Many of us in Europe have witnessed a long and cold winter, as have our ICHRIE friends in North America. I am pretty sure that most of us are looking forward to the arrival of some warm and sunny weather, and I hope that Spring has arrived by the time this message is published.  However, at the moment I am grateful for the late spring snow and cold temperatures as it has meant an extended ski season with excellent conditions.  As I am taking advantage of the skiing, and on annual leave, I will keep this message brief and limited to two reminders.  

Firstly, I would like to remind everyone about our elections which are being held this month and encourage all EuroCHRIE members to cast your votes.  As you might remember from the last Communique we have a number of positions up for election including Vice President, Director of Research, Director of Networking, Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary.  

I would also like to remind you that the registration is now open for our EuroCHRIE conference in Freiburg, Germany from October 16 to 19th October.  I am aware that most of you may be more focussed on the APAC CHRIE or ICHRIE conferences at the moment, but we do hope to see you at EuroCHRIE in the autumn.  

At the moment, however, it has just started to snow once again so it is off to the slopes for me!
 

Kind regards from the Alps

Maureen