On 17 February in Utrecht, our members had the opportunity to discuss two of the three multilateral flagship programs as proposed by the Executive Board: “Small Molecule Activation” and “Fundamentals of Catalysis”. The third program, “Coatings & Functional Materials”, was introduced last week on March 16. Host AkzoNobel provided a wonderful venue: the Sikkens Experience Center, and former city hall of Sassenheim. In these historic surroundings the ARC CBBC members discussed different aspects of the “Coatings & Functional Materials” program. Please see below for a photo impression of this productive half day meeting