Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini chaired the first FEMS Board Meeting in 2025 (online)
The first meeting in 2025 of the Board of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) took place online on 18th March, chaired by FEMS president Prof. Aldo R Boccaccini. The meeting was attended by Board members representing FEMS member societies from 10 different EU countries. A report was presented by Prof. R. Moreno, chair of the 18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes conference (EUROMAT 2025), to be held on 14 – 18 September 2025 in Granada, Spain. It was possible to confirm the great progress of the organisation of the conference and the success in terms of number of abstracts submitted. Prof. Boccaccini also highlighted the advances made regarding the international activities of FEMS, specifically the positive interactions with other societies such as ESB and E-MRS.