Another major event for Durban ICC
Suren Naidoo
27 October 2008
Durban's International Convention Centre has won the hosting rights to another major global event, the 4 000-delegate World Congress of Psychotherapy in 2014.
South Africa beat Spain in its bid to host the event, it was announced in the Chinese capital, Beijing, where the 2008 psychotherapy world congress took place earlier this month.
The Australian city of Sydney will host the next congress in 2011.
"More than 4 000 delegates from around the world are expected for the congress in 2014, and it will be the first time that this event is hosted on the African continent," said Miller Matola, the CEO of Durban's International Convention Centre.
"We are proud to be the next host city and venue," Matola said. "Every bid that has been won and every international event that we host ensures Africa builds capability for meetings and conferences."
Durban recently won the rights to host the International Union of Architects' Congress, also to be held in 2014, as well as the International Olympic Committee's general assembly congress in 2011.
The manager of the eThekwini Municipality, Michael Sutcliffe, said: "Winning these bids has again shown that we remain Africa's premier events and sporting destination."
This article was first published in The Mercury. Republished here with kind permission.
