The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is endorsing this year’s IMESA Conference – a first for the annual event.

This follows on from the long-standing strategic partnership signed between SALGA and the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) in 2011.

The institute’s conference coordinator Debbie Anderson highlighted that this development builds on the strong relationship between the two parties, promising a fruitful future partnership. “The terms of the Strategic Partnership are in the process of being revised by the IMESA President, Gavin Clunnie, to ensure that it is up to date with both parties’ expectations being met. SALGA’s endorsement of the IMESA conference does not entail any financial or legal obligation on the part of SALGA. We are glad that this partnership has been revived,” explains Anderson.

As part of the partnership IMESA and SALGA have agreed to collaborate on the goals of the partnership until they have achieved these objectives or until the partnership is terminated by mutual agreement.

The 2017 IMESA Conference will be held at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng from the 25 to 27 October 2017. The theme for the Conference is SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING: BACK TO BASICS FOR THE FUTURE, has technology in design made us forget the basic principles of engineering design?

For information on the IMESA Conference, visit www.imesa.org.za