Thank you to all delagates who made this conference a success!. The LOC wishes all of you a wonderful and successful 2023.

This is the homepage for the 44^th South African Chemical Institute's National Convention, that took place as follows:

Dates:	8 – 13 January 2023
Format:	In person meeting with plenary and parallel sessions spanning 5 days covering all aspects of chemistry.
Theme:	Chemistry for sustainable development in Africa. As chemists we know that we can deliver solutions that will further the sustainable development of not only South Africa, but our beloved African continent. From clean water to combatting diseases, from novel materials to new technologies, from our natural resources to our cutting edge science, come, come and contribute, network and be inspired by our beautiful science and let us keep moving forward with our sustainable development goals.

We are also pleased to announce that this event is part of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development - SA IYBSSD 2022.