SAIRAC

1.	2009 NATIONAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 58^th National Annual General Meeting was held at the Italian Club in Cape Town on the 21st September 2009. The incoming National Council was inaugurated at the meeting.

2.	NATIONAL COUNCIL The National Council for the 2009/2010 operating period consisted of the following members:
	President Vice President Past President National Treasurer Cape Town Centre Chairman Durban Centre Chairman Johannesburg Centre Chairman Port Elizabeth Centre Chairman National Secretary	Mr. P. le Roux Mr. M. Hurrie Mr. A. van der Merwe Mr. J. Ackermann Mr. S. Friedmann Mr. S. Aburn Mr. M. Veldon Mr. A. Gaia Ms. M. Gamble (For 5 months of the operating period)

	The National Council met on four occasions during the reporting period. One Council Meeting was held in each of the Centres, on the following dates: 23^rd September 2009 in Cape Town 4^th December 2009 in Port Elizabeth 19^th February 2010 in Durban 21^st May 2010 in Johannesburg

3.	MEMBERSHIP

3.1	Membership statistics The membership statistics, by Centre, are as follows:
		1/7/2009	30/6/2010	Movement
	Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Foreign Total	225 134 393 118 18 888	242 147 399 104 15 907	+17 +13 + 6 -14 -3 +19
	The gain in membership during the reporting period was 19 members

3.2	Obituaries Sadly, this year we saw the passing away of the following members: Mr. S.R. Haskell from Cape Town - Membership number 13 Mr. W. Steenkamp from Cape Town - Membership number 45 Mr. J.S. Findlay from Durban - Membership number 861 Mr. L.N. Gregory from Durban - Membership number 2554 Mr. T.R. Larkin from Johannesburg - Membership number 1594 Mr. T. Botha from Johannesburg - Membership number 3356 Ms. W.D. Clinkscales from Port Elizabeth - Membership number 26 They will be missed by our industry. Please let us observe a moment of silence in memory of these members.

4.	MAIN ACTIVITIES DURING THE 2009/2010 REPORTING PERIOD The main activities during the 2009/2010 reporting period, in chronological order, are as follows:

4.1.	Pressure Equipment Regulations The Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER) were published in the Government Gazette dated 15/7/2009. In terms of the Regulations the Department of Labour (DOL) appointed the South African Qualifications Certification Committee - Gas Division (SAQCC - Gas) to register all gas practitioners in the various categories of operation. Gasses used by the ENCON Industry and covered by the PER include refrigerants, steam and LPG. The South African Refrigeration and Airconditioning Contractors Association (SARACCA) wrote to SAIRAC in August 2009 proposing that they act as the facilitator for future registrations of gas practitioners with SAQCC - Gas. At the SAIRAC National Council Meeting held in September 2009, the SARACCA proposal was accepted and a request that a SAIRAC representative be included on SAQCC, was made. We are still awaiting a formal response to our request, which has to be accepted by DO

4.2	Dreosti Lecture The Dreosti Lecture was presented by the chairperson of Eurammon, Ms Monika Witt, in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg between the 24th August and the 27th August 2009. The 2009 Dreosti Lecture focussed on natural refrigerants.

4.3	ASHRAE The association between ASHRAE and SAIRAC, which has been in existence for many years, was re-established when we visited the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida, in January 2010. SAIRAC members are therefore entitled to the rights and privileges of ASHRAE Associates. It is worth noting that ASHRAE, which was established in 1894, has approximately 51,000 members, employs in excess of 100 people and has a budget in excess of R 100,000,000. In our view this shows that there is significant growth potential for SAIRAC.

4.4	2010 Frigair exhibition and workshop The arrangements for the Frigair 2010 exhibition and workshop have been finalized. The exhibition will be held from 8-11/9/2010 at NASREC and will be co-located with Interbuild, Plumbdrain, Woodpro and Glass Expo. The Frigair 2010 workshop will coincide with the Exhibition. The venue for the workshop will be an enclosure inside the exhibition area. The available time slots for the workshop have all been allocated. By co-locating with the other exhibitions mentioned, we anticipate that Frigair 2010 will attract more visitors than the 3748 attracted by Frigair 2007.

4.5	SAIRAC ”Meet & Greet” social function To coincide with Frigair 2010 SAIRAC has organized, by way of an experiment, a “Meet & Greet” social function for members and partners. The attendance of this event, and the feedback received, will be closely monitored.

4.6	ECSA registration SAIRAC is recognized by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Category A Voluntary Association. The benefits of this recognition are: • It enables SAIRAC to register training courses with ECSA as Category 1 developmental activities in terms of the Policy on Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Delegates attending these courses can therefore claim CPD points. • SAIRAC members registered with ECSA enjoys partial exemption from payment of their ECSA annual fees.

4.7	Enrichment courses for continuous career development During the 2009/2010 operating period enrichment courses were offered in all the SAIRAC Centres. A number of the lectures used for SAIRAC enrichment courses, have been registered with ECSA for CPD purposes.

4.8	Validation of Geoff Alder Technical training material A Fellow of SAIRAC and private training provider, Mr Geoff Alder, approached the Institute with a request to have two of his courses, related to psychometrics and refrigeration, registered with ECSA for CPD purposes. As a Category A Voluntary Association SAIRAC registered the training material with ECSA thus enabling Mr Alder to offer his training courses with the benefit of CPD points.

4.9	Technical Forums Technical Forums remain the primary point of contact with members. Technical Forums met regularly in all the Centres during the 2009/2010 operating period.

4.10	SAIRAC general brochure A revised general brochure, documenting the purpose and mission of SAIRAC, as well as providing an overview of the activities of SAIRAC, was compiled and introduced during the operating period. We remind you that our long term vision for SAIRAC, which is not included in the brochure, is to create an organization, fully representative of the ENCON Industry, providing a service to the majority of the interest groups/stakeholders in this Industry. We visualize the organization to be housed in a modern multi-storey building with lecture facilities and a library, operated by permanent staff. We visualize an inclusive rather than an exclusive approach to membership of the Institute. Anyone who is active in the industry, and qualifies for a specific grade of membership, is welcome to join the Institute.

4.11	SAIRAC website Although the SAIRAC website was updated regularly to inform members regarding operational activities, the strategic value of the website has not been fully exploited yet. Social networking programs such as Facebook and Twitter have become very powerful and we need to utilize the power of these programs to our benefit.

4.12	The management and administration of SAIRAC The administration of the Institute demands considerable input in terms of time and resources. These administrative demands competes with the time and resources required for the management and execution of the purpose and mission of SAIRAC. To perform the administrative function within SAIRAC professionally, Ms. Marlene Gamble was appointed as National Secretary with effect from February 2010.

4.13	Registration as a Non Profit Organization (NPO) We have been advised by our auditor that SAIRAC should formally apply for exemption from payment of income tax in terms of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962. In order to submit the above application, SAIRAC has to be registered with the Director of Non Profit Organizations in terms of Act No. 71 of 1997. The National Council has approved the appointment of a Commercial Accountant to register each of the four Centres, as well as the SAIRAC National Organization, as NPO’s.

5	RACA JOURNAL The RACA Journal has continued to publish SAIRAC news and events during the 2009/2010 period and we wish to thank the publication for their continued support.

6	CONCLUSION In conclusion, we wish to recognize and thank the members of the National Council, as well as the Centre Committees, for their commitment and support during the 2009/2010 period. Their commitment, effort and dedication is crucial to the operation of the Institute. We also wish to thank all our members for their loyal support during the past year. On a personal note, I wish to thank everyone who supported me during my presidency over the last 3 years. At times the task was quite demanding and therefore your support was invaluable to me. The comedian, Bill Cosby once said: I do not know what the key to success is, but the key to failure is to try and please everybody. Our response to his statement is: What a clever man ! We now call on the incoming President, Mr Mike Hurrie to come forward and deliver his inaugural address. Piet le Roux SAIRAC President 2009/2010 19th August 2010

	National Council
	Cape Town Centre Committee
	Durban Centre Committee
	Johannesburg Centre Committee
	Port Elizabeth Centre Committee
	National Secretary