2026 MACE
Annual Conference
2026 MACE Annual Conference
17-19 November 2026 | From Creating Visibility to Establishing Impact
Registration is now open.
- Theme: From Creating Visibility to Establishing Impact
- Date: 17-19 November 2026
- Venue: Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani
Visibility was the goal. Impact is now the mandate.
Reputation, trust, recruitment, fundraising, engagement, the sustainability of the institution itself: increasingly, this is the work marketing, communication and advancement are asked to carry. Durban is where we take that on together, and where the direction of our profession gets set, not just discussed.
The programme
The conference opens on 17 November with three Pre-Conference Master Classes, for going deeper in your area of practice:
• Fundraising & Alumni
• Marketing & Communications
• Student Recruitment
From 18 to 19 November, the main programme brings the profession together across every kind of institution to share practice, challenge thinking, build relationships and strengthen the strategic value of our work. It closes with the celebration of our best at the 2026 MACE Excellence Awards. The full programme will follow.
Venue and accommodation
Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani, Durban.
Detailed accommodation information will be published shortly.
Registration
Pre-Conference Master Class: R750 per delegate
Main conference: from R6 250, with member, non-member and registration-period rates shown on the platform.
This November, let us move beyond being seen to showing why our work matters.