PANASCO is a Conference of congress members from the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Asia and Oceanic regions.
'Panasco' stands for 'Pan Asian Congress/Conference'.
A Panasco Conference is usually held every four years for members of the St Vincent de Paul Society to share their experiences in helping and serving the poor and marginalised people with each other.
Through discussions, key note speeches, networking and prayer Vincentians learn new ways or gain ideas on how to serve the poor and marginalised people better.
Panasco was an initiation of the Australian St Vincent de Paul Society and the first Conference was held in Sydney in 1968. Since then Panasco was held in Singapore in 1975, in Sydney in 1989, in the Philippines in 1994, in South Korea in 2001, in Perth in 2006 and last year (2010) it was held in India.
