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The CSIR ICC — transferring knowledge and facilitating collaboration The CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), the first international standard convention centre to open in South Africa, boasts over 40 years’ experience hosting local and international conferences, exhibitions, and special events. This prestigious business events venue is in the eastern parts of Pretoria, Tshwane, a city with a high concentration of research and academic institutions – a naturally spectacular and smart city.
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he CSIR ICC offers world-class facilities and hosts more than 600 conferences, meetings, and related events each year. The Centre has thirteen venues including two auditoriums seating 500 and 200 persons respectively, each equipped with interactive technology including interpreting and voting facilities. The CSIR ICC has a further eleven multi-purpose venues as well as a large exhibition hall and a luxurious VIP suite that is strategically located to offer a private entrance, away from the rush of 56 Business Events Africa March 2022
other events. Attractive outdoor facilities, such as the alfresco dining deck, set into the convention centre’s natural surrounds, are perfect for bird watching enthusiasts seeking a quick reprieve from business talk. Bronwen Cadle de Ponte, general manager of CSIR ICC, said: “Our tagline, ‘Transfer Knowledge. Facilitate Collaboration’, is our maxim because we understand that the sharing of knowledge is precisely what conferencing is about. Our city is renowned as the home of
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