All MAEs and friends are invited to attend Building Bridges 2019, the 31st Annual Conference of our Academy and to enjoy the interesting Scientific Programme prepared by the Board of Trustees, along with the welcoming atmosphere of the friendly city of Barcelona. As George Orwell wrote in Homage to Catalonia (1938), “I would sooner be a foreigner in Spain than in most countries. How easy it is to make friends in Spain!”. Thus, on behalf of President Cloetingh and all MAEs, I invite you to come to Barcelona on the 23-25 of October, 2019.

Ricard Guerrero

Academic Director, AE-BKH