Garden State Convention and Exhibit Center. Although the Eastern Analytical Symposium started as a regional meeting, where persons interested in practical analytical chemistry from laboratories in the Northeast could meet to discuss problems of common interest, it has grown to international stature, with attendance from analysts from laboratories in companies and universities across the world. The Symposium has further grown to emphasize a wide variety of technologies and areas of application that could only be dreamed of in 1959. Applications to traditional areas of analysis are still represented among the talks, but unique to the Eastern Analytical Symposium are areas such as cultural heritage and forensic science. As the 21st century has dawned, EAS continues to provide an inclusive home for practical analytical studies, to educate about the latest technologies, and to inform its audience about the current state of analysis. After several decades of holding the meeting in Somerset, NJ, the annual symposium was moved to nearby Princeton, NJ in 2017. References External links Eastern Analytical Symposium Scientific societies based in the United States Spectroscopy Chromatography Analytical chemistry