South Africa occupied a unique position in the world, in that it based its Constitution, legislative system and practically every other phase of life on differential treatment of different sections of its population. These groups of people were spoken of as 'races'. Under the suffocating mentality of apartheid, all aspects of life came to be dominated by the classificatory status of every man and woman. We would simply take those words and extrapolate them to a more global application. We must stop labeling people.
People are people.
As an aside, since the conference was held at a place named Oudtshoorn, we decided to see what it was all about. My God, what a beautiful area. Once you have finished with the heavy stuff above, take a ride through this region and you might never come back. Here are two of a multitude of great sites available, and a picture of the area to lure you. Let us help you.