The SAIMC was originally founded in 1957 as The Instrument and Control Society of Southern Africa and was registered in 1962 – the founding chairman was Claude Klepp. The name was subsequently changed ...
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2012 is a year of great beginnings for the SAIMC. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the new branch committee members and thank them for their willingness to serve. I would also like to thank last ...
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The Secunda branch held its 2012 AGM on 19 January during which time the new committee was announced. Several members of the previous committee were re-elected and committed to continue serving the branch ...
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The Durban branch held its 2012 AGM on 1 February where secretary, John de Castro, ensured that proceedings ran without a hitch at this well attended event. SAIMC president, Johan Maartens, gave a brief ...
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The AGM for the Johannesburg branch was held on 8 February and attended by over 40 members and guests. The financial statements were presented followed by feedback from the 2011 chairman, Debbie Scott. ...
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2011 has come and gone and while the world did not come to an end, in some areas of Japan it must have seemed that way as the world watched in horror and the destructive forces of nature humbled us all. Something ...
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The Durban branch held its last Technology Evening of 2011 on 7 December at the Westville Country Club. It was attended by key members and senior staff from Durban’s learning institutions and was hosted ...
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On 8 Dec last year, Johan van Jaarsveldt and I travelled to Zambia to attend the branch banquet in Kitwe in the province of the Copper Belt. It was a remarkable journey in many ways. Since we had been ...
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It is with a degree of sadness that I took note of the passing of 2011. Some of my good intentions never materialised and neither did some excellent goals that the SAIMC set for itself. We did achieve ...
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I recently had the opportunity to attend the first International Field Networking Conference which was held in Boksburg. This event was very well attended and organised. At the end of the two days the ...
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The Durban branch of the SAIMC held its November Technology Evening at the Westville Country Club as usual. This month it was kindly sponsored by NIC Instruments who tied it in with a visit from principals ...
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Myth busting    Myth: Albert Einstein did not fail mathematics in school, as is commonly believed.    Truth: Upon being shown a column claiming this fact, Einstein said “I never failed in mathematics... ...
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