The conference was founded in 1991 by our well-known colleagues Mike Lappert and Heinrich Nöth as an international meeting to tie and foster relationships in inorganic chemistry of the Anglo-Saxon and German area. Following the meetings 2002 in München, 2008 in Cardiff, 2011 in Heidelberg and 2014 in Edinburgh, now Göttingen was selected as the next venue in 2017 and aims to amalgamate international high-profilers and young scientists in inorganic chemistry to promote visibility of our discipline. Conference language will be English.