WCET 2016

09/03/2016

Some important logistical information with regards to transport:

Please remember you have to arrange your own transport from the Cape Town International Airport to the various hotels. There are a few options:

1) Arrange a dedicated transfer with Quality Touring Service. robin@qualitytouringservices.co.za

2) Catch a taxi - there are taxi services available if you leave the departure halls. You do not have to pre-book. If you cannot find a taxi you can go to the Information desk who will help you find one.

3) Get an Uber Taxi (yes Uber is active in Cape Town)

4) Use the My Citi Bus but please check the times first. The bus does not start before 06h00/6am over the weekend and the last one leaving the airport is at 21h30/9.30pm (over the weekend). We would recommend that the latest you leave on a bus from the airport is at 18h00/6pm. You will then arrive in the city when it is still light and it will be easier to find your hotel.

The terminals are just outside the airport building. You will have to buy a bus ticket and load it with some money. The bus from the airport goes to the Civic Centre. At the Civic Centre you have to catch another bus to go to your hotel. Please see more detail on routes and time tables here.www.myciti.org.za

Please remember to swipe your card when you enter AND exit the bus otherwise you will be penalised. More money can only be loaded onto the cards at major stops such as Civic Centre and the Waterfront.

There is a stop right in front of the CTICC (yellow line - 104) which will help delegates staying at Capetonian, Southern Sun Cullinan, Southern Sun Waterfront and the Westin. Delegates staying at City Lodge can also get onto this ssame bus but get off one stop later at Amsterdam. The T01 Bus (red line) stops at Thibault Sqaure (also a major station). This will be a good one to take to Hollow on the Square.

Here is a good link to an interactive map.
http://myciti.org.za/en/routes/interactive-routes/

MyCiTi is Cape Town's convenient, reliable, scheduled, affordable bus service.

09/03/2016

Only a few days now! The WCET Board is already in town. Table Mountain was covered in cloud yesterday. Soon you will be able to experience this view in person.

01/03/2016

Less than two weeks away!!!

All delegates, please check your IN boxes... we sent out a logistical update to help you prepare for the congress.

For all our friends experiencing the cold winter season with snow, wind and rain..... it's time to check your summer wardrobe..... the weather is lovely in Cape Town. For weather updates check out www.weathersa.co.za

SNEAK PREVIEW:
We love these 4 guys. They are brilliant entertainers with beautiful voices. Do not miss one minute of the programme in Cape Town..... you will have the opportunity to meet them somewhere.

14/02/2016

Photos to make you fall in love with Cape Town

12/02/2016

Our website has been up and running for more than a week now.

Please note that the website is totally safe and no personal information has been compromised.Herewith an official statement from the website operators:

''The site issues on the SAVCA2016 congress website were as a result of a script error in one of the modules used on the website that was not correctly updated and resulted in the hosting server picking this up as a malicious threat, and subsequently shutting off the website to prevent unauthorised access. Every step has since been taken to restore and secure the website.

On the issue of personal data being compromised, this did not and will NEVER happen as our registration and abstract system sit COMPLETELY SEPARATE from the website and as a result, registration and other personal details are not saved anywhere on the website, but rather sent to our in house registration and abstract system. This measure is put in place to ensure that no delegate information is available online and to avoid unauthorised access and use of this information.''

We are looking forward to receiving more registrations.
Do not miss WCET2016!

03/02/2016

Dear WCET Colleagues and Friends ... Our congress website has been hacked!!

As you know we have been experiencing some challenges over the last few days, but the site went totally down about two days ago and you will see a message that indicate that the account has been suspended. This is an automatic message by the internet service providers. Until the site has been cleared, they will not take this message away. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience, but unfortunately at this moment it is out of our hands..... and in the hands of the tech experts.

Should you need any information please contact the team as follows:
Estie for registration : estie@soafrica.com
Lauren for sponsors/exhibitors: lauren@soafrica.com
Steph for abstract authors: stephanie@soafrica.com
Karin for general enquiries and other logistics: karin@soafrica.com

28/01/2016

Cape Town is hosting the annual Cape Town carnival on 12 March. If you are in town why don't you join. Its free!

http://capetowncarnival.com/gallery/

28/01/2016

We have received messages from some people experiencing trouble with the WCET2016 website and that they cannot access the site. Please note that our website operators are looking into it and is communicating with Google as well. We hope to have this sorted out asap.

In the meantime why don't you visit the Cape Town Tourism website, read about all the interesting places and download the Cape Town App.!

13/01/2016

Dear WCET Colleagues and Friends

After a good summer holiday and festive season South Africa and Cape Town is back at work and schools also started this week.

The WCET2016 secretariat has been open since last week and is busy reconciling all registrations and payments as well as handling all enquiries as fast as they can.

The working committee and scientific programme committee will also now meet to finalise more logistical arrangements and get another draft of the programme ready for publication. .A new updated draft programme will be published in the next week and oral and poster presenters will then get updates on their presentations.

The following people are available to assist:

Registrations: Estie Dutch - estie@soafrica.com
Sponsorship and Exhibitions: Lauren Gleeson - lauren@soafrica.com
Presenters/authors: Stephanie de Boer - stephanie@soafrica.com

Requests for invitation letters can be sent to Estie and Steph.

It is now time for all delegates to finalise registration and payments for the congress and to ensure that arrangements for flights and accommodation are done.

For some more reading and destination research, herewith a link to the Cape Town Tourism official visitor's guide for 2016.

http://www.capetown.travel/content/page/maps-guides

02/01/2016

Updated DRAFT congress programme available on the WCET2016 website. http://www.wcet2016.com/programme/conference-programme.html

12/12/2015

A sneak preview - the WCET2016 Congress venue. Watch this short video on CTICC (the Cape Town International Convention Centre).

26/11/2015

It is less than four months before the congress. Accommodation is one of the critical things that you have to look at now.
If you have not made any accommodation arrangements yet, now is the time! We have block bookings at reduced rates, but unfortunately due to very strict terms and conditions by the hotels, we need to start releasing these accommodation blocks from end November. March is.a very busy month in Cape Town. Once we release the block bookings, it will be very difficult to get accommodation close to the CTICC at a reduced rate. It is therefore imperative that you make your accommodation arrangements as soon as possible!

Visit the website for more information:
http://www.wcet2016.com/accommodation.html