The Conference was first organised by Jörg Vogel (University of Würzburg) and John Helmann (Cornell University) eleven years ago (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07852.x). It celebrates the journal of the same name that has long been a gold standard for publishing in the field. Speakers are drawn from the journal’s recent authors and it also provides opportunities for early career researchers to present their work.