TENET CIO ForumTENET NPC

7 Oct 2026, 11:00 → 8 Oct 2026, 13:00 Africa/Johannesburg

The Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre

The CIO Forum will serve as an addition to TENET’s governance structure and will be composed of CIOs and senior IT executives from public universities and research and education related entities that currently qualify to receive TENET’s services.

• The CIO Forum will be held on the 7th - 8th October 2026, at The Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre
• Turkish Kebab - There will be a sponsored CIO supper on the 7th October 2026 at 18:30. A shuttle will take everyone to the restaurant.
• The CIO Forum will start at 12h00 on the 7th October with a lunch and end on the 8th October at 12h00.

To be done by the Delegate & Institution:

Travel Arrangements:

Your institution will need to pay for the travel expenses (flights, accommodation, and transport to/from the venue) and claim them back from TENET.

TENET will only cover reasonable flight expenses and accommodation that an institution's travel policy would usually cover.

TENET will sponsor a 1 night stay at The Birchwood Hotel on the 7th October 2026. Any other accommodation booked above that one night will be an institutional expense.

Please do not book travel until you have received confirmation from TENET that your registration to attend has been approved.

Shuttle: The Birchwood Hotel offers a free shuttle service – CLICK HERE to view the pickup schedule.

Wednesday 7 October

11:00 → 13:00 Registration available

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 15:00 CIO Forum Discussion

15:00 → 15:20 Tea break

15:20 → 17:00 CIO Forum Discussion

18:15 → 20:15 Turkish Kebab - Supper

Thursday 8 October

08:00 → 09:00 Arrival Snacks

09:00 → 10:30 CIO Forum Discussion

10:30 → 10:50 Tea Break

10:50 → 12:00 CIO Forum Discussion

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch will be available, unless you need to head to the aiport