Following the recent call for nominations for ABVA Council, we are pleased to annouce that Professor Charles Foster was proposed by Dietrich von Schweinitz. As Charles was the only applicant for Council, there will be no requirement for an election and he will be welcomed to the Council at the next AGM, which will be held following the Spring Meeting on 23rd March 2019. Charles is one of our guest lecturers for the Spring Meeting and we have no doubt that he will become an invaluable member of the ABVA team.