We place ourselves in this group of bodies for the sake of completeness, and also for the benefit of those readers who are not familiar with our Institution and would like to read about us in context. SAICE, whose forerunner was established in 1903, represents the civil engineering profession in South Africa, and is a voluntary association with approximately 11 000 members. The Institution provides technical leadership in support and enhancement of poverty alleviation, sustainable development, and the development and maintenance of infrastructure. Its specialist divisions include water engineering, transportation engineering, railway and harbour engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, municipal engineering, information technology, and project and construction management. SAICE has a worldwide liaison network and links with many international bodies. There are also numerous local and international bodies that are specifically associated with our various technical divisions, such as the Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa (GIGSA), the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), and so forth. More information on these bodies is available via our technical divisions, but we also expand on these and similar bodies in this edition.
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