Global civil society activity in South Africa
Meetings Statistics
From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report
20 years
South Africa is ranked #30 over a 20 year period,
with 2383 meetings since 2001.
2021
South Africa is ranked #29 in 2021, with 44 meetings.Local UIA Partner
South African Tourism
website: http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/homeAs Africa's top meetings and events destination, South Africa's amazing variety of venues and destinations, diverse offering and unforgettable experiences will exceed your expectations. Whether you're planning a meeting in the bush or require the cutting edge technology available at our international convention centres, our Meeting Planner tools will help you plan the perfect event.
With more than 1 700 meeting venues in South Africa and award winning international convention centres, South Africa is amply equipped to take care of your business event needs. Our largest meeting venues, complete with the latest technology, can accommodate more than 20 000 delegates.
South Africa has hosted a significant number of high profile events that have seen more than 100 000 delegates experience our first-rate meeting venues and explore the amazing attractions our country has to offer.
Local UIA Partner
Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau
website: http://www.durbankzncb.co.za/The Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau is a partnership initiative of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and the Ethekwini Municipality to promote the meeting or business tourism services of the South African province of KwaZulu-Nataland the metropolitan area of Durban.The Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau began its operations on the 1 July 2010 and is thus still very much at its inception stage of development. It operates as a special division of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal. This entity provides the following business tourism support services together with its partners:
- Promotional materials;
- Educational trips and site Inspections;
- Supplier information and quotations;
- Social programmes;
- Pre and post tours and incentive packages;
- Assistance with congress bids;
- Convention publicity and delegate boosting;
- Destination display and promotion;
- Information kits and welcome packs for delegates;
- Shuttle services; and
- Identification of professional conference organiser (PCO) services.
Organizations based in South Africa
International Pig Veterinary Society - Humansdorp
StreetNet International - Durban
Nematological Society of Southern Africa - Potchefstroom
Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education - Clubview
African Council of Optometry - Durban
Southern African Regional Universities Association - Bellville
Airlines Association of Southern Africa - Johannesburg
African Kurash Union - Vanderbijlpark
South African Council of Churches - Johannesburg
Confédération africaine de natation amateur - Johannesburg
African Association of Nuclear Medicine - Tygerberg
Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society - Hatfield
Association of African Planning Schools - Rondebosch
Rugby Africa - Cape Town
Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors - Midrand
Pan-African Thoracic Society - Durban
International Dental Ethics and Law Society - Bellville
International Council of Reflexologists - Durban
Squash Federation of Africa - Northlands
Southern African Music Rights Organizations - Johannesburg
African Correctional Services Association - Pretoria
EIS-AFRICA - Midrand
Anthropology Southern Africa - East London
International Federation of Christian Churches - Randburg
African Powerlifting Federation - Sun Valley
View More profiles (451) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
Future Events in South Africa
2029 Congress – International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists - Sun Valley
2027 International Data Week – Committee on Data for Science and Technology - Cape Town2026 Annual Meeting – World Jersey Cattle Bureau - Cape Town2026 Congress – Fédération internationale des géomètres - Cape Town2025 ILDS World Skin Summit – International League of Dermatological Societies - Cape Town2025 Global Conference on Ageing – International Federation on Ageing - Cape Town2025 Biennial Symposium – International Society for Diatom Research - Skukuza2025 KR10 - International Climate Change: The Karst Record – International Climate Change: The Karst Record - Cape Town2025 Biennial Congress – International Association of Paediatric Dentistry - Cape Town2025 Symposium – International Society of Dermatopathology - Cape Town2025 World Conference of Science Journalists – World Federation of Science Journalists - Pretoria2024 International Congress on Infectious Diseases – International Society for Infectious Diseases - Cape Town2024 Annual Conference – International Association of Insurance Supervisors - Cape Town2024 World Conference – ILGA World - Cape Town2024 CHROMIUM Conference – International Chromium Development Association - Cape TownView More Future Events (24) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in South Africa
2024 Meeting – International Society of Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Diseases - Cape Town
2024 Mint Directors Conference (MDC) – International Mint Directors Network - Cape Town
2023 Conference – African Society for Laboratory Medicine - Cape Town
2023 World Congress of Neurosurgery – World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies - Cape Town
2023 International General Conference – International Federation of Workers' Education Associations - Cape Town
2023 AfriNEAD Conference – African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability - Cape Town
2023 Annual General Meeting and Conference – African Business Aviation Association - Cape Town
2023 IDPA Congress – International Developmental Pediatrics Association - Johannesburg
2023 International Congress of Immunology - ICU – International Union of Immunological Societies - Cape Town
2023 Regional ISBT Congress – International Society of Blood Transfusion - Cape Town
2023 Symposium – African Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases - Durban
2023 Africa Partnership for Growth (APG) Symposium – Leading Women of Africa - Johannesburg
2023 World Congress – World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Durban
2023 Annual Conference – International Management Assistants - Cape Town
2023 Annual Meeting – International Oxygen Manufacturers Association - Cape Town
View More Past Events (4317) in The International Congress Calendar
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