The European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN) held its General Assembly in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 27 to 29 April, together with the 19th Annual Meeting of the European Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education Network (EC2E2N2). During the event a Memorandum of Understanding between EuCheMS and ECTN (see EuCheMS newsletter May 2015) was signed by the presidents of the two associations, Francesco de Angelis (ECTN) and David Cole-Hamilton (EuCheMS). Also, Pavel Drasar (Czech Chemical Society) was elected the new President of ECTN, following de Angelis, who becomes vice-president. Thirdly, the ECTN held a joint session with their partner ag...