And the day finally came, we met again!

What a wonderful feeling to see and hug old friends, hear first hand their stories and sharing ours – and the setting could not have been better, Opatija and Rijeka (Kvarner, Croatia) and a wonderful organizing committee. A great combination for a successful world congress after a two year impasse.

I invite all of you to look at the images of the 2022 AGA! As they saying goes, “an image tells a thousand words”. All the pictures and information have been uploaded to the new app introduced at this meeting (you can also find the photo gallery here), a great tool that will give us easy access to the latest news from our mobile phones or computers. This also allowed our fellow Skålleagues around the world to 'be present' at the assembly and join the discussions and comments. Thumbs up for this!

In this edition you will read and see a lot of what happened during these days but, I want to share with you my two personal favorite things: I finally met people I had only 'zoomed' with or exchanged emails (what a wonderful feeling that was) and, never did a hug feel so good!

As we move forward, let us not forget the great moments we lived, the memories we created and the strong bonds of friendship that are at the core of our organization. I hope to see more photos and stories shared in our channels!

I hope you enjoy the October newsletter and remember, “together we are stronger as one”.

Skål!

Annette Cardenas

Director PR, Communications and Social Media