Dear colleagues I hope everybody of you is doing well and had a good "transition" to the 2026. In 2026, the German Clay Group DTTG ([www.dttg.org](http://www.dttg.org/ "http://www.dttg.org")) organises the MidEuropean Clay Conference to be held at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, September 6th to 11th. The preparations are in full swing. You can find the latest information on the website [www.mecc2026.org](http://www.mecc2026.org/ "http://www.mecc2026.org"). We recently launched the "Call for sessions", which will run until the end of February. Please submit your session proposal including a short description to: [mecc2026@dttg.org](mailto:mecc2026@dttg.org).  I hope to see lots of participation.  Yours sincerely,  Michael Plötze Chair of the organising committee MECC2026