In 2026, the Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference (AFEWBA) hosted by the University of Johannesburg, will go back to the tradition of the Afro-European Regional group of IAWA and continue to provide this important academic platform for the wood anatomy community. For detailed information, please visit https://conferences.uj.ac.za/AFEWBA2026/. 

Alexei A. Oskolski and Kamil Frankiewicz, South Africa