Between Monday, November 30 and Sunday, December 6, 2026, six tech events follow one another across five continents: AfricArena in Cape Town, apidays in Paris La Défense, AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, SIGGRAPH Asia in Kuala Lumpur, the African Startup Conference in Algiers, then NeurIPS in Sydney. Some can be visited for 25 dollars, others cost close to a thousand euros, and one closes its press accreditation as early as November 20. Here are the dates, the prices and the right way in for each, gathered on November 15 from the official websites.
The day-by-day calendar
- Monday, November 30: AfricArena Scale Summit, Cape Town region (South Africa).
- Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 4: AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas (United States).
- Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 3: apidays Paris, at CNIT Forest in La Défense.
- Tuesday, December 1 to Friday, December 4: SIGGRAPH Asia, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The exhibition floor only opens on the 2nd.
- Wednesday, December 2: AfricArena Rise Summit, Cape Town.
- Saturday, December 5 to Monday, December 7: African Startup Conference, Algiers (Algeria).
- Sunday, December 6: NeurIPS opens in Sydney (Australia), running until the 12th.
Cape Town and Algiers: African startup week
For its tenth edition, AfricArena’s Grand Summit is split into two days. The November 30 Scale Summit targets young African companies that are ready to sell to large corporations and are raising Series A, Series B or beyond: buyer presentations, a scale-up showcase and one-on-one meetings arranged in advance. On the ticketing page, the day pass costs 2,999 rand and the executive package, with dinner and one hotel night, 7,999 rand; the venue was given in two different ways there on November 15 (Asara Wine Estate & Hotel in one place, Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa in another), so it is best to have it confirmed. The December 2 Rise Summit, devoted to startups from seed to Series A, is held at the Nedbank Clock Tower at the V&A Waterfront. The reduced rate of 1,499 rand is on sale until November 26, when the 1,899-rand delegate pass takes over.
In Algiers, the African Startup Conference is holding its fifth edition at the Abdelatif Rahal International Conference Center. Saturday the 5th is reserved for the opening ceremony, a ministerial summit and a gala dinner; the panels on December 6 and 7 cover AI and data, AI applied to robotics, and life sciences. The website announces more than 40 ministerial delegations, more than 150 investors and more than 200 exhibitors. Registration goes through the official app, or its web version on iPhone; the website does not say whether admission is paid.
Paris and Las Vegas: APIs and the cloud
apidays Paris brings together application programming interface specialists around a very topical theme: using APIs to build trustworthy, independent and resilient AI ecosystems. On the ticketing page, the standard rate is €999, reduced to €599 per person for a group of at least four; no free pass or student rate is listed.
In Las Vegas, AWS re:Invent charges $2,499 for in-person attendance. The livestream, free with registration, gives access to the keynotes and more than 50 sessions.
Kuala Lumpur and Sydney: computer graphics and AI research
SIGGRAPH Asia, the major event for computer graphics and interactive techniques, comes to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre under the theme “Weaving the Future”. It is the most affordable paid entry of the week: according to the fee schedule, the Exhibit & Experience pass costs $25 until November 30, then $30 on site, and opens the exhibition hall, the Birds of a Feather sessions and exhibitor presentations. Full access costs $1,175 for a non-member and $575 for an ACM student member at the regular rate. Registration closes on December 4 at 4 p.m. local time.
NeurIPS, the annual research conference on neural information processing systems, which is celebrating its fortieth edition, takes place this year in Sydney from December 6 to 12, with two satellite sites, Atlanta and Paris, from December 9 to 13. For Sydney and Atlanta, the remaining places have been reopened to the general public; the Paris site has its own registration, on neurips-europe.cc.
Accreditation: who opens its doors to the press
The urgent one is NeurIPS: its press page sets November 20 as the deadline for applications, with no exceptions. You must first create an account on neurips.cc, then fill in the form with the same address. Freelancers must attach an assignment letter from a news outlet; contact: press@neurips.cc.
SIGGRAPH Asia offers a press registration for journalists, editors and media professionals covering computer graphics; the agency Mutant can be reached at siggraph@mutant.com.sg. In Algiers, the registration platform of the African Startup Conference has a “Media / press” category for accredited journalists, photographers and camera operators, with support at support@africanstartupconference.org. AfricArena invites media outlets passionate about African tech to apply as partners. The apidays and re:Invent pages consulted do not describe a press procedure.
After December 6
For the rest of the season, 24h00’s tech events calendar can be browsed by country and by theme. Are you organizing a trade show, a conference or a hackathon and would like the newsroom to cover it? Send your invitation or accreditation request from 24h00’s press page.
Frequently asked questions
Which tech event in the week of November 30 to December 6, 2026 is the cheapest?
Among the prices displayed on the official websites, the lowest is SIGGRAPH Asia’s exhibition pass in Kuala Lumpur: $25 until November 30. AWS re:Invent can be followed online for free, with registration. The African Startup Conference does not publish a price.
Until when can a journalist apply for accreditation to NeurIPS 2026?
Until November 20, 2026, according to the conference’s press page, which asks that no late registration be requested.
Where is the African Startup Conference 2026 held?
At the Abdelatif Rahal International Conference Center in Algiers, from December 5 to 7, 2026.
Sources
- AfricArena Grand Summit 2026 — official website — AfricArena, 2026-11-15
- AfricArena 2026 Scale Summit, November 30 — official ticketing — AfricArena (Wela), 2026-11-15
- AfricArena 2026 Rise Summit, Cape Town, December 2 — official ticketing — AfricArena (Wela), 2026-11-15
- African Startup Conference 2026, Algiers, December 5-7 — official website — African Startup Conference, 2026-11-15
- Registration — African Startup Conference 2026 — African Startup Conference, 2026-11-15
- apidays Paris 2026, 1-3 December, CNIT Forest — apidays, 2026-11-15
- apidays Paris 2026 — ticketing — apidays (FOST), 2026-11-15
- AWS re:Invent 2026, Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, Las Vegas — Amazon Web Services, 2026-11-15
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2026, Kuala Lumpur, 1-4 December — SIGGRAPH Asia, 2026-11-15
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 — Registration Categories & Fees — SIGGRAPH Asia, 2026-11-15
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 — Press Registration — SIGGRAPH Asia, 2026-11-15
- NeurIPS 2026 — Sydney, Atlanta, Paris — NeurIPS, 2026-11-15
- NeurIPS 2026 — Press — NeurIPS, 2026-11-15