Join a conference at Stonehenge in Africa,

South Africa - full of surprises and hidden gems

From 27 to 29 November 2017, the Eminent Association of Researchers in Humanities and Management will host the 9th international Conference on Education, Business, Humanities and Social Science Studies under patronage of North West University at Stonehenge in Africa, Parys, South Africa.

This conference is an opportunity for engineers, practitioners, scientists, researchers, scholars and students from all around the world to present ongoing research activities, and to foster research relations between academia and industry. The early bird registration is open until 21 April and presenters will pay 225 USD. Abstracts can be submitted until April 5 for the first round and prospective presenters will be informed on the outcome in time for early bird registrations.

Although the end of November is exam time at some universities, the conference could still be an option before retiring from academic work at the end of the year. The provisional programme indicates that registration will take place late afternoon on 27 November and the conference will take place on 28 and 29 November, and because the conference starts on a Monday,  you can extent your stay with a lovely weekend experiencing the Vredefort Dome in rural South Africa before the start of the conference.

Although I am familiar with Parys and the other towns along the freeway to the South, I did not even know about Stonehenge in Africa before I was asked to serve on the technical committee for the conference. Therefore I checked on TripAdvisor to look for reviews and found that the majority of people rate the venue as very good. Puzzling though, you cannot book online and there is also no indication of costs. I had to complete a form to ask for this info - well this is rural South Africa, but really we are living in a technology based society, even in Africa. I did get a response within 24 hours and the costs are mid-range.

Please note that that the venue is about 100 km from Johannesburg (where the airport is situated). The road is in good condition most of the time but also busy and dangerous to drive on, especially for those not familiar with South African driving conditions.