Conferences and Events

This section provides information on scientific events taking place in Africa, including conferences and workshops organised or sponsored by the Pan Africa Chemistry Network. 

It includes information on how African chemists can apply for travel grants to attend conferences within Africa , and about fellowships that will allow for  exchange of ideas and promotecollaboration among researchers researchers.


The Pan Africa Chemistry Network, PACN Kenya hub was successfully launched on the 27th May, 2008 at the University of Nairobi, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Chiromo Campus, Department of Chemistry with several high ranking officers from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Syngenta International,  .........Read More
                      


The 20th ICCE satellite workshop whose theme was "The relevance of chemistry in a globalized society" was held at the University of Nairobi, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Chiromo Campus from 11th - 12th August, 2008.  ........Read More


This half day workshop was held on 27th May, 2008 after the launching of the PACN Kenya Hub at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus. Participants who were majorly leading scientists from across Africa and worldwide were invited to participate, with the objective of setting the agenda for the PACN Kenya hub.........Read More
Past Events:
The Pan Africa Chemistry Network, Kenya hub   is organising an international conference on Sustainable Water to be held from 25th - 28th August, 2009 at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus. ................... Read More
The Biodiversity conference which was successfully organized by PACN at the University of Nairobi, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Chiromo Campus from 10th - 12th September, 2008 was attended by nationals from 13 countries  .........Read More


This is the programme for the Green Chemistry & Sustainability workshop held in Cairo as a satellite workshop to the FASC conference. This should fall under past events.
Theme: Promoting Green Chemistry and Green engineering
Date: 7th January, 2009
Venue: Cairo University Giza, Egypt

The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Steve Lancaster, an analytical scientist and a senior technologist within the petrochemical industry (BP) and Professor Antony Gachanjah, an associate professor in analytical/environmental chemistry at JKUAT.............
The Pan Africa Chemistry Network, Kenya hub   is organising an international conference on Sustainable Water to be held from 25th - 28th August, 2009 at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus.

Green Chemistry and Sustainability workshop to be held as a satellite workshop to the PACN Sustainable Water Conference
Date: 25th August, 2009 at Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Theme: Education and basic research in green chemistry & sustainability




To be held as a satellite workshop to the 13th NAPRECA Natural Products Symposium
Date: 13th August, 2009
Venue: Kinshasa, DR Congo
Theme: Thinking green to save Africa’s rain forests



Green Chemistry and Sustainability workshop
Green Chemistry and Sustainability workshop
32nd     Annual International Conference 
Date: 21st  September 2009
Theme : Chemistry – A Catalyst for Sustainable Industrial Development
Venue: Bauchi State Multipurpose Indoor Sports Complex, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
The THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (CSN) invites you to the 32nd Annual international conference in Nigeria

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