The 34th International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2024) will be taking place 6–10 October this year in Liverpool, UK. This biennial event, founded in 1956, is one of the oldest separation science conferences and brings together scientists from all career stages, application areas and wide geographical locations. The main program contains everything from oligonucleotide analysis to new applications in petrochemical, environmental, food and consumer goods sectors.