The first FEMS Executive Committee meeting under the Presidency of Prof Eric Le Bourhis was held at IOM3 HQ in London on 26 February. The Committee discussed regular business, progress on future events such as FEMS Junior EUROMAT (Granada, 12-16 July, abstract submission still open, https://junioreuromat2020.com/) and EUROMAT (Graz, 2021, https://www.euromat2021.org/), and the latest developments on the FEMS European Journal of Materials with Taylor & Francis, more information on which will be announced soon. The Executive Committee welcomed the newly elected Exec. Committee Officer, Natalia Sobczak, to the team.

Photograph, from left to right: R. Moreno, B. Suddell (FEMS Past President), A. Boccaccini, N. Sobczak, E. Le Bourhis (FEMS President), A. Zervaki (FEMS Vice-President), F. Vos (FEMS Treasurer), P. Fernández Sánchez (FEMS immediate Past President), S. Johansson, P. Vilarinho, G. Hackl and B. Rickinson.