One of the greatest legacies Nelson Mandela gifted to Durban - and even KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa - was when he cut the ribbon in the late afternoon of Friday 8 August 1997 to officially open the Durban International Convention Centre.
Since that momentous event 21 years ago, the Durban ICC has become a veritable engine room for economic empowerment and job creation, not to mention a world-class crucible for peace efforts, development, scientific discourses and mind-blowing entertainment.
On behalf of their annual CSI initiative for Nelson Mandela Day, the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) made a donation of 700 blankets to two schools on 18 July 2016.
“If you can make a difference to one person, you can change a community,” says Craig Newman, Chief Executive Officer of the JEC. Newman recently celebrated his 10 year anniversary as
Sandton Convention Centre’s reputation as a leading venue for international business was strengthened further earlier this year with four major events that saw 7 000 room nights booked by the organisers in Sandton during April and May.
With the outlook for the conference and event industry looking positive for 2013, Sandton Convention Centre’s year began with a variety of conferences, exhibitions and launches, setting the trend for a bumper year for southern Africa’s leading conference and event venue.
Sustainability is a journey, and one that exhibition and event display specialist, Scan Display, has embraced. Its most recent project to promote greening has been the Cape Town branch’s installation of its own plant nursery which exclusively stocks water-wise, non-invasive plants.
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EXSA Member: AttendX, is in the process of finalising some of the functionality of their products and services suite designed for our Industry and they would appreciate our members’ feedback...
The upcoming Event Greening Forum’s Master Class will unpack how to create safe and sustainable events. The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to help...
Scan Display recently partnered with outdoor display equipment manufacturer, Zimstone, to provide PinkDrive with branded outdoor display products. Zimstone donated the hardware and Scan Display produced the branded flags, pop-ups,...
The SA Events Council (SAEC) is an entity that represents 13 of the major Exhibition and Event Associations within the broader Events Industry of South Africa, a unified voice that...
EXSA enables connections through the networking and communication of our Forums and via our website (www.exsa.co.za).
Besides providing EXSA’s directory of members, an exhibitions calendar and news feed, the EXSA website also offers a wealth of knowledge and industry guidelines available to its members.
