We are pleased to invite you to the 3^rd edition of the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness Congress, which will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 2^nd 2025. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Navigating Crisis – Data and decision-making in uncertain times” and we have an exciting program planned with interesting keynote speakers.

In an age of increasingly complex crises, how can we better harness information to detect early signals, guide smarter decisions and build more effective, equitable systems for preparedness? What happens when scientific models meet the real-world messiness of lived experience, political urgency and ethical trade-offs? How can we “hack” uncertainty—not eliminate it, but work with it—to navigate the unknown?

This year’s Congress brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and technologists to explore critical questions at the intersection of data, ethics, experience and action. For more information, stay tuned to the event page.

Registration and abstract submission

Are you interested in joining? Register here!

Researchers are warmly invited to share their work at the conference’s poster presentation session by submitting an abstract for consideration. Please submit your abstract by August 18^th 2025, through this link.

The event will be conducted entirely in English and we welcome attendees who share our focus on disaster and pandemic preparedness. We believe that the congress will be a valuable learning opportunity for all participants and we hope that you will join us at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC in Rotterdam.

We are looking forward to your participation.

On behalf of the PDPC Academic Board,

Marion Koopmans, Thom Bogaard, Anja Schreijer and Tom Emery