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The Southern Africa Conference, Exhibition & Events Guide is the ONLY conference, exhibition and special events journal of its kind in Southern Africa. An accepted reference work, it is aimed at providing the latest conference, exhibition, travel, accommodation and other related information of interest to companies and organisations engaged in holding conferences, seminars, exhibitions, special events, training sessions and other types of business meetings. 

The Southern Africa Conference, Exhibition & Events Guide, a direct-mail publication available only on subscription, or as a benefit of membership of SAACI, EXSA or ISES, is targeted directly at companies and organisations who need information on venues, exhibitions, travel facilities, leisure activities, equipment services and special events information

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Association Membership:

• Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI)
• South African Federation of Convention Cities (SAFCC)
• Johannesburg South Africa Chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES)
• Exhibition Association of Southern Africa (EXSA)
• Southern Africa Chapter of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE)
• Association of South African Travel Agents (ASATA)
• Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA)

Godfrey King, has been Editor and Publisher of the Southern Africa Conference, Exhibition & Events Guide since 1978.After initially studying law, he turned to journalism as a profession in 1960. He has been a publisher since 1978 .

He has been involved in the South African conference industry since 1978, when he started editing the conference journal known today as the Southern Africa Conference, Exhibition & Events Guide, and has been able to view and gain extensive knowledge of the development of the industry.

Godfrey King is a founder member of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI), which was formed in 1987, and is the representative body for the conference industry in Southern Africa. He was national chairman of SAACI for five consecutive years.

A conference organiser in his own right, he has been responsible for two annual conferences for a national association since 1985. The importance of this is that, apart from being a commentator on the industry, he is actively involved in conference work and thus knows what he is writing about.

He is also, in his personal capacity, a member of the board of the Southern Africa Chapter of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE).

In 1997 he was elected by SAACI as the first recipient of the Association’s "Personality of the Year" trophy, which was awarded to him as the person who had made the greatest contribution to the conference industry.

In 1998 he was voted "Personality of the Year" by the Southern African Chapter of the Society of Incentive and Travel Incentives (SITE) for his work in promoting the incentive travel industry. Once again, he was the first recipient of this award

In 2002 he was given a ‘Fellowship Award’ by SAACI, which is made for exceptional service to the Association.

• SAACI– The annual conference and exhibition of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry.
• Indaba – Southern Africa’s major tourism and travel event, organised by South African Tourism and aimed mainly at overseas buyers, and held annually in Durban.
• ICT – The Incentives, Conventions & Business Travel Expo held annually in Johannesburg.
• ITF – The International Travel Faire, held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
• ASATA – The annual conference of the Association of South African Travel Agents.
• EIBTM – A leading international incentive and business travel show held annually in Barcelona, Spain.
• IMEX – The new international incentive travel, meetings and events show held annually in Frankfurt, Germany.
• ICCA– The annual conference of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the world’s premier conference organisation
• SACOB – The annual conference of the South African Chamber of Business.
• AIME – The AsiaPacific Incentives & Meetings Expo held annually in Melbourne, Australia.
• CONFEX London – The premier conference & exhibition held annually in London.
• IT&CMA – The Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia expo, held annually in Bangkok, Thailand.