On behalf of my colleagues and on my own behalf, I would like to thank you for the exceptional welcome and hospitality at our first participation in your meeting, and I am quite sure that it will be the first of many that will follow in the future.  Quality is our professional and personal choice and mission, and we are grateful that we will have the opportunity to contribute to improving quality and spreading awareness with the colleagues gathered by your Association for Quality. Once again, thank you for your hospitality, special praise to you and your colleagues for organizing the whole meeting.