Before you Travel
Checklist:
Please check this page with some things you need to remember, before traveling to South Africa.
Congress mobile app
We recommend downloading the Congress App before you travel to Cape Town. The app will give you access to the latest information, allow you to chat with your colleagues, schedule your own programme and more. You can download the app, titled EVENT APP from the App Store or Google Play. The event code is fip2024.
After logging in, you can access your account using the email address you registered with and your personal password that is sent to you on 23 August.
Final programme
The full detailed programme is published online and in the mobile app. A small printed pocket programme will be included in the congress bag. If you would like to have a printout already, you can print the programme overview as a pdf
When you arrive in Cape Town
Airport transfers
Paid transfer services will be available from the airport to the official congress hotels and must be pre-booked and paid in advance. These transfers are available for both private and group transportation.
For more information, please visit this link.
Congress venue:
Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) Convention Square
1 Lower Long Street
Cape Town, 8001
https://www.cticc.co.za/
How to get to CTICC in Cape Town
Click here to check information about getting to the venue by car, train, bus, taxi or bike.
When you arrive at the congress
Registration desk opening hours:
| Saturday | 07:30 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 17:00 |
| Monday – Tuesday | 07:30 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 – 15:30 |
Once you arrive, please print your badge at the registration desk located in the Registration Foyer on the ground floor of CTICC 1.
Please bring this confirmation, including the QRcode (below), with you to the registration desk. If you have registered an accompanying person, please note that they will receive their own confirmation, including a QRcode, and will need to print their badges themselves.
Don’t miss during the congress
Sunday
15:00 – 17:00 Opening Ceremony
14:30 Doors open
14:45 Everyone seated
15:00 Start Official Ceremony
17:00 End Official Ceremony and start Welcome Reception
The Opening Ceremony, taking place in the Auditorium, is open to all registered participants, their accompanying persons and exhibitors.
Please note that due to the high number of registrations, you may need to follow the opening ceremony in Ballroom East, where it will be live-streamed.
17.00 – 18.00 Welcome Reception (Exhibition Hall)
The Welcome Reception is open to all registered participants and their accompanying persons.
Exhibition
The exhibition is in Hall 1/2 and will be accessible to registered congress participants and registered accompanying persons.
Exhibition opening hours:
| Sunday | 17:00 – 18:30 |
| Monday – Tuesday | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 – 15:00 |
Join us in supporting the CTICC Cares campaign
We have partnered with the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTCC) for their second annual CTICC Cares campaign. Together, we can empower those in need. Show your love by donating and please bring one or more of the following items:
• Blankets
• Clothes
• Cooking utensils
• Non-perishable food items
• Pre-loved books
• Soft toys
General information
Dresscode
During the congress, smart business wear is recommended. For the social events, please check this page. We are sorry to inform you but all diners are sold out. There is also no waiting list for any of the dinners.
WiFi
Free Wi-Fi is available at the CTICC for all congress participants.
Wifi name: FIP_2024
Password: FIP2024#
Certificate of attendance
All participants will be emailed their certificate of congress attendance as a PDF within 10 days of the congress’s conclusion.
Filming, recording, photography and social media policy
Any photography, filming, taping, recording or reproduction in any medium of any of the programme sessions, events, exhibits and/or posters presented at the FIP congress without the express written consent of FIP is strictly forbidden.
Our official hashtags are #FIPcongress and #FIP2024
Press room
The press room offers services strictly limited to official press representatives and professional journalists. Press accreditation and registration are required for access to the press room.
For more information, contact FIP at press@fip.org.
Abstracts online
The FIP 2024 abstracts can be accessed via the congress app.
The invited speakers’ summaries and presentations will be available online the day after their presentation.
Username: 2024congress
Password: capetown2024
FIP Shop
This year, we’re excited to present the FIP Shop! Discover exclusive, limited-edition items ranging from unique collectibles to fashionable apparel, all crafted to make your experience at the FIP world congress unforgettable. Don’t forget to visit our merchandise corner at the FIP stand.
Safety
Cape Town is a major, modern cosmopolitan South African city. As such, we advise travellers to exercise the same level of vigilance they would in any major city around the world. For the overwhelming majority of the approximately 1.7 million foreign visitors per year, a visit to Cape Town and the Western Cape is a positive and memorable experience. The city is continually investing in and collaborating on initiatives such as increased law enforcement, technology expansion, and safety awareness to provide a secure environment for all.
To ensure a pleasant trip, please keep the following precautions in mind during your travels:
- Never allow strangers to assist you at ATMs.
- Avoid walking in deserted and dark places at night.
- When parking at night, choose secure and well-lit areas with street guards.
- Keep photocopies of valuable documents in a safe place.
Please download the safety brochure of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) here.
Mpox
On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that an upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations. The mpox outbreak is currently under control in South Africa, but you are urged to remain vigilant and observe personal hygiene at all times. In the registration area, face masks and sanitisers are available.
For more information, please check the FIP website.