Franka Kalman, HES-SO Valais, and Götz Schlotterbeck, FHNW, have recently joined the Board of the Division Analytical Sciences. Franka Kalman will replace Urban Frey as the EuCheMS Analytic representative and Götz Schlotterbeck already engaged in the organisation of this year ILMAC. Fritz Erni has left the DAS Bord after 25 years. His active engagement for promoting analytical sciences in Switzerland is greatly appreciated.