Our kick-off meeting took place in Brussels, on October 23,, 2023. The following roles were confirmed: Prof María J. Arche, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom, as the Chair of the Action, Prof Josep Quer, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain, as the Vice-Chair, Dr Alexandra Perovic, University College London, United Kingdom, as the Science Communication Coordinator and Dr Gordana Hržica, University of Zagreb, Croatia, as the Grant Awarding Coordinator.
The countries represented by their MCs were: Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Northern Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Turkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom