Please visit http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/saic to register/update your personal details.

Open an application form here, print and complete.

Send the completed form to

SAICSIT (Att: Darelle van Greunen)
School of ICT
Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031

or fax to

27-41-504 3313 or 0865120138

and send e-mail confirmation that you have sent the form to Darelle.vanGreunen@nmmu.ac.za

The Institute shall consist of the following categories of membership:

• Student
  
• Affiliate
  
• Associate
  
• Member
  
• Fellow
  
• Library

Student Membership

A candidate for election as a Student Member shall be a registered student at an institution for tertiary education approved by the Council, and should have successfully completed at least one year of study for an IT-related degree or diploma.

Affiliate Membership

A candidate for election as an Affiliate either be

• in possession of a three year university or technikon qualification;
  
• or shall have had not less than five (5) years acceptable experience in the computer industry, applications of computers and/or training in the computer industry and/or information technology and/or fields approved by Council to be computer related activities.

Associate Membership

A candidate for election as an Associate Member:

• shall have acquired the education, training or experience approved by Council to be the equivalent of a three year qualification in IT related discipline; and
  
• shall have had not less than five (5) years acceptable experience in IT, disregarding temporary unemployment; and
  
• shall be engaged in the practice of IT at the time of his or her application.

Member

A candidate for election as member:

• shall have qualified for election as Associate Member in terms of 2.5 at least 2 years prior to his or her application for election as member;
  
• shall have occupied for at least three (3) years either a position of acceptable responsibility in IT, or have been engaged in work of a professional nature, disregarding temporary unemployment.

Fellow

A candidate for election as Fellow:

• shall have qualified for election as Member in terms of 2.6 at least five (5) years prior to his or her application for election as a Fellow and, unless Council decides to waive this requirement, he or she shall have been a Member for at least three years; and
  
• shall have occupied a position of superior responsibility in IT for a period of three (3) years, disregarding temporary unemployment; and
  
• shall have submitted to the Institute evidence of competence in the field of IT by at least one of the following:
  
  
  
  • obtaining a doctoral degree in an IT-related discipline;
    
  • obtaining a laureatus diploma in an IT-related discipline;
    
  • submitting four (4) papers of a standard acceptable to Council, such papers to be published at the discretion of Council;
    
  • have made contributions to international journals or symposia to the satisfaction of Council.

Library Membership

Libraries which qualify for this category endorse the mission and the objects of the institute.