I had been eagerly looking forward to Congress since being invited to join to Organising Committee as a kind of voice for public libraries. Early in the Committee’s life I became a member of the Social Committee under the capable leadership of John Wagstaff. Although I cannot claim much of a part in setting up the social events programme, I was pleased to be able to assist in their running, once Congress got underway.

 54th IASA CONFERENCE & 4th ICTMD FORUM: "Collaborating to preserve and safeguard audiovisual and related heritage". Istanbul, 11-15 September 2023. A report by IAML President Pia Shekhter

Submissions are open for a special issue of Fontes Artis Musicae. This special issue on Digital Scores in Libraries focuses on the multifaceted landscape of digital score collection and use.

At the IAML General Assembly in Cambridge on 1 August 2023, members voted unanimously to award honorary membership to Roger Flury in recognition of his outstanding service to the Association over four decades.

The first diary of the 2023 IAML Congress in Cambridge, enthusiastically written by the Chair of the Organizing Committee, Margaret Jones, prompted me to write a short summary of the congress week from my perspective as IAML’s President.