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 2274 meetings since 2004.
2023
South Africa is ranked #31 for 2023, with 67 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.
Local UIA Partner
Johannesburg Tourism Company
website: https://visit.joburg
The JTC in its re-establishment is modelled as a Destination Management Organisation [DMO], which is a leading organisational entity, which facilitates partnerships with various authorities, stakeholders, and professionals to achieve a unified mission towards a destination’s vision.
Organizations based in South Africa
Nematological Society of Southern Africa - Potchefstroom
Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education - Clubview
Southern African Regional Universities Association - Bellville
Airlines Association of Southern Africa - Johannesburg
South African Council of Churches - Johannesburg
Confédération africaine de natation amateur - Johannesburg
African Association of Nuclear Medicine - Tygerberg
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
Pan African Society of Cardiology - Cape Town
Southern African Accounting Association - Johannesburg
All Africa Pool Association - Johannesburg
African Language Association of Southern Africa - Pretoria
International Development Evaluation Association - Johannesburg
View More profiles (435) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
Future Events in South Africa
2029 Congress – International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists - Johannesburg
2028 International Congress of Genetics – International Genetics Federation - Cape Town2027 International Data Week – Committee on Data for Science and Technology - Cape Town2027 Congress – International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Cape Town2027 World Avocado Congress – International Avocado Society - Cape Town2026 International Palaeontological Congress – International Palaeontological Association - Cape Town2026 Conference – International Zoo Educators Association - Cape Town2026 World Congress on Public Health – World Federation of Public Health Associations - Cape Town2026 Congress – International Federation of Surveyors - Cape Town2026 Annual Meeting – International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - Cape Town2026 Conference – World Association for Sport Management - Cape Town2026 Theranostics World Congress – Theranostics World Congress - Cape Town2026 Annual Meeting – World Jersey Cattle Bureau - Cape Town2025 World Conference of Science Journalists – World Federation of Science Journalists - Pretoria2025 World Congress – Dermatology, Aesthetics, and Surgery International League - Cape TownView More Future Events (21) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in South Africa
2024 Annual Conference – International Association of Insurance Supervisors - Cape Town
2024 GLOCAL African Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology – Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics - Pretoria
2024 International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) – International Society for Infectious Diseases - Cape Town
2024 International Conference on Appropriate Technology (ICAT) – International Network on Appropriate Technology - Johannesburg
2024 Global Assembly – World Movement for Democracy - Johannesburg
2024 WAU Congress – World Anthropological Union – International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
2024 World Conference – ILGA World - Cape Town
2024 Conference – Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa - Cape Town
2024 CHROMIUM Conference – International Chromium Development Association - Cape Town
2024 AISA Conference – Association of International Schools in Africa - Cape Town
2024 Biennial Southern African Online Information Meeting – Southern African Online User Group - Muldersdrift
2024 Annual Congress – International Fiscal Association - Cape Town
2024 Biennial Congress – Southern African Society of Human Genetics - Sun City
2024 International Congress - Pretoria
2024 International Congress – International Society for Ethnopharmacology - Pretoria
View More Past Events (4450) in The International Congress Calendar
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