Calabar ICC bids to host ICCA chapter meeting in 2017

Calabar International Convention Centre, in Cross River State, Nigeria, is bidding to host the ICCA Africa Chapter conference in 2017, which could be a first for West Africa and ICCA. 
 

Members of the Calabar’s staff were attending the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Client Supplier Conference 2015, in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, when the announcement was made.
 
The Client Supplier Conference is an annual event exclusively for ICCA members in Africa and is organised by ICCA headquarters in the Netherlands through the Africa Chapter office. It brings together convention centres in Africa, association executives and meeting planners who organise high profile conferences in Africa.

During this event, in Cape Town, Calabar ICC made a destination presentation to University professors and association executives from Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

The Cross River State in Nigeria is particularly interested in attracting various key sectors such as medicine, ICT, tours and travel, public relations, labour and, most importantly from a Nigerian point of view, the sector of agriculture.

The Nigerian centre has identified these associations and will continue to work on building relationships with these professionals to bid for the respective conferences that they represent.

As part of the conference, the Calabar ICC also hosted the gala dinner - a move that promoted Calabar, Cross River State and Nigeria as an emerging business tourism destination hub in Africa. 

For more information, visit www.conventioncentrecalabar.com