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National CAD and Design Conference 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
A National CADD Conference was held on 14/11/2007 at the Airport Grand Hotel in Boksburg. Speakers included Kubera Naidoo, MD of the African Academy ; Hilda Poo, an alumni of the African Academy who shared her own personal 'road to success' story ; Dr Kelvin Kemm, CEO of Stratek ; Quinton J Damstra of QJD Design Studio who presented some of his work on perceived kinetic architecture and the 'Erxell,' a new unit of grid measurement which will be utilised in Earth Branding.

Other speakers included, Sedica Davids, Registrar of SACAP, who outlined the role and functions of SACAP ;  Lula Scott, Member of the Board of SACAP, who highlighted the role of Voluntary Associations within the architectural profession ; Daniel Pinheiro, of ArchiCAD, who spoke on Building Information Modelling.
Orbituary
Friday, February 15, 2008
The Institute wishes to express its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Mr Neville de Stadler, who passed away on 13/02/2008.

Mr de Stadler was a member of the Institute since it's inception in 1953. He contributed to laying the foundation of the Institute and served on many committees and was a past President of the Institute. In 1984 he was conferred the honour of Life Membership in recognition of his outstanding service to the Institute and the draughting profession.

Mr de Stadler was a proud and dignified gentleman. Many of the current members had the privilege of meeting him at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute which was held in November 2007, where he was one of the guests of honour.
Golf Day
Thursday, January 01, 2009
SA Institute of Draughting in Association with Carel du Toit Centre for Deaf Children

Regrets to advise that the Golf Day, organised for Friday 30 January 2009, has been postponed until later this year.

New date will be announced later.
Engineering Council of SA Annual Fees 2009 / 2010
Sunday, March 01, 2009
ECSA's annual fees are due with effect from 01/04/2009.

Professional and registered persons who are paid up members of the SA Institute of Draughting, which is recognised as Volunatary Association by ECSA, may deduct an Early Bird Discount of R100.00 from their ECSA invoice amount, if payment is made before or on 30/06/2009.

These paid up members are also entitled to a rebate on their ECSA fees.

Members of SAID are required to be paid up to date by 31/05/2009 in order for the Institute to notify ECSA of their membership status.
SACAP Annual Fees 2009 / 2010
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
SACAP's annual fees are due with effect from 31/05/2009.

Paid up members of the SA Institute of Draughting, which is recognised as a Voluntary Association by SACAP, are entitled to a rebate of R300.00 on their SACAP fee.

Members of SAID are required to be paid up to date by 15/05/2009, in order for the Institute to notify SACAP of their membership status.

It is to be noted that it is illegal to practise any form of architecture if you are not registered with SACAP.
For Lovers of Church Architecture
Sunday, August 02, 2009
One of SAID’s members, Sylvia Strachan, has recommended a book called "The Bishop's Churches" by Desmond Martin.  The book documents 40 of 50 churches established from the mid-1800's by the first Anglican bishop of Cape Town, Robert Gray; many of which were designed by his wife Sophy.  It contains beautiful illustrations and is very informative. 

The book is available at the St. George's Cathedral Bookshop and from Amazon.com.

She also referred lovers of church architecture to a website called ChurchCrawler: www.churchcrawler.co.uk.

Sylvia would like to make contact with anyone who is familiar with this book or who can recommend any other books showcasing church architecture.  She can be contacted via e-mail at draughting@gmail.com.

SAID Thanks Golf Day Sponsors
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
The Institute hosted a very successful golf day on 1 December 2009 at the Parow Golf Club.

A donation from the proceeds will be made to the building fund of the Carel du Toit Centre - where deaf children learn to speak. 

The generosity of our sponsors was greatly appreciated, and contributed to the wonderful day.

We would like to thank the following sponsors (listed in alphabetical order):

Academy of Inventive Design and Technology
Berco Bearings
Bokomo Ltd
Caddiepack cc
Canon
Cape Garden Centre
CTU Training Solutions
CTU Training Solutions Stellenbosch Campus
Discover Fine Wine & Spirits
Drumbeat Charters 
Element Engineering
Gourmet Coffees
Greenside Total Service Station
Interactmedia
K3 Water and Energy Sachets
Land Rover
Liesbeeck Leisure Club
Merry Pack
Midmar Liquors
Peninsula Beverages Co
Peninsula Driving Range
Pepsico
Pharmaceutical Enterprises (Pty) Ltd
Point Break (Pty) Ltd
Pro Range (Pty) Ltd
Proteas Direct
Riaan Hols Properties
SAID President’s Award
Salt Sales Agencies (Cape) Pty) Ltd
Spur Corporation 
The Golfers Club
Touchline Media
Tudor Technologies
Zevenwacht Estate
Best Wishes from SAID
Thursday, December 17, 2009
SAID would like to wish all its members and training providers a safe and joyful festive season.

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year.

May 2010 be a prosperous year for you.
SAID 2010 Annual Membership Fees
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Invoices for SAID 2010 membership fees will be sent out in January 2010.

Annual fees must be paid by 28 February 2010 in order for members to be eligible for their rebate on their SACAP or ECSA registration  fees.

FEES BY MEMBERSHIP GRADE

Member - R 500.00
Associate Member - R 475.00
Graduate - R 450.00
Affiliate - R 400.00
Student - R 275.00
Retired Member - R 150.00


SAID Telkom line out of order
Monday, February 01, 2010

The SAID office's Telkom line has been out of order since 1 February 2010.  We are doing everything possible to rectify the matter.  We apologise for the inconvenience and will let you know as soon as the line is up and running again.

Should you need to reach us, please send an e-mail to: SAIDraughting@global.co.za

SAID Telkom line has been fixed
Friday, February 12, 2010

We are pleased to notify you that our telephone and fax line is up and running again.

SACAP Annual Fees
Monday, March 15, 2010

Annual Registration Fees - Licence to Practice

Registered Persons have been notified that Council has determined that annual fees for the financial period 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011 have been increased by 10%.  Fees are due on the 1st April 2010. Any fees that are outstanding after the 31st May 2010 may result in de-registration.

Please click below to download the SACAP fees table.

SACAP: Notice of Final Removals
Monday, March 15, 2010

FINAL REMOVALS DUE TO OUTSTANDING ANNUAL FEES

The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) advised Registered Persons that the final date for removals due to failure to pay annual fees is 25 March 2010.

In terms of section 20 (1) (a) iii of the Act, Council has determined that Registered Persons will be removed from the register for failure to pay outstanding fees.

In order to re-register, outstanding fees must be settled in full by 25 March 2010. In addition, a re-registration fee of R1396.50 (including VAT) will be levied. This re-registration fee is valid until 31 March 2010.

Please direct all enquiries to the SACAP Finance Unit:
email: accounts2@sacapsa.com
Fax: 086 637 4171
Tel: (011) 417 0900/01

FINAL REMOVALS FOR FAILURE TO RENEW REGISTRATION THROUGH CPD IN 2009

In terms of section 22 (1) of the Architectural Profession Act No 44 of 2000, SACAP has determined conditions for Renewal of Registration for all Registered Professionals through the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system.

This requires the submission of annual portfolios in accordance with the prescribed 5 yearly renewal cycles. These are published in Board Notice 31 of 2009. In terms of clause 7 (7.1), a Registered Person must, at least three months prior to the expiry date of registration, apply to the Council for the renewal of his/her registration.

It is noted that a number of Registered Professionals who were due to renew their registration on 1 January 2009 have failed to do so despite numerous reminders from SACAP.

Registered Professionals who have failed to comply in this regard will be removed from the Register on 25 March 2010.

In order to re-register after removal, a re-registration form, accompanied by proof of payment for the re-registration fee of R1396.50 (including VAT), will be applicable. This is valid until 31 March 2010.

In addition, re-registration will only be effected once the necessary Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provisions have been complied with.

Please direct all enquires to the CPD Officer:
Mr Madivan van der Merwe on
email: cpd@sacapsa.com
Fax: 086 555 0346
Tel: 011 417 0900/01

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