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Engineering Associations Botswana

Real Estate Institute Of
Botswana
TEL: 316 4713
CELL:72 107 842

Royal Institution Of Chartered
Surveyors Botswana Group
TEL: 310 5494
CELL: 72 111 201

Setlogelwa Tsatsing Civil &
Contractors Association
CELL: 71 380 505

Quantity Surveyors Registration
Council
Tel: 3956170

For any Ommitted Associations
or Corrections to the above Project Manager : Engineer Claire Mosarwa
Information /interivews img credit :ERB
email :
marketing@engineermagazine.co.bw “Botswana to be a centre for

global engineering,”ERB Registrar

ngineers Registration Board, who is also the Project Manager for this and the event venue will be announced
through its latest initiative, event, Engineer Claire Mosarwa said, in due course; but it will take place in the
E“Engineers Forum", aims "The forum will bring players in the Built Capital City of Botswana. Meanwhile,
to attract the brains in different environment, local and international ERB noted the discrepancy within the
engineering sectors across the world engineering experts, policy makers, engineering sector when Engineer
to converge in Botswana and ultimately procuring entities and consumers of Olaotse spoke on some Engineers in
make Botswana a centre for global engineering services and it will be Government Ministries who are working
engineering. This sentiment was echoed an opportunity to dialogue with key without registration certificates,
by the Registrar of ERB, Engineer Dennis stakeholders." including the Ministry responsible for
Olaotse when he said, "The intention is affording ERB its yearly subvention, the
to make Botswana a centre for global The theme for the forum is "Fostering Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
engineering, as engineers converge to Engineering Innovation and Creativity Development.
attend this event." through Effective Partnerships - Key
The inaugural Engineers Forum is to Sustainable Service Delivery." The regulator has however unearthed
scheduled for the 29th to 31st July Environmental topics of interest such this, and have already started
2019 and it seeks to provide a think as the growing global population vs interdicting those practicing without
tank for engineering discussions on the strain on natural resources will be practicing certificates. As the regulator
issues which are of national concern. deliberated on. it is part of ERB's mandate to regulate
Addressing the audience drawn the activities and conduct of engineers
from multiple sectors, including the The targeted audience in terms of in Botswana, and Monitoring of
engineering, media and financial numbers is between one thousand and different engineering projects around
sectors, the Standards Manager at ERB one thousand five hundred delegates the country started in 2018.

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