Message from FAFICS President Darshak Shah, 7 October 2026 Dear colleagues, First of all, I wish to thank all of you who have provided valuable comments and suggestions on how to make our future Council sessions more focused, engaging and productive. As I have mentioned in my previous communication about this, I have asked Vice President Clemens Adams supported by Secretary Delia Barcelona, to lead the Working Group to design and prepare for the next Council. The idea f

The message below is sent on behalf of Clemens Adams, FAFICS Vice President, and WG Chair for FAFICS 57 preparations Dear Colleagues, Hope all is well. We are writing to follow up on the letter from President Darshak Shah about this subject, sent on 31 August 2026, in three languages (links below.) In that letter, we were asking for your feedback on past Councils and suggestions for the next one. Attached once again is the brief google survey form you can use to send us your

This message being is sent on behalf of President Emeritus Jerry Barton, the Presiding Officer of the 56th Council, Jacques Rao, and President Darshak Shak We are pleased to share with you the report of the 56th Council Session of FAFICS, held from 19-24 July 2026 in Vienna. Attached is the full report in English and the Executive Summary in English, French and Spanish. Once the full report is also translated, we will post it on the FAFICS website. The report has been final