10th SEC annual meeting, May 4-6, 2026 in Bayreuth

The 10th SEC Annual Meeting of Senior Expert Chemists (SEC) will take place in Bayreuth from May 4-6, 2026. The Conference motto is "Shaping the Future with Chemistry." In 2026, we at SEC will celebrate our 20th anniversary, especially in Bayreuth. The official website of the GDCh is gdch.de/sec2026; it will be expanded in the second half of 2025, primarily with the program and registration options.

But we'll already reveal one special feature of the program: Ben Feringa (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016) will speak about "From Molecular Machines to Photopharmacology" before our gala evening on May 5, 2026.

After two annual meetings in Saxony-Anhalt, we have decided this time to hold a Conference in southern Germany. The 2026 Conference can also take place "under one roof" at the Arvena Hotel in downtown Bayreuth (a 900-meter walk from the main train station). We invite you to this meeting now; please save the date. Preparations for the meeting are in full swing.