Young Academies from all over Europe met in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 23-24 March 2018. The meeting, organised by the Dutch Young Academy, was the group’s largest gathering so far with more than 35 participants representing 17 young academies and academy initiatives. The GYA was represented by its Co-Chair Moritz Riede (UK), as well as members Eva Alisic (Australia) and Gergely Toldi (Hungary), and alumnus Marc Creus (Switzerland).