Working tirelessly MARIO PÉREZ to meet our goals Executive Director T he first six months of the year have passed so fast! Here we are slightly past the mid-year point after a de- served holiday break. All the ESS Bil- bao team is now resuming work with passion and optimism. I hope this time has been good for you and your loved ones as well. In several parts of the world, the COVID crisis is still wreaking havoc on families, communities, and organizations. For those of you who are li- ving in a country still fighting hard to get or main- tain control over the pandemic, our thoughts are with you and we hope things will improve soon. Fortunately, in a number of other coun- tries including Spain,vaccination campaigns are starting to pay off and people are starting to be able to meet in person again. Some are even starting to be able to travel again. In the meantime, Iwanted to update you on what we’ve been up to over the last six months from our previous newsletter issue. First and foremost, we keep on delivering on our commitments towards the European Spallation Source (ESS). After years of work, ESS Bilbao 4 lairotide