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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO</span></u></strong><strong><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
JCD&nbsp;members</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
is an urgent&nbsp;reminder that&nbsp;the combined January-February 2011 edition
of SAICE's magazine, &quot;Civil Engineering&quot;, will have an international
flavour.&nbsp;This is an ideal opportunity for your Division&nbsp;to showcase
the&nbsp;scope and&nbsp;depth of its activities, so please consider
contributing to your very own magazine. </span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
one thing that&nbsp;makes SAICE's magazine unique, is indeed&nbsp;the fact that
most of the&nbsp;articles in the magazine are supplied by SAICE
members.&nbsp;If one considers that&nbsp;our magazine reaches approximately
9000 readers every month, and is also handed to decision-makers when SAICE
leaders meet with them, contributing to the magazine becomes all the more
meaningful.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>extended
deadline</span></strong> for articles is <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>Wednesday 15&nbsp;December 2010</span></strong><span
style='color:black'>. Please send&nbsp;your articles&nbsp;directly to&nbsp;me
(see contact details below). I would obviously prefer to have received all
contributions for the Jan-Feb magazine by that date, but if you need a further
extension to this deadline (with the&nbsp;end-of-year rush in mind), please let
me know as soon as possible&nbsp;so that we can&nbsp;negotiate a&nbsp;date that
suits your particular circumstances&nbsp;better, while&nbsp;still enabling me
to meet production deadlines.&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached
please find a rough template that you may want to use as a guide when preparing
articles, should you have a need for that. Please also have a look at the
attached 2011 features list - perhaps you&nbsp;have a particular interest in one
of the sub-features, or in one of the other&nbsp;upcoming features.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looking
forward to receiving your contributions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Verelene
de Koker</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Editor
- Civil Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>011
805 5947/8</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>083
378 3996</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>vdekoker@saice.org.za</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Private
Bag X200, Halfway House, 1685</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Building
19, Thornhill Office Park, Bekker St, Vorna Valley, Midrand</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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