This year’s WasteCon conference is organized by the Institute of waste management of Southern Africa, and will be taking place from the 9th to 12th of October in the Eastern Cape town of East London. WasteCon 2012 Conference Theme The theme of the conference is Wrestling with Waste. The word ‘Wrestling’ brings about feelings of […]
In the previous blog of this series of blogs about organizing conferences, we discussed a few introductory points regarding the various phases of organizing conferences. In today’s blog we will look at the importance of an organizing structure and how to set it up correctly. Compiling a team or committee to assist with the organizing […]
AMRE and SACEA, in association with IIR, have developed a one-day conference to discuss the key hazards, associated risks and strategies for improving safety when handling tyres and rims. The Conference will take place on the 3rd of October 2012 at The Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg. The theme of the Tyres & Rims Conference is: […]
In the previous blog, under the category “Organizing Conferences”, we looked at reasons why people organize conferences. In the next series of blogs, we will be taking a closer look at the process of organizing a conference. We have divided the process into various phases namely: setting up the organizing structure, planning the conference, publicizing […]
GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 Conference will be taking place from the 2nd to 4th of October at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, Gauteng. This conference and exhibition of geo-informatics, ICT, surveying, remote sensing and location-based business, is organized by the Geo-Information Society of South Africa and EE Publishers. GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 is primarily aimed at leaders, academics, professionals, technologists, […]
Conference Venues SA welcomes De Oude Welgemoed Conference Venue to its list of venues in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town. De Oude Welgemoed is situated on one of the original farms in the Tygerberg area, dating back to 1677. The original homestead steeped in 300 years of history dating back to the 1760’s was restored and converted into […]
Conference Venues SA has added Manhattan Suites to the list of conference venues in Century City, Cape Town. Manhattan Suites are situated on the banks of the Grand Canal, part of the Century City development in Cape Town South Africa. They offer state of the art Conference Facilities and can accommodate up to 50 delegates. […]
The SACSIT 2012 conference will be taking place 1 – 3 October 2012 at the the Irene Country Lodge, Centurion. This year’s conference is hosted by the School of Computing and the Centre for Software Engineering (CENSE), UNISA . The theme of the SAICSIT 2012 conference is “Contemplate. Connect. Collaborate“. SAICSIT is the annual research […]
Conference Venues SA welcomes Karoopark Guest House Conference Venue as the latest addition to their ever growing list of venues in Graaff-Reinet. The guest house is located at 81 Caledon Street, in the heart of historical Graaff-Reinet; an ideal location to soak up the relaxed ambience of the Karoo. Karoopark Guest House is situated within […]
Conferences can be organized for a variety of reasons and can be either practical, idealistic or political or a combination of the aforementioned. In this blog, we will be looking at some reasons why conferences are organized. Firstly organizing conferences may simply be part of the job. Certain staff and board positions have organizing and […]