Amador Causeway hosts ICCA Congress from 8 to 11 November
Published on 10/31/2026 at 11:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSProgramme and setting
- ICCA Congress runs from 8 to 11 November 2026 at Panama Convention Center.
- Biomuseo hosts the congress welcome reception on 8 November 2026.
- The causeway was built in 1913 from rock excavated during Panama Canal construction.
- The convention centre provides 33,500 square metres of meeting space.
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador) will host the ICCA Congress in Panama City from 8 to 11 November 2026. The international business-events gathering will bring association executives, destination leaders and event professionals to Panama, with the Panama Convention Center as its main venue.
The programme also connects the congress with the wider causeway, including a welcome reception at Biomuseo on 8 November 2026.
ICCA Congress brings meetings industry to Panama
The 65th ICCA Congress is organised by the International Congress and Convention Association under the theme CrossWorlds. The official programme describes four days of sessions, networking and exchanges for the international association meetings industry. It says participants will include convention bureaux, venues, hotels, professional congress organisers and event solution providers.
The congress website presents the event as open to professionals across the meetings sector, rather than as a public festival. Its programme is therefore relevant to travellers who are visiting the convention centre or the surrounding cultural sites, while access to congress sessions depends on registration. The official congress programme gives the dates as 8 to 11 November 2026 and places the gathering in Panama City.
The welcome reception listed for 8 November takes place at Biomuseo, whose address is on the causeway. This gives the event a direct link to a landmark that is more than a transport route: it is also a setting for museums, waterfront walks and views towards the canal entrance.
A canal-era causeway frames the November congress
The Panama Convention Center stands along Amador Causeway and is the congress main venue. The venue page describes a complex with more than 33,500 square metres of flexible meeting space, including a 15,400-square-metre exhibition hall, a 4,000-square-metre ballroom and 16 modular breakout rooms.
The causeway was built in 1913 with rock excavated during construction of the Panama Canal. It links the mainland with the islands of Naos, Perico, Culebra and Flamenco, and its setting combines the Pacific shoreline with views of the Bridge of the Americas and the canal approach. A Panama 2026 background page records the causeway history and its present role as a visitor area with restaurants, a convention centre and a promenade.
That history gives the November congress a specific setting. Delegates will meet in a modern convention building on a route created from canal excavation, while the reception at Biomuseo places part of the programme beside an institution devoted to Panama biodiversity.
Visiting Amador Causeway: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The ICCA Congress takes place from 8 to 11 November 2026, with the Panama Convention Center as its main venue.
- The congress welcome reception is scheduled at Biomuseo on 8 November 2026; congress-session access depends on registration.
- The causeway lies in Panama City at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal and connects the mainland with Naos, Perico, Culebra and Flamenco.
- The route includes a promenade suitable for walking and cycling, while the surrounding area includes Biomuseo, marinas, restaurants and convention facilities.
- Panama’s official language is Spanish and its national currency is the balboa, with the US dollar also used in circulation.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Amador Causeway
When does ICCA Congress take place at Amador Causeway?
The congress runs from 8 to 11 November 2026 at the Panama Convention Center.
What is Amador Causeway?
It is a 1913 causeway in Panama City built from rock excavated during Panama Canal construction and linking the mainland with four islands.
Where is Amador Causeway and how do you get there?
It is at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City, with access by road to the Panama Convention Center and the surrounding islands.
