Time is running out for delegates to secure discounted Early Bird registration rates for this year’s IMESA Conference and Exhibition, which takes place in East London from 29 to 31 October 2025. The Early Bird rates are being offered until 31 July 2025.
Hosted by the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA), this annual conference, which is now in its 88th year, has grown to become one of the most important events on the engineering profession’s calendar. In 2024, more than 750 national and international delegates (excluding exhibitors) convened to learn, share knowledge and network.
This year, the IMESA Conference and Exhibition, is being held under the theme “Sustainable Engineering Solutions”. As municipalities across South Africa grapple with increasingly frequent and severe weather events - ranging from destructive flooding to prolonged droughts - the urgency of integrating sustainable engineering solutions into infrastructure design and construction has never been greater. In 2025 alone, extreme rainfall and storms have damaged roads, overwhelmed outdated and often abused drainage systems and placed lives and livelihoods at risk in both urban and rural communities.
Against this backdrop, sustainable municipal engineering is no longer a forward-thinking ideal - it is a critical imperative that calls for a fundamental shift in how infrastructure is designed, built and maintained. “This year’s IMESA Conference and Exhibition will not only showcase practical examples of sustainable design and innovation but also foster collaboration across sectors to ensure that our engineering solutions serve both people and the planet. This is a not to be missed opportunity to learn from experts and gain insights into the latest developments and innovations in our field,” says IMESA president Geoff Tooley.
The IMESA Conference is CPD Accredited. To find out more or to register to attend the event, visit https://conference.imesa.org.za/ or email registration@imesa.org.za