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African associations the Association of African Exhibitions Organisers, the Event Greening Forum and the Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa partner to recognise the contributions of the African events and exhibition sector as economic enablers. Business events are essential for Africa's economic development, creating jobs and improving infrastructure. In fact, the South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) and the country's business event industry have secured 63 bids for international meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions between 2024 and 2029, with an estimated economic value of R1,205,248,000 (US$65 million) and the potential to attract 46,470 global delegates.[1]
DOHA, Qatar – Irette Ferriera has joined the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) as sales manager-international. South African Irette has joined the team of Qatar’s iconic convention center, which is due to open mid next year, from the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) where her main focus was to secure international association conferences for Cape Town.
In addition, Irette held the position of Western Cape secretariat for the Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) for two years during which time she was responsible for organizing the association’s fourth annual conference. Subsequently she was asked to join the Western Cape committee for the South African Conference Industry (SAACI) with a focus on education.
Positive signs regarding a quick recovery for the exhibition industry in 2021
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer research, which takes the pulse of the industry.
Results highlight the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exhibition industry worldwide, in 2020. There are also positive signs regarding a quick recovery in 2021.
Globally, between April and August 2020, more than half of all companies reported no activity. This situation changed from September, where the majority of companies declared some operations, at reduced levels for most. Looking ahead to 2021, the share of companies expecting a return to “normal” activity is expected to grow from 10% in January to 37% in June.