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How does a conference come together? It usually starts with the IADA board reaching out to colleagues in the community to find a location and venue. The goal is to find a venue which can easily be reached by train. Local volunteers serve on the so-called Local Organizing Committee. Without this team, nothing comes together. Once the board agrees to a city and venue, the Local Organizing Committee communicates with the venue, suggests local caterers, finds a venue for a reception, submits quotes to the IADA board and creates an attractive activity programme to take place after the days of presentation. The Programme Committee, usually comprising board members and JPC editors, sends out a call for papers about a year or more before the conference, collects the submitted abstracts and creates an engaging programme based on the selection of the proposed talks, which were peer-reviewed.