Welcome!
Welcome to the official website of the PAC Symposium, an annual chemistry event created by students, for students. This symposium is a collaborative effort involving students from four study associations: ACD, CDL, U.S.S. Proton, and VCSVU.
On March 6th, 2025, the 30th PAC-symposium will take place in Amsterdam, with the theme "Unfold & Expand". This theme reflects two main goals for the event this year.
First, the foundation strives to ensure that every participant, regardless of their academic progress, can follow the content of the presentations. Therefore, we focus on unfolding and expanding the knowledge of students, so that they can better understand the research of the lecturers. At the same time, we want visitors to expand their knowledge through new insights offered by the lecturers. By offering parallel sessions, a balance can be found between unfolding knowledge and expanding it, depending on the lecturer, to create an engaging experience for all participants.
In addition, the terms “unfolding” and “expanding” also have a deeper meaning. They refer to both fundamental and applied research. A speaker can focus on uncovering more fundamental scientific questions (“unfolding”) or on broadening knowledge through applied research (“expanding”). Our goal is to provide a platform for both types of research.
The symposium consists of several rounds of lectures and a poster competition in collaboration with JongKNCV, where bachelor, master and PhD students can present their graduation projects and convey their unique findings and perspectives in the field of chemistry to other students. The best poster presentation will be rewarded with a cash prize of €150,-, with an additional prize for the second best poster of €50,- if enough visitors participate. For more information on the poster competition, check our socials or the information listed on the ticket form.
The registrations for the PAC symposium have been opened. Click here to buy your ticket now for the biggest chemistry symposium created for and by students. Be fast, as there is a limited number of tickets available!
Are you visiting our site to know more about the PAC symposium, then browse our site for information on our upcoming speakers, PAC partners, the location, or the program. We also have pages containing previous speakers and photos of the previous symposium, and much more.
We look forward to welcoming to the PAC symposium on March 6th 2025 in Amsterdam. See you then!
