Dear AIPEA Council and representatives of national and regional clay groups,  After much discussion among AIPEA, ECGA and representatives of national and regional clay groups, the ICC and Euroclay conference series will be combined into one single series of conferences that will take place in odd-numbered years. The first will be CLAY2027, to be held in Madrid in June 2027 and hosted by colleagues from the Spanish clay society (SEA).  The 18th and final [ICC will be held in Dublin in 2025 from 13-18 July](https://icc.aipea.org/ "https://icc.aipea.org/").  Proposals to host CLAY 2029 should be submitted to the AIPEA Secretary ([secretary@aipea.org](mailto:secretary@aipea.org)) 4 weeks in advance of the 18th ICC, meaning a proposal submission date of 15-June-2025. Please contact the AIPEA Secretary for guidelines to host a meeting. Please feel share to share with other colleagues. Best wishes, Peter Ryan AIPEA Secretary Peter Ryan, Ph.D Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences Middlebury College, Vermont 05753 USA [pryan@middlebury.edu](mailto:pryan@middlebury.edu) 1-802-443-2557