meetings africa 2011: daily news day one
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A daily newspaper for Meetings Africa, the continent's premier business tourism marketing platform.TRANSCRIPT
SOUTH African (SA) Tourism is con-fident Africa’s premier business tourism exhibition will once again
be an invaluable opportunity for the
entire African and business commu-nity to interact and explore mutually beneficial opportunities.
With a legacy of improved infrastruc-ture and a reputation for dependable, world-class delivery, SA has also been buoyed by its invitation to join the eco-nomically influential bloc of Brazil, Russia, India and China, with the exciting business opportunities the BRICS partnership poten-tially brings.
Now the challenge is to ensure that promise - and the infrastructure legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - translates into tangible business tourism conversion.
The tourism industry contributed an estimated 7.7% to SA’s Gross Domestic Product in 2010 and the role of business tourism is an increasingly important one. In his State of the Nation address, Presi-dent Jacob Zuma for the first time rec-ognised business tourism as one of the major contributors and potential job creators for the local economy.
Meetings Africa 2011 looks to en-courage exhibitors and hosted buyers to interact and experience first-hand the ex-citing opportunities that exist in the conti-nent’s meetings, exhibitions and confer-encing industry.
South Africa has secured almost 200 meetings set to attract more than 300 000 delegates over the next five years. We are honoured to be hosting events this
year, such as The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) and a ma-jor meeting of the members of The Inter-national Olympic Committee, that are not only exposing South African capability to global leaders, but are shaping global de-cision making.
With its ability to attract global events of such a major scale, business tourism is indeed well positioned to be an integral part of the tourism industry going forward.
For the first time ever, Meetings Africa 2011 will be audited for by the indepen-dent sustainability consultancy, Icologie - a bold step in ensuring that we remain sustainable and environmentally con-scious of our impact on natural resources. History will be made at Meetings Africa 2011 when nine events and conferencing stakeholders come together to sign the first constitution that will pave way for the greening of exhibitions in SA.
SA Tourism – and in particular our Busi-ness Tourism Unit - has been hard at work fine-tuning and improving this event over the years to ensure that we remain lead-ers in providing innovative and relevant platforms to enhance your Meetings Afri-ca 2011 experience. I am confident that we have made great strides in facilitating easier and faster networking platforms and look forward to welcoming you all back to our country, together with your business associates, in the near future.
MEETINGS AFRICA / 04
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DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in The Event do not necessarily represent the official viewpoint of the editor or the publisher, while inclusion of adverts/advertising features does not imply endorsement of any business, product or service. Copyright of this material is reserved. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, The Event and/or its employees may not be held liable or responsible for any act or ommission committed by any person, including a juristic person, referred to in this publication. It and they furthermore accept(s) no responsibility for any liability arising out of any reliance that a reader of this publication places on the contents of this publication.
• PUBLISHER: Film & Event Publishing
• PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 57 2nd Avenue, Harfield Village, Claremont,Cape Town
• POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 23416, Claremont, 7735
• PHONE: +27 21 674 0646 • FAX: +27 21 674 6691
• PUBLISHER: Lance Gibbons ([email protected])
• EDITOR: Kevin Kriedemann ([email protected])
• ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sally Fink ([email protected])
• INHOUSE JOURNALIST: Siyamukelwa Ngcobo ([email protected])
• DESIGNER: Jess Novotná ([email protected])
• SALES EXECUTIVE: Ilana Bernstein ([email protected])
• OFFICE & EVENTS MANAGER: Gaye Higgs ([email protected])
• HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Danielle Jibrail ([email protected])
SUBMISSIONS:Please submit online at
www.theevent.co.za/daily_news/add/
