The ODORA24 conference took place on the 5th and 6th of November and was a complete success. Initially, 125 people from 9 countries had registered, but due to the flooding disasters in the Valencia area and the red alert in the Catalonia area, many were unable to attend in the end. We send our best wishes to all those colleagues affected by this catastrophe.

   Over these two days, we learned a lot, made several new contacts, talked, laughed, and also shared some moments of sadness. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner with friends, and a group of us went for a run. Some colleagues were able to enjoy a visit to a nearby fishmeal plant. We would like to thank Ibon for organising this small visit with the Chilean delegation of fishing organisations.

   The Congress on Odour Management that will take place in Medellin, Colombia, on 3-5 April 2025 is already underway, and the preliminary leaflet is here. This conference is organised by the Colombian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering ACODA. The date has been strategically set to take place just one week before the odour management conference in Santiago, Chile. In this way, odour managers get a combo of two odour management conferences in just one week.

   The Colombian Congress will be a convergence of academic conferences and a business fair, uniting professionals and companies from various sectors, including sanitary, environmental, chemical, and food. This diverse gathering will provide a platform for networking and the exchange of ideas, and will showcase goods and services that bolster the measurement, control, and mitigation of offensive odours.