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Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:52
Please find attached the SAIIE October 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter October 2017.pdf | 1.2M | 13 Oct 17 10:41 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:52
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:52
Please find attached the SAIIE September 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter September 2017.pdf | 1.1M | 13 Oct 17 10:40 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:52
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:51
Please find attached the SAIIE August 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter_Vol 7_ Aug 2017_Final.pdf | 1.5M | 10 Aug 17 08:44 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:51
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:51
Please find attached the SAIIE July 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter_Vol 6_ Jul 2017_final.pdf | 1.2M | 10 Aug 17 08:43 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:51
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:50
Please find attached the SAIIE June 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter_Vol 5_ June 2017_Final.pdf | 1.4M | 10 Aug 17 08:42 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:50
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:49
Please find attached the SAIIE May 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter_Vol 4_ May 2017_Final.pdf | 1.5M | 10 Aug 17 08:41 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:49
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:49
Prof Kris Adendorff Award for Prominent Industrial Engineering Professional
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Industrial Engineering Educator
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Industrial Engineering Researcher
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Young Industrial Engineering Researcher
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Awards Evening Programme 2017_News Items.pdf | 8.9M | 26 Jul 17 14:24 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:49
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:49
Facts about Colombia:
Christopher Columbus landed on the west coast of Colombia in 1499.
Spanish rule ( the Viceroyalty of New Granada) lasted until 1819, when the Republic of Colombia was founded after the War of Independence with Simón Bolívar as first President and Francisco Santander as Vice-President.
Since the 1960’s there has been a low intensity conflict between the government and guerrillas from the left and the far right. Formal peace was signed in 2015. The President Juan Manual Santos received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 for concluding the peace process, which still needs to be ratified by referendum.
Today Colombia has the fourth largest economy in Latin America with a per capita GDP of US$ 6 104. The total area of Colombia is 1,14 m km² and a population of 49,1 million. It is situated in the north-western corner of South America, with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Panama as neighbours.
The country is divided into 33 Departments (provinces) and Bogotá, with a population of 7 million, is the capital city and situated at 2 600 m above sea level geographically in the centre of the country. The official language is Spanish (Castilian), but there are 68 indigenous languages spoken.
Industrial Engineering in Colombia:
Dr Henk van Tonder (SAIIE Executive Director) was invited by the Institute for International Cooperation (CERI) of the District University Francisco José de Calda (UD) to attend the first conference of the Colombian Institute of Industrial Engineers (ACII) at the Catholic University Santo Toma in Bogotá and the Engineering Week Seminar at Universidad Distrital.
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From left to right: Alexis Adamy Ortiz, the Director of CERI, at Universidad Distrital JFC, Bogotá & Dr Henk van Tonder (SAIIE Executive Director) |
At present there are 126 students in the exchange programme and 44 visiting lecturers. The first chapter of IISE in Latin America was established at the University UD (Chapter #985) in 2001.
CERI is actively seeking an agreement with a South African university.
After seven decades of conflict in the country, the theme for the two day conference was “The role of IE’s in a post-conflict society”, with invitees from Latin America and South Africa.
The 18 presentations over the two days covered the role of the IE’s in the reconstruction of the society in Colombia with reference to agriculture, health services and infrastructure capacity building.
The Department of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Santo Toma acted as hosts for the conference.
Back: Members of ACII Council and Henk van Tonder (SAIIE) Front: José Ramiro Bertieri (Director ACII), Beatriz Lorena Rodríguez (Dean IE, Universidad Santo Toma), Guillermo Gala Picon (President ACII) |
The key note address was delivered by Dr Eduardo da Cota, a member of the BRICS committee on Smart Cities.
The final year IE class at Universidad Distrital José Francisco de Calda, with invited speakers |
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Invited Speakers from left to right: Jesús Velásques (Chief Scientist, D O Analytics), Dr Eduardo da Costa (University Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil), Henk van Tonder (SAIIE), Guillermo Real Flórez (UD) and Juan Carlos Guevara (UD – absent) |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:49
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:48
Please refer to the attachment for the SAIIE April 2017 Newsletter.
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SAIIE Newsletter_Vol 23_ April 2017_Final.pdf | 1.4M | 11 Apr 17 10:17 |
Last updated Wednesday, 17 January 2018 08:48
Posted by Lynette Pieterse on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 10:48
The SAIIE Awards honour and celebrate outstanding contributions to industrial engineering in Southern Africa and the 2017 SAIIE Awards nominees in the following categories are as follows:
Prof Kris Adendorff Award for Prominent Industrial Engineering Professional
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Industrial Engineering Educator
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Industrial Engineering Researcher
SAIIE Award for Outstanding Young Industrial Engineering Researcher
The winners of the SAIIE Awards in the above categories will be announced at the SAIIE Awards and Gala evening scheduled for Friday, 21 July 2017 at 18:30 at The Capital Moloko in Sandton. A three-course meal will be served and some exciting keynote speakers, still to be confirmed will be addressing the audience. To book your table, please contact lynette.pieterse@up.ac.za before 13 July 2017. The cost is R750 per person and sponsor opportunities are available. Please refer to the attachment for the sponsor opportunities.
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2017 Sponsorship opportunities.pdf | 465.0K | 7 Jun 17 13:36 |
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