The
CIDC 2006 conference
took place between 31st August and 2nd September, in Cape Town. The
CIDC 2006 conference
took place between 31st August and 2nd September, in Cape Town.
South Africa is known as 'a world in one country'. It combines the wilderness of Africa with the infrastructure and technology of the developed world. It has a natural and cultural diversity rarely equalled in the world. The 3000km coastline encompasses a striking variety of marine environments. South Africa is justifiably famous for its well-managed game reserves and wilderness areas. Cape Town is a city of 3 million people and a major world tourist destination.
The surrounding Cape Peninsula comprises over 100km of scenic mountain chain, sun drenched beaches, and the highest concentration of flowering plant species in the world. Cape Town is a truly beautiful city with so much to offer visitors. Winter in Cape Town is cool with the possibility of wind and rain, with average daytime temperatures of 17 C and cooler nights.
As a follow-on to CIRN2005, a major international conference, this regional conference attracted more than 60 national and international delegates and about 45 contributions. As well as the submitted papers, panel sessions and keynotes, a visit was arranged to a successful community development project in Khayelitsha. This provided a useful end within which some of the ideas from the conference could be tested in the context of a real community, in the real world.