 Dear distinguished NPE members, I feel privileged and proud to be here with you to celebrate the 10th year of NPE. I am grateful for your presence to witness the journey of NPE from birth. Our time in NPE has been quite a journey. I acted as a vice president first in myeloma uranet and then in the merger times where I acted as interim director of the two existing myeloma societies like myeloma uranet and myeloma European myeloma platform. It was really painful and took some two years to merge because it was not only the merging the constitutions or organizations but also the spirits had to merge on the way of having one strong voice of myeloma patients in Europe. And then I was given the privilege to run the newborn NPE as president for two terms with precious board members. It was tough and challenging and I remember there were times where we witnessed the life of NPE was hanging in the balance and we had to take some painful decisions sometimes. The first two period is considered as birth the survival period like a baby being born and then the childhood. I'm not witnessing that NPE is a young woman or man very attractive, very energetic but still needs to get mature with much more success to come with time to be able to touch the lives of every myeloma patient across Europe and with the new board members. So I keep up the good work and hold this momentum. While saying hi to all of you and let me tell you what I've been up to it's just that we know that 70 or 80 percent of the patients are using supplements and alternative therapies without the knowledge of their doctors. You know as I will say a researcher and a medical doctor and I'm writing some novel cancer and myeloma clinical trials in the United States to find evidence in order to pull back these therapies towards the mainstream medicine for the benefit of cancer and myeloma patients. Maybe I'll explain you some of these results in the coming years and personally I started writing a book to highlight the real issues that will matter and need to be scientifically advocated in the next 10 years as well as highlight cancer champions. Champions like all of you as role models to cancer survivors. For this there are really good examples in myeloma community our dear colleagues who are really doing great now but also never forget that in the past who those who did amazing job never forget our friends the stars the rebellious forces of myeloma patients to be reckoned with those who then passed away like Krista, like Mike, Mika, sorry, Yaki, Peter, Lisa and much more. Of course not forgetting the young angel Ana. May their soul rest in peace forever. A wise man once said that a journey is best measures in smiles rather than in miles so I'm very happy to see so many smiling faces despite the fact that you're all virtual during this pandemic. Always good for a fifth moment to look back on our incredible MPE journey before we look to the future. We proved and it's all of us that our grassroots efforts to save MPE and harness thousands and thousands of patients was not just about myeloma disease itself but quality of life, equity, equal access to medicine, treatment, justice and much more and a solid moral compass that unites the human soul. I have always believed that we're born into this world and at a certain place to be with certain people for a reason and a purpose. Everyone has a destiny and because of all the myeloma patients I and we all stood here with a renewed vigor and sense of purpose. May the ongoing boards of MPE always remember the past where our collective values of loyalty and courage and kindness for one of another really prevailed by working together and only together to succeed. The new board with your contribution have demonstrated success to the world and will continue to do so that it is a collective moral obligation and social responsibility to protect the MPE culture which provides an honorable dignified work to strive to provide all unmet needs of myeloma patients across my work, Mr. Goss, to all of you.