The second year has been completed

New chair, new members and many more possibilities Among many other things, the last European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich brought changes to the ERS Junior Members Committee (JMC). The 3-year term of JMC representatives has seen Indre Butiene, who initiated the Committee 3 years ago, finish her tenure as chair, with Anders Bjerg, respiratory epidemiologist from Gothenburg, Sweden, being elected as her replacement. Indre's departure has also led to the election of a new representative to the ERS Education Council. We congratulate Agnes Boots from the Netherlands on her election to this important position! Also, here in Breathe, the Doing Science series has been taken over by Georgia Har-davella, UK, whose ideas will take this practical educational series to new levels in 2015. The Hot Topics section is now coordinated by Neil Saad, UK, one of many Juniors outside the JMC who have volunteered for different JMC activities. As News from the Underground is one window into the current JMC activities, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Indre for her inspiring leadership during these years. Today, young researchers are represented in all Assemblies and the majority of important working bodies within ERS compared with only a couple of years ago when there was no formal representation. With support from ERS, this entire framework has been built from scratch by ambitious people, and the rapid involvement of junior members is nothing short of astounding. Today, the JMC and associated junior members are involved in publishing, guidelines, professional education, HERMES (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) curricula and examinations, planning and execution of scientific meetings, fellowships , courses, task forces, Congress sessions, and many more. After such a fast expansion, we now need to ensure continued dedication going forward. At the forthcoming ERS International Congress in Amsterdam, many of the current JMC members will be replaced and the new JMC members should get all the support they need. Additionally, the expectations of ERS junior members in general need to be surveyed. Along with the implications for the general representation of junior members in the ERS, we share the view of our Chair, Anders, in aiming for a wide network of junior members. This will ensure that enthusiastic people with key competencies can become engaged in the undertakings of the JMC and of ERS in general. To accomplish this, JMC representatives are asking their respective …