We are pleased to share the ICGS Newsletter (February edition, volume 9 Issue 1). Contents include the presidential address of Niels Hermes, an article about “overboarding” by Patricia Lenkov, information on the ICGS webinar series, CGIR call for papers, details for the ICGS annual conference to be held in IE University-Madrid, Spain, and highlight on ICGS board member: Aleksandra Gregorič.