Dear IFERA Members and Friends,

The IFERA 2020 Annual Conference should have celebrated the 20^th birthday of IFERA and should have been one of the biggest in its history thanks to the 238 accepted papers and 635 unique authors from 45 different countries. However, due to the latest dramatic environmental changes we could not host and serve the IFERA community as we would have liked. Notwithstanding, our initial disappointment has been soon replaced by a strong desire to honour the IFERA 2021 Conference in Santander (Spain).
But again, the whole world is going through a complex situation that is affecting all aspects of our lives. The need to behave strategically, with creativity, tenacity, and resilience for transforming threats into opportunities is more important than ever. And here we are, embracing the change in the attempt to organize a new congress for a new world.
We are confident in the quality of the papers that will be received, the attractiveness of the tracks (papers, research development, education and exchange), the prestige of the keynote speakers (Sharon V. Álvarez, Franz W. Kellermanns, and Kimberly Wade-Benzoni), and the relevance of the reviews.
We also know that IFERA 2021 will not be a regular IFERA Conference, but we can ensure that it will be held  from June 14-25 because we need 2021 to be the year of reunion of our academic family, no matter what the format is.
We invite you to be part of this journey to the future.
Welcome to IFERA 2021, a new conference for a new world!!