Two international conferences in Durban: June and August

Durban, South Africa

Durban is, next to Cape Town, a popular conference venue for South Africans. The Durban University of Technology (DUT) will be hosting the second Interdisciplinary Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Conference from 13 to 15 June on the theme: Enhancing multi-discipline  research in innovation and entrepreneurship for emerging researchers. The call for abstracts is open until 30 April 2017 and the following disciplines are invited to participate: Accounting and management Science, Arts and design, Basic and applied Science, Engineering and information Technology and Health Studies. The cost is R2000 and both academics and post graduate students are invited to participate in the conference and the workshops. 

On 24 and 25 August 2017, North West University and the Social Science Research Society of Turkey will host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS), also in Durban at the Southern Sun Maharani and Elangeni hotel. All subjects in social science will participate and there will be interesting presentations on economic issues, gamification, law, and international relations. Keynote speakers include Pat Obi from the USA and Bernedette Muthien from South Africa.  Early bird registration is 500 USD.

These are both international conferences but as they are hosted in South Africa, the costs for South African academics is limited and depending on the institutions your are linked to, there are often alternative funding options available. This means that academics can attend and participate in more international conferences while also saving on costs and time off from work.