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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM</span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO</span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: The SAICE <span style='color:black'>Geotechnical Division</span></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear members of the SAICE Geotechnical Division </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is a reminder that the April 2011 edition of SAICE's magazine, "Civil Engineering", will be featuring geotechnical engineering. This is an ideal opportunity for your Division to showcase the scope and depth of its activities, so please consider contributing to your very own magazine again, as you have done regularly over the last few years. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The one thing that makes SAICE's magazine unique, is indeed the fact that most of the articles in the magazine are supplied by SAICE members themselves. If one considers that 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. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><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'>deadline</span></strong> for articles is<span style='color:red'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tuesday</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 February 2011</span></strong></span><span style='color:black'>. Please send your articles directly to me (see contact details below). </span><span style='color:blue'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am attaching 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 have a particular interest in one of the sub-features, or in one of the other upcoming features.<span style='color:blue'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our magazine cannot appear without advertising support, so we would appreciate it if you could provide our <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>advertising executive, Barbara Spence</span></strong>, with relevant leads if at all possible (contact details below). </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Verelene</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT DETAILS</span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Verelene de Koker (editor)</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>T: 011 805 5947/8</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F: 011 805 5971</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>C: 083 378 3996</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E: <a href="mailto:vdekoker@saice.org.za"><span style='color:black'>vdekoker@saice.org.za</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Barbara Spence (advertising executive)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>T: 011 463 7940</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F: 011 463 7939</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>C: 082 881 3454</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E: <a href="mailto:barbara@avenue.co.za"><span style='color:black'>barbara@avenue.co.za</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>