Scope and Objectives
The Norwegian Environmental Chemistry Symposium (NECS) has been developed as a meeting for Norwegian and international professionals on all aspects of environmental chemistry. The NECS provides an inspiring platform for interdisciplinary knowledge transfer and scientific discussions associated with all aspects of chemistry applied in environmental sciences, monitoring and regulation. The NECS conference is addressing leading scientists, experts, students, and industrial researchers, as well as environmental authorities and regulators, associated with all aspects of chemistry applied in environmental sciences, monitoring and regulation. The conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform to present and discuss the most recent advancements, trends and concerns as well as practical challenges and solutions in environmental chemistry. Our objectives are to bring together Norwegian and international specialists to examine and exchange experiences in this continuing growing field and encourage exchange of ideas and knowledge:
- How Norway solved environmental problems hitherto since the 1960s.
- Recent developments and state-of-the-art knowledge in environmental chemistry
- Major environmental chemistry challenges today and long term challenges towards 2050.
Background for NECS.
Due to the expressed interest for establishing a Nordic conference platform in environmental chemistry, the well established Norwegian winter meetings were gradually extended to a conference for Norwegian – Swedish environmental chemists (2003 – 2008) and then as a Nordic Environmental Chemistry Conference (NECC 2010 – 2016). Unfortunately, for the following 5 years, no NECC meetings were organised and the conference series was not expected to be reactivated. Therefore, based on the need for a continuous national platform for professional networking and knowledge exchange in environmental chemistry, the Norwegian Organisation Committee has decided to reactivate the national Norwegian Environmental Chemistry Symposium open for international attendance. The NECS conference is organised by an independent organisation under the auspices of Norwegian Chemical Society’s Division for Analytical Chemistry (NKS-FAK).
The 1st Norwegian Environmental Chemistry Symposium (NECS 2020) was arranged in September 2020 in Loen with 60 participants, while 75 attended the NECS 2023 Conference in Geilo. In the upcoming NECS 2025 conference we hope to attract about 100 participants. The Organising Committee will ensure a timely and exciting programme of invited lectures on emerging issues as well as contributed oral and poster presentations.