Cape Town

Cape Town is often described as the Mother City of South Africa and the Western Cape is regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is a rare cultural gem, resulting from the amalgamation of Dutch, Indonesian, French, British and German settlers with the local San and Khoi tribes and other African people from the north.

The 16th ICMGP will offer a diverse, relevant and cutting-edge Scientific Programme, numerous educational opportunities for students and researchers, as well as unprecedented networking opportunities for all.

Cape Town is quite simply a stunningly beautiful city and we encourage you to take a few days before or after the meeting to explore the proximal beauty of Table Mountain and the Peninsula, the Winelands, and the Garden Route on the south coast. In addition, your visit to Africa would not be complete without a visit to other destinations in our beautiful country and other continental destinations further afield, e.g. Cradle of Human Kind (South Africa), Kruger National Park (South Africa), Okavango swamps (Botswana), Masai Mara (Kenya/Tanzania), Mt Kilimanjaro (Kenya/Tanzania), or the great pyramids of Egypt, before or after the meeting.

We invite you to start preparing now for what promises to be an unprecedented combination of science and destination – We look forward to meeting you in Cape Town in 2024 – on behalf of the Executive Committee and Local Organising Committee of the 16th International Conference of Mercury as a Global Pollutant.

CAPE TOWN IS READY TO WELCOME YOU!