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Review of Astrotech Conference Centre in Parktown, Johannesburg

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Jun 252013
 

Discreet. Elegant. Beautiful gardens. Secure Parking. Fine dining. Access to main highways. Tucked away in Johannesburg’s most elegant and oldest suburb, AstroTech Conference Centre is a preferred venue for elegant cocktail parties, elegant weddings, banquets, top-level negotiations, seminars, staff training and leadership coaching.

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Situated in Parktown, close to the CBD, major highways, fashionable shopping districts, cultural areas, the airport and leading broadcast organisations with satellite facilities, it has facilities for 300 delegates. AstroTech Conference Centre has state of the art conferencing capacity and wireless facilities. It is a premier centrally located training venue with high-tech skills development conferencing facilities.

The conference centre has seven-in-house training facilities, as well as breakaway rooms, generous gardens and patio and terrace area. The downstairs terrace is suitable for elegant cocktail functions or summer barbecues. All meeting rooms have state-of-the-art equipment, and a generator is in place to safeguard against any power outages.

Tswelopele is a cosy 10-seater boardroom-style venue with a plasma screen. Ideal for an informal meeting training venue or brain-storming sessions.

Fundani is a 20 to 80 seating function room with a ceiling mounted data projector and electric screen. It opens onto a magnificent terrace that runs most of the length of this first floor venue with stunning views.

Jabulani is a 16 to 36 seater elegant boardroom-style venue, with large windows on two sides allowing a large, airy feel with plenty of natural light. Solid blinds are installed should video equipment be used.

Imbizo is the main conference hall with a maximum capacity of 300. The conference hall is fitted with sound proof partitioning allowing the area to form one, two or three separate meeting venues. It can be configured in a variety of seating styles to best suit the nature of your function. All have ceiling mounted data projectors and electric screens

The Simunye lounge just off the bar foyer area and adjacent to the elegant Art Café is a comfortable seating area with its own smaller bar where delegates can relax and talk or simply unwind after a hectic day, or it serves as a cocktail area and meeting space for lunches or breakfasts booked in the Art Café.

The Indaba, an elegant boardroom just off the ground floor lobby area, is a large elegant meeting room that seats 16 to 56 delegates and leads onto the patio area.

The Art Café is the elegant high-class dining room at the AstroTech Conference Centre, simply and tastefully decorated with African themed linen and artworks. Popular for breakfasts and lunch, this luxurious dining area opens to a beautiful terraced patio overlooking gardens and a reflecting pond.

Ikwezi Foyer, the new visitor to the AstroTech Conference Centre is greeted by a lovely seating area. The light filled foyer with high windows, elegant floors and tall cocktail chairs and tables leads onto all conference rooms. It is a popular meeting place for coffee and hosts elegant finger breakfasts and lunches as well as cocktail functions.

Conference Facilities

Elegant conference and management training facilities with laptop connectivity, DSTV, data projectors, video facilities, electric screens and flip charts

Fine dining. Dietary preferences accommodated

Air-conditioned

Wi-Fi HotSpot

Natural light – environmental sensitivity

Beautiful gardens to dine or relax in

Secure free parking

24 hour security

Business Centre for photocopying, fax, internet & telephone

Bar for after work cocktails

Elegant coffee areas

Patio areas for dining, drinks and relaxation

Conference Equipment

Flip charts and white boards

Data projectors

Electronic screens

Video recording facilities

Television

Wireless connectivity

Video and DVD

Electronic control panels for lighting and audio/visual equipment

DSTV in selected conference rooms

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Windsor Hotel Conference Venue Winter Special

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Jun 242013
 

The Windsor Hotel Conference Venue is situated in the heart of the charming fishing village of Hermanus on the edge of Walker Bay. The venue combines the best of traditional hospitality with the facilities of a modern conference centre.

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The Windsor Hotel Conference Venue has announced the following conference special until the 31st August 2013:

The Windsor Hotel Conference Special

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2013 LARASA Congress in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

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Jun 212013
 

LARASA will be hosting the 2nd international Congress from 15 – 19 September 2013 at the Tsogo Sun, Sun Coast Convention Centre in Durban. The theme of the Congress is Leisure, Social Cohesion and Transformation. The sub themes include  Wellbeing and Health, Built Environment, Special Social Advocacy, Populations, Playgrounds and Parks, Tourism, Leisure Management and Education.

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The successful inaugural LARASA Congress held at the International Convention Centre, in March 2012 created a lasting impression on all delegates who are looking forward to enjoying the rich heritage, hospitality and warmth of KwaZulu-Natal, Zulu Kingdom, once again. Presenters and delegates are expected from the following countries : South Africa, Australia, Belgium, China, Croatia, Colombia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan,  Turkey, Uganda, United States of America, Zimbabwe.

This is not a typical organization or standard conference opportunity, but an opportunity to be a part of a globally networked organization which, at the end of the Congress, will leave behind a legacy for all communities to enjoy.

LARASA firmly believes in the value and benefits of Leisure and Recreation to improve the quality of life of all citizens and to transform cities into Leisure destinations. We extend an invitation to you to learn more about leisure and to meet renowned speakers from South Africa and  internationally,  who will share their knowledge and experience in the comfort of a modern and technologically advanced meeting venue.

The sub themes reflects the rich diversity of the Leisure industry and provides a holistic approach to the congress for the benefit of the delegates :

  • Health and Wellbeing – promoting Physical Activity, alternative  therapies, healthy / active lifestyle,  non-communicable diseases, employee wellbeing, HIV/Aids, obesity
  • Built Environment / Environmental awareness / Environmental justice – includes landscaping, trails, transportation, planning for a leisure city, sustainable cities, preservation of open spaces, natural resource management.
  • Special Populations – disabilities, Therapeutic Recreation / Recreation Therapy, inclusion, mainstreaming, women, children, gender equity, play, families, culture, race, resiliency, boosting self esteem and confidence, correctional services, campus recreation, human development
  • Social advocacy –  systems change, social networks, social justice, developing social capital, human dignity, equity and freedom, human rights, psychological wellbeing.
  • Parks and playgrounds – Outdoor adventure, playground audits, playground design / inclusive playgrounds, playground safety inspectors.
  • Tourism –  contribution of leisure services to economic growth
  • Technology  – Promoting physical activity through technological advances, ecosystems.
  • Leisure Education – Theories, experiential learning, curriculum development, skills development.
  • Leisure and Sport Management – Organizational development, policy development and strategic planning, implementation of services, risk management, municipal best practice, good governance.

 

Keynote Speakers

Ms. Yolande Spears – Vice President of Education & Community Relations at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Connecticut

Dr. Doris R. Corbett is an Associate Professor of Sport Sociology at Howard University.

Prof. Dr. Christopher R. Edginton serves as Secretary General, World Leisure Organization.

Prof. Dr. Karla A. Henderson is a Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University

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Review of All Suite on 14th Hotel in Fairland, Johannesburg

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Jun 202013
 

All Suite on 14th Hotel in Fairland provides a welcome haven to both leisure and business guests. Situated just off the N1’s 14th Avenue off-ramp at the foot of the Northcliff rocky outcrops and provides an excellent choice for Johannesburg accommodation and conferences.

This Hotel is all about having the relaxed experience. Expect the four star professionalism and quality one would at a city hotel, but with attention to detail and personalised touches synonymous with a boutique establishment. The spacious Fairland accommodation, beautifully manicured lawns and classic dining along with hands on management and attentive staff, guarantee an excellent stay over, function, conference or dining experience.

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ACCOMMODATION

An arrangement of 51 suites offer accommodation for 208 sharing leisure guests. The All Suite Hotel can accommodate 104 delegates for corporate delegates who prefer a single room occupancy during a conference.

Each apartment has a fully fitted kitchen and built in braai. Kitchens also include a waste disposal system, washer/dryer as well as an under-counter oven and hob complete with a cooker hood.

24 Two Bed roomed upstairs apartments have the added benefit of a small upstairs study/loft

25 Two Bedroom Apartments are with fitted a patio. kitchen and lounge area.

Two Three bedroom apartment with similar features completes the room set up.

Room details and facilities

All rooms are two bathroom, two bedroom apartments with a full kitchen and lounge

Wireless internet connection, 42 inch plasma TV screen and selected TV and DSTV channels.

Hairdryers

Safes

Washing machine/Tumble dryer

Satellite television with remote control

Stove & Microwave

Direct dial telephones

Coffee and tea making facilities

Wi-Fi

CONFERENCES

All Suite on 14TH is ideally situated for conferences, be that day conferences or overnight/ 24h conferences. The easy access to the N1 highway and its proximity to main city centres such as Rosebank, Randburg, Roodepoort and Sandton makes it a popular choice.

Current conference facilities cater for up to 80 delegates in two venues. Standard conference facilities and equipment are available and delicious conference meals as well as quirky conference snacks are provided by Diner on 14TH.

LEISURE

Nearby attractions

Big 5 game drives at Askari Game Lodge in Magaliesburg

Cresta Shopping Centre and Clearwater Mall in proximity

Sun City

Soccer City

Maropeng

Gold Reef City

Monte Casino (restaurants, movies, casino)

Fly fishing at Kloofzicht Lodge in Muldersdrift

Randpark Golf Club

Township Soweto Tours

Lesedi Village

Rhino & Lion Reserve

Sterkfontein Caves

Lion Park

Apartheid Museum

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Hearing Landscape Critically – Music, Place, and the Spaces of Sound Conference in Stellenbosch

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Jun 192013
 

To find ways to articulate and listen to landscape that challenge established patterns of perception and intervention, and which probe the everyday and archival ruptures and silences exacerbated by social, political and intellectual involvement. This conference will be held at Stellenbosch University on 9 to 10 September 2013.

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Landscapes are divided and dissonant sites of individual and collective being. They bear traces of past, present and future ambitions, interventions and injustices. And yet, their grammars and sounds, whether intimate, instrumentalised or commodified, push at the limits of representation and theory and simultaneously construct systems of ideological, aesthetic, political and historical appropriation.

Following the first meeting at Oxford University, May 2012, the Stellenbosch symposium marks the continuation of an inter-continental and inter-disciplinary project addressing the cross-articulations and intersections of landscape, music, and the spaces of sound. This symposium aims to bring together a wide-ranging number of disciplinary and approaches subjects.

The following themes are envisaged as primary concerns:

Spaces and sounds of power and politics: interpreting reservation, capital, academy, legitimation;

Spaces and sounds of contestation: how landscapes structure and suture struggles of class, nationality, race and education;

Philosophical approaches to the spaces of sound:  transcendental metaphors, the culture/nature debate, epistemologies and ontologies, non-representational theories of social and musical space;

Spaces and sounds of transformation/devastation: ‘junk space’, inter-state freeways, sprawling suburbs, shopping malls, non-places;

Landscape as utopian, dystopian or heterotopia;

Urban landscapes, or landscapes that confound simple rural/urban divides.

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Cherryl Walker (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University)
Prof. Richard Taruskin (Department of Music, University of California, Berkeley)

Invited speakers and artists:

Jonathan Cross (Faculty of Music, University of Oxford)
Jessica Dubow (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield)
Angela Impey (Department of Music, School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London)
Christine Lucia (Stellenbosch University)
Aryan Kaganof (Filmmaker)
Winfried Lüdemann (Stellenbosch University)
Edwin Cameron (Constitutional Court justice, South Africa)
Willem Boshoff (Visual artist)
Kyle Shepherd (Jazz musician, composer)
Fiona Tozer, Neo Muyanga, Hendrik Hofmeyr (Composer panel)
Hans Huyssen, Theo Herbst (Composer round table)

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Emperors Palace Conference Venue Special

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Jun 182013
 

The Emperors Palace conference venue in Kempton Park offers a wide range of multi-purpose venues, as well as small breakaway rooms. The whole venue has extensive technical resources and is equipped with modern apparatus. Emperors Palace has announced the following exciting conference special for the winter.

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Review of African Leadership Academy Conference Centre in Honeydew, Johannesburg

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Jun 182013
 

Choose African Leadership Academy as your venue for your seminar, conference, company function, training, workshop, team building event, cocktail party or private function.

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Set in a tranquil environment in Honeydew only 30 minutes from Johannesburg, the campus of African Leadership Academy Conference Centre provides a relaxed atmosphere where our guests can conduct work without distractions, celebrate a special occasion or comfortably relax. The modern function and conference facilities can accommodate a group of almost any size, while attentive staff provide the services you require. Whether you come to African Leadership Academy to host your next event or just to explore the surrounding area, we will help you get the most out of our peaceful yet expansive grounds.

State-of-the-art conferencing

African Leadership Academy’s modern function and conference facilities can accommodate a group of almost any size. There are 4 conference rooms, 9 breakout rooms and a 350-seat auditorium. The outdoor spaces and sports grounds are perfect for your networking function, team building and braai. The 2 intimate dining rooms and large dining hall are suitable for your business lunch and function. African Leadership Academy offers campus-wide wireless internet, visual projector, screen, flip chart and white board in each meeting room. There’s also free parking and 24-hour security on campus.

Modern, spacious, and comfortable facilities

Auditorium: The 350-seat auditorium is ideal for large functions. The foyer is also ideal for tea breaks and networking exhibitions.

Executive Boardroom: The executive boardroom looks out over the lawns of the campus and includes a projector, wireless internet, and flipcharts.

Breakout Rooms: There are a number of meeting rooms seating between 8 and 35 people. Each room includes flipcharts, visual projector  and wireless internet.

Sports Facilities: The outdoor meeting areas, soccer field, basketball courts and tennis courts serve as perfect venues for team-building events.

Catering

The professional chef will customize a menu to according to your budget and taste. Enjoy either the main dining hall, which seats 300 guests, or the 2 intimate dining rooms, which seats up to 70 guests. African Leadership Academy’s  in-house catering service is run by an international catering company providing anything from a full menu to light snacks.

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Adaptive Optics for Industry & Medicine (AOIM2013) Stellenbosch

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Jun 142013
 

The aim of the workshop held at STIAS Conference Centre in Stellenbosch, 2 – 6 September 2013 is to explore the use of innovative adaptive optical elements, concepts and systems as they relate to medical devices, high power lasers, imaging, microscopy and industrial lasers.

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The International Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine (AOIM) provides engineers and scientists from both academia and industry with opportunities to explore, current practices, future trends and recent developments in adaptive optics and related fields. A key feature of this single-session meeting is the relaxed atmosphere with all participants encouraged to discuss and present their work either as a poster or a talk.

Topics will include:

Adaptive optical (AO) devices,

Digital holography in AOs,

AO in imaging systems,

Applications of AOs.

Wavefront sensing and measurement,

Aberration correction,

Spatial light modulators,

Invited Speakers

Prof.David Williams (University of  Rochester, USA)

Prof.Stefan Piehler (University of  Stuttgart, Germany)

Prof. Martin Booth (University of Oxford, UK)

Prof. Juan Bueno (University of  Murcia, Spain)

Prof. Gordon Love (University of Durham, UK)

Dr Rocio Borrego Varillas (University of  Jaume I,  Spain)

Dr Michael Duparre (University of  Jena, Germany)

Prof Jesus Lancis Saez (University of  Jaume I, Spain)

Important Dates:

1 Oct 2012 1st call

30 Jan 2013 Abstracts due

30 April 2013 Registration for authors

30 June 2013 Registration deadline

30 July 2013 Payment of registration fees

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Review of 10 2nd Avenue Houghton Estate in Houghton, Johannesburg

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Jun 132013
 

10 2ND AVENUE HOUGHTON ESTATE is a 5 Star Boutique Hotel situated in the exclusive suburb of Houghton Estate, with effortless style and exquisite luxury nestled into landscaped, lush gardens.

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Only 20 minutes from OR Tambo International Airport, within easy reach of the business hubs of Rosebank, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and Sandton, and surrounded by a variety of recreational activities, 10 2ND AVENUE HOUGHTON ESTATE is conveniently located 5 minutes away from the Rosebank Gautrain Station which links to OR Tambo International Airport, Pretoria and Sandton.

Liaising or lazing, conferencing or conversing, guests will find the hotel and its staff eagerly attentive and suitably equipped.

The chefs are always on hand to create culinary delights, from impressive dinners to lunches to “Champagne” breakfasts, be it for a special occasion or particular dietary requirement. Whether guests are looking to conduct business in tranquillity or relax in comfort, the staff and management will ensure their expectations are ever exceeded by offering ‘Gracious Living in Luxury’.

Boardrooms

The venue is well suited for those who are looking to conduct business and conferences within a service driven yet relaxed environment with excellent cuisine and style. The Clivia Room can accommodate corporate gatherings for up to 5 Guests, The Estate Boardroom up to 24 guests, and the Wisteria and Agapanthus Rooms up to 10 guests for more intimate meetings. A small business Centre is also available.

10 2ND AVENUE HOUGHTON ESTATE offers Half Day and Full Day Boardroom Packages in light and spacious Boardrooms ideal for upmarket, exclusive, discreet and private meetings.

Presidential Suite

The luxurious Presidential Suite with 3 Luxury rooms and its own 2 private balconies is situated in the original Estate House.

The suite with spacious en suite bathroom has a separate lounge area suitable for private meetings or just relaxing in with the additional LCD Screen, independent satellite connection and “wet” bar. One balcony leads off from the master bedroom overlooking the beautiful gardens, while the other extends from the lounge area overlooking the terrace and swimming pool.

Luxury Rooms

The 11 Luxury Rooms revolve around private courtyards with soothing water features. 4 of the Luxury Rooms have their own private balconies while two of the other Luxury Rooms share a terrace area.

The spacious Luxury Rooms with en suite bathrooms, work station and sitting area are a celebration in luxurious comfort, softly decorated to create an elegant sophisticated feel with soft stylish touches reminiscent of an English country house. A serene haven, at the close of another dynamic day.

Room Amenities

Fresh Fruit on arrival in the room

LCD Screens and Speaker Docks for iPod & iPhone / Clock radio

Electronic Safe

Full Bouquet of DSTV Satellite TV

Air-Conditioning

Complimentary Limited Soft Drink Mini Bar including Mineral Water

Complimentary Wireless Internet Access

Fireplaces or Underfloor Heating

Bath and Separate Shower

Towelling robes & slippers

Personalised direct Telephone Number in Your Room

Coffee / Tea Making Station together with our Homemade Short Bread

Hairdryer

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