This year the ECS Conference looked very different. Instead of the usual setting in the conference centre in Nuremberg, this year the attendees participated from their homes or offices. As usual, the conference started with the Plenary Session. After a welcome address from European Coatings, the participants were treated to a keynote speech, which was given by Joost Broeders, Technical Director of Baril Coatings in the Netherlands. He gave a presentation entitled "Living in challenging and interesting times as paint chemists - how SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and ...