CrystEngComm celebrated its tenth year of publication in style on 28 August with a lunch reception held at the XXI Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography in Osaka, Japan. As part of the celebrations, the journal also awarded five poster prizes at the meeting.

Regular CrystEngComm author Pierangelo Metrangolo of Milan, Italy, who attended the lunch reception, cites the journal as one of his favourites for publication of his research. 'In particular,' he says, 'I appreciate the speed at which papers are processed and the very kind co-operation of the editorial staff. What else to say: Happy Birthday CrystEngComm..., and keep up the good work!'

A decade since launch and the future for CrystEngComm has never looked so bright. Celebrations will continue later this year with an anniversary theme issue, including articles by editorial and advisory board members, and the journal is also heavily involved in the organisation of a crystal engineering symposium as part of the IUPAC Congress next year in Glasgow.

The atmosphere inside the Philadelphia Marriott mirrored the sunny blue sky outside as guests gathered at the RSC Reception. Held on 17 August, it coincided with the 236th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Around 200 people listened to RSC president Dave Garner as he welcomed guests, including Nobel prize winner Bob Grubbs from Caltech, a variety of eminent and emerging researchers, plus university librarians and local RSC members. The incoming president of the ACS, Tom Lane, was also there with a number of his society colleagues, indicating the continuing warm friendship between the two chemical societies.

Guests enjoyed refreshments while catching up with friends old and new, and RSC staff were on hand to describe the latest RSC initiatives, including the hot topics of Energy & Environmental Science, Integrative Biology and Metallomics, the three newest RSC journals.

At the end of a genial evening, everyone was looking forward to meeting again - so see you all in Salt Lake City in spring 2009!

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