Dear Prof. Gill Thank you for your involvement with EASL. 2014 has been a great year for the Association with many success stories! 2014 has seen The Journal of Hepatology gain a Thomson Reuters impact factor of 10.4 EASL membership increase to over 4000 people, and The International Liver CongressTM 2014 welcome over 10,000 delegates in attendance. In 2015 we shall build on this momentum, and unveil exciting developments at our 50th anniversary of the The International Liver CongressTM The EASL Team