Uganda Ranked Africa’s 6th Most Popular Destination for International Conferences
The international Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has ranked Uganda, the 6th Africa’s most popular destination for international conferences. The Pearl of Africa does not only offer exception safari experiences but also a best pace to host intentional conferences. Ranking in the 6th position was a great improvement for Rwanda compared to the 10th position, the country achieved in 2018. For the last 5 years, Uganda has constantly advanced in its rankings for hosting International Conferences and Events. The ranking of the top destinations is based on the number of association meetings, which take place regularly in the country. These meetings and evens should rotate between at least three different countries attraction over 50 participants from different countries all over the world.
International Meetings Hosted in Uganda in 2019
Over 22 International Association Meetings were hosted in Uganda the Pearl of Africa. Uganda Tourism Board hosted all the meetings that included the 8th African Population Conference, the 64h Commonwealth Parliamentarians Conference, and the 2nd Congress of the African Primatological Dialogue, African Now Summit, and the 4th African Judicial Dialogue among others. These meetings attracted a large number of people from all over the world domestic, regional and international visitors, one of the reasons or the better ranking of Uganda among the top destinations for meetings and events.
Unfortunately, in 2020, most events that were to take place were cancelled and postponed due to Covid19 pandemic. Among the conferences that were canceled in 2020 include The CBR World Congress, African Climate Week, World Health Summit and G77 Summit among others. All these conferences have been rescheduled to unknown date in 2021 as the country continues o fight the deadly covid19.
International Conferences that were to he hosted in Uganda in 2020
Some of the international conferences that were scheduled to take place in Uganda in 2020 include among others:
1. International Congress on Cell Science and Molecular Biology
2. International Conference on Future Cities
3. International Conference on Polymer Chemistry and Biopolymes
4. International Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous Computing and applications
5. International Conference on Mechanical, Materials and Renewable Energy
6. International Congress on Human Rights Education
7. World Conference on Cancer on Economics, Finance and Security
8. World Congress on Oil Gas and Petrochemistry
9. World Congress on information Technology
10. Annual Congress on Soil and Water Conservation
11. International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Science, Technology, Engineering and Management
12. International Conference on Environment and Life Science
13. International Conference on New Business Models
14. International Conference on Nanomaterials and Biomaterials
15. International Conference on Aerospace Science and Aviation Technology
16. International Conference on Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine
17. World Congress o Medicinal Plants and Natural Products
18. International Conference on Sport and Exercise Science
19. World Congress on Medical and Biological Engineering
20. World Conference on Soil, water, energy and Air
21. International Conference on Sustainable water management
Other things that make Uganda the Pearl of Africa
Besides conferences, meetings and incentives, the Pearl of Africa offers much more to travelers who visit. The top things to see and do in Uganda include among others:
• Mountain Gorilla trekking
• Chimpanzee trekking
• Mountain climbing’
• Bird watching
• Cultural visits
• Nature/Forest walks
• Golden monkey trekking
• Boat cruising
• Lion tracking
• Mountain gorilla habituation experience
• Chimpanzee habituation experience
Conclusively, the ranking of Uganda as the 6th best destination for international meetings and events is a great achievement. Come for your meeting in Uganda and enjoy other natural wonders that make Uganda, the Pearl of Africa.
