President's letter Dear EuCheMS member, I have just taken over as President of EuCheMS from Ulrich Schubert who did a great job in expanding the secretariat, moving it to a fine location nearer the premises of the European institutions, designing a new constitution, which has just been signed into law and developing strong links with the European Parliament and Commission through Nineta H. Majcen, EuCheMS Secretary General. Ulrich will surely be a very hard act to follow, but I am determined to continue to build the influence of EuCheMS as the independent voice for chemistry in Europe. I also want to work closely with the EuCheMS divisions an...