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The Association Market
Global & African Perspective

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ICCA
The International Congress and Convention Association
is the global community and knowledge hub for the
international association meetings industry.
Over 1 100 member companies and organisations in
almost 100 countries worldwide
ICCA Association Community

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105 North America
95 Latin America
43 Africa 285 Asia-Pacific
38 Middle East
177 Central Europe
63 Scandinavian
70 UK / Ireland
95 France Benelux
62 Iberia
98 Mediterranean
ICCA Members

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Global Africa
Destination Marketing 384 14
Venues 377 18
Meetings Management 245 8
Meetings Support 104 2
Transport 10 0
Honorary Members 11 1
Total 1 131 43
Membership Sectors

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ICCA Africa Members
Eastern
15
Southern
28
Ethiopia 1
Uganda 1
Kenya 4
Rwanda 4
Tanzania 5
Zambia 1
Mozambique 1
Zimbabwe 2
South Africa 24

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ICCA Criteria
Minimum of
50 or more
participants
Rotate between
three countries
or more
Take place
on a
regular basis

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Global Association Meetings
2009
9,646
2018
12,951

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Africa’s Market Share - 2018
12,951
meetings
WORLD
96.81%
414
meetings
AFRICA
3.19%

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Trends
Europe
remains the
most popular
Overall average
participants
decreases
Growth in
STEM
Meetings
Regional
rotation a
growing
trend
Universities a popular
venue choice
Duration of
meetings getting
shorter

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Africa Global
Medical Sciences 1 1
Science 2 3
Technology 3 2
Education 4 4
Economics 5 8
Subjects 2009 - 2018

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Meetings in Africa
(2014-2018)
2014
384
2015
393
2016
411
2017
390
2018
414

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2018 ICCA Rankings
Number of meetings per country
Total of 414 African Meetings
1 South Africa 100
2 Morocco 45
3 Egypt/Kenya 31
4 Rwanda 26
5 Nigeria 18

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2018 ICCA Rankings
Number of meetings per city
Total of 414 African Meetings
1 Cape Town 42
2 Kigali 26
3 Marrakesh 24
4 Nairobi 22
5 Cairo 20

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Size of Meetings Africa
(2009-2018)
1055
778
909
455
186
44 35
From 50-149 From 150-249 From 250-499 From 500-999 From 1000-1999 From 2000-2999 From 3000 up

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Number of Participants Africa
(2014-2018)
143.000
150.000
168.000
165.000
149.000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
755k
total

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Thank you
@ICCAAfrica
@ICCAWorld
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+27 84 056 5544
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