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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear members of the SAICE<span style='color:black'> Western and Southern Cape Branches</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"'>This is a reminder that<span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:black'>we </span>would like to feature <span style='color:black'>the Western and Southern Cape Branches and their geographical surroundings in the August 2011 edition </span>of SAICE's magazine, "Civil Engineering". This is an ideal opportunity to showcase your Branch<span style='color:black'>es</span>, as well as any interesting civil engineering projects that are happening in your part of the country, so please consider contributing to your very own magazine. </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. This opportunity exists for every member, even if you live and<span style='color:black'>/or</span> work in the remotest part of our country (which in fact often makes for very interesting reading). 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'>extended</span></strong><span style='color:blue'> </span><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"'>Monday 27 June 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"'>And lastly, 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 (011 463 7940, 082 881 3454, <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><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> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:31.85pt'><td width=123 style='width:92.15pt;background:#A6A6A6;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:white'>Verelene </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center 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