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| The beautiful Sugar beach resort on the west coast of Mauritius. |
Oh,
combining a conference with a few days on this magical island in July, when it
is not too hot to swim or tan or dive or paddle in the sun, is absolute magic (especially when it is winter
cold in South Africa). Bonuses are the fact that the flight is not that far and
you do not have to pay a lot of money for a visa. So, when academic conferences
are listed for July in Mauritius, do investigate and plan accordingly.
In 2017,
there will be two conferences running simultaneously in Port Louis by the end
of July (26-27 with an additional one day tour of the island at an extra cost
of $100). The first conference is the 20th International Conference
on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSSH). The call for papers is open and the
last date for submission in 15 February 2017. This is a general conference with
a long list of themes and a long list of invited speakers – do check it out on
the web page.
Secondly,
the 21st International Conference on Teaching, Education and
Learning (ICTEL) will take place on the same dates and also have the option of
a one day tour. Presenters to both conferences pay a registration fee of $400.
The web site has an impressive list of themes to guide prospective presenters
on a choice of topic. I really like conferences with a wide scope of themes
because you can learn and network with people who are specialists in fields adjacent
to yours and with whom there is a possibility to start networks an
And lastly
a tip on accommodation: We stayed on the west coast of Mauritius (to be able to take nice photos
of the sunset over the sea) at a resort. We rented a car at the airport and
drove each day to the conference venue. That way we effectively combined a
holiday with the working and networking opportunity of attending a conference
on the one hand and also explored the island and interact with its population
on the other hand.
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