FAQs NCT América del Sur

The NCT América del Sur 2025 event is planned to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The location of the event is the following: Copacabana Fort.

Exhibitor Schedule: 

• Setup: 

 Date: 25 March 2025

Time: 14:00-15:30

• Dismantling: 

Date: 27 March 2025

Time: 14:00-15:00

Conference and Exhibition Schedule: 

26 March

• Registration: 07:30 – 08:30 

• Conference Sessions: 08:30 – 16:30 

• Networking Reception: 16:30 – 17:30 

27 March

• Registration: 8:00 - 9:00

• Conference Sessions: 09:00 – 15:00 

PRO Experience Schedule:

Teams and sponsors participating in the NCT PRO eXperience training will receive a separate schedule from their NCT PRO point of contact.  

For your accommodation in Rio de Janeiro, we have reserved a number of rooms with exclusive prices for the event in two hotels. 

To make a booking, please can send your requests to the email address reservas.brasil@marriott.com and mention discount code "NCT".

JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro. The dates available for booking are March 24 – 28, 2025. The address of the hotel is the following: Avenida Atlantica, 2600, Copacabana Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22041-001.

Please be so kind to take your passport with you when coming to the event. You will need to provide your passport at the Entrance Gate to access to the base.

It’s highly recommended to arrive bit earlier, as the process at the Gate can take longer due to the queue.

The official event language is Spanish. The conference, the NCT PRO eXperience and the Tech Tour will be conducted in Spanish language.

Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge and network in the fields of CBRNe, C-IED, and EOD and demining is more than welcome to attend. We usually host many government institutions, civilian and military first responders, industry representatives, NGOs etc.

Your delegate pass includes access to the exhibition, including the live capability demonstration, when applicable, along with the 2 days conference and evening reception. During the event, lunch and two coffee breaks per day will be provided at no additional cost. NCT PRO Trainings are only accessible to training teams and representatives of sponsoring companies.

It is possible for you to change the name on the delegate pass. To do so please let us know who will be attending on your behalf by contacting us at eventsteam@nct-events.com

Please check the terms and conditions for the costs of changing the name on a delegate pass.

If you are interested in becoming a media partner for our event, please contact us at eventsteam@nct-events.com and put “Media partnership” as subject of your email.

Uniform or business during conference days. Uniforms are accepted and endorsed. Please note that if you participate in trainings, you better wear a tactical uniform rather than a ceremony uniform.

You can always buy a delegate pass onsite, but you will only be able to pay using cash. You can also book the event last minute through the website and pay using a credit card.

We have a partnership in place with IML – Messe Logistik GmbH. You can contact them at e-mail: nct@iml-vienna.at, and phone: +43 676 842118203 or +31 610 644289.

Your booth comes fully equipped, and includes a high table, two chairs and electricity.

If you need additional items at your booth, please contact us at eventsteam@nct-events.com.

NCT events have the highest percentage of government and end user participants in the industry. In 2018, 68% of the delegates was working in an active role for the government.