You might have noticed that this Newsletter, as the one before, has appeared about one month later than the corresponding quarterly issue of past years. This is due to the timing of important decisions (inside and outside of IRAM) concerning future developments after the tragic events of last year, and about which we want to inform our readers as soon as possible. Therefore we kept the Newsletter on hold for a while when committees were about to meet. We intend to return to the habitual publication schedule soon, hopefully for the next issue.