After several months of negociation and clarification with the Commission the management of the network starts to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The commitment and determination of Prof. Alain Dereux (at the center on the right picture) have paid off and a fantastic team of European universities and companies with a broad knowledge in surface plasmons is setting off for the excitement of Networking science and technology in Europe. Also visible on the left of the right handside picture, Christina Brun, the Manager of the Network.

These photos were taken in the tar mines of Travers, during the first research workshop in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (courtesy of Dr. Harry Heinzelmann CSEM, Switzerland).