seems to cope with timely updates.

MAD

2.6. Promotions/Marketing – Road Show

University Road Shows

LVR will liaise with JS and arrange a lecture to the first year class.

Student awards to be presented at the Brink Memorial lecture.

LvR & JS

2.7. Education Committee

Nothing to report.

2.8. Archiving

History Department will add SAIEG history to list of projects for 2016.

LvR

3. AWARDS

3.1. Gold Award



SAIEG

Michel Benet will be informed by PPG of Council decision to nominate him for the 2016 Gold Award.

PA will arrange for the Gold Award Medal

PPG

PA

3.2. Students Award

Sub-committee to adjudicate nominations: PPG, RP, PA, TO will look at projects before next council meeting. Hard copies of UKZN projects with PPG.

Awards to be presented at ABA Brink lecture.

S-Comm.

3.3. ABA Brink Award

JS to lead the ABA Brink Award sub-committee. LVR will supply papers collected.

It is agreed that two awards will be made. The ABA Brink Award for the best journal paper and an additional award for the best conference contribution published as full paper in the proceedings.

LVR will amend the By-Laws to this effect and circulate to Council for changes and approval.

JS/LVR

LvR

4. EVENTS

4.1. Courses & Workshops

Courses for 2015:

Soil profiling, core and chip logging course, Midrand, October 2015

Rock Identification course, October 2015, Durban

RL, LR, DA

4.2. Talks & Lectures

The following talks to be arranged for 2015:

Talk on proposed CPD system by Johan van Schalkwyk (assisted by Rolf Becker) of SACNASP - 6 August 2015 (tonight)

Talk on research on problem soils (AM - dispersive soils; GB - collapsible soils, & others) moved to early 2016.

Gary Davis will present the Brink memorial lecture at Ambrosia hall on 4th November 2015 after the next council meeting.

AM

AM

4.3. Site Visits

There are some reservations about the possible visit to the Armageddon Cave.

Site visit to Sandton Mews no longer possible as excavations are covered.

AM

4.4. 35th IGC 2016 Cape Town

Call for abstracts open until end January 2016.

Investigate the development of an App Cape Town Rocks based on the CGS publication on geology of Cape Town.

RL will distribute promotional material at the AEG meeting.

IAEG Exec & Council meeting venues and commission meeting venues need to be booked.

PPG

TO

RL

LVR



SAIEG

5. LIAISON

5.1. SACNASP

Request received for details of a contact person to liaise with on CPD point system. RCA will be responsible until a decision has been taken on the future administrative assistant.

DA has issues with reports from Pr.Tech.Eng using 3rd year geology staff as engineering geologists. Reports forwarded to ECSA & SACNASP

Tender from Jhb City excluding engineering geologists - Nicole Trollip. Sent through to Peter Day who will take matter up with ECSA & CoJ

SANRAL also excluded engineering geologists. PPG took matter up with Pierre Roux. PrEng needed to do design.

GSSA document on CPD points totally different to ECSA. May make things difficult and will be discussed and commented on.

Discuss soil profiling course with TAB & GND to look into the matter of non-professionals using attendance to do engineering geological work. Will decide on wording on certificate and also look into presenting course only to registered scientists and engineers.

PPG

DA

PPG

PPG

PPG

PPG/TAB/GD

5.2. SANS

Subcommittee meeting held during June and next one in October 2015. Progressing well.

TO

5.3. SAICE Geotechnical Division

Conference in May 2016 at Sun City.

Amendment to Act 38 of 2000 will require sub-contractors to be paid within 30 days after completion of work. May impact on members where they appoint sub-contractors.

PPG

5.4. GSSA/Groundwater Division

MAD will add Groundwater Division seminars and conferences as a link on SAIEG Webpage.

MAD/RP

5.5. AEG

RL visit finalised.

OB elected on restructuring committee but all other AEG correspondence/activity should be directed via RL

One e-mail address for local AEG president should be created.

RL

LR

5.6. IAEG

LVR to attend IAEG Council meeting in India and will report on SA Group activities.

LvR

5.7. IUGS (International Union of Geological Scientists)

Nothing to report.

PPG/RP

5.8. NHBRC



SAIEG

JS submitted comments. No response yet. JS

5.9. NSTF

AM attended awards function.

SAIEG decided to resign from the NSTF as it is not relevant to SAIEG. Resignation notice will be forwarded before next invoice is issued.

RP

AM/PA

5.10. SAIMM

Nothing to report.

LR

5.11. SANIRE

Nothing to report.

PGG

5.12. SANCOLD

Receive notifications on conferences.

LR

6. PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

6.1. University Grant

UP requested and received a contribution of R15 000 towards excursions.

JS will discuss sponsorship with UKZN when on road show.

LvR

JS

6.2. SAIEG History

History department will list this as a project for postgraduate students in 2016.

LvR

7. REGIONAL REPORTS

7.1. Western Cape

No report.

TP

7.2. Kwa Zulu Natal

Nothing to report.

DA

7.3. Limpopo

Nothing to report.

GvJ

7.4. Eastern Cape

Report received and will be requested to expand and submit to newsletter.

RF/LR

8. GENERAL

8.1. Duty Sheet

Send all duty sheets to RP to compile one document. Working document to be placed on Council webpage.

All & RP

8.2. Council for Built Environment Act



SAIEG

Nothing to report. PPG

8.3. Obituaries

None.

8.4. Other

None.

9. CLOSE OF MEETING

The President closed the meeting at 16:00.

The next Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 4 November 2015 at Ambrosia Hall. Meeting at 12:00 due to talk starting at 16:00.

AM

Compiled by: LvR

Approved by:

Seconded by:

Attachments:

1. Treasurers Report 28 April 2015

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