The pre-eminent autism research conference of the International Society of Autism Research (INSAR), will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from 19-22 May, 2027. We encourage all autism researchers in Africa to submit abstracts when the submission opens and to plan to come to this INSAR meeting being held for the first time in Africa! We extend a huge debt of thanks to Prof de Vries for the work he put in behind the scenes to promote Cape Town as a venue for INSAR.