SETAC has a long-standing history of supporting students and early career scientists in the fields of ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry. The Student Advisory Council (SAC) advocates for the diverse interests of young SETAC members offering guidance to peers and serving as a resounding voice for aspiring scientists in dialogues with the SETAC Europe Council.

Founded and shaped by a rewarding liaison between SETAC Europe and its German Language Branch, the SAC now has a strong international representation, with its members being distributed all over Europe. With this publication, we want to build upon the relationship between the SETAC Europe students and the SETAC German Language Branch.

The Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Meeting, which was first held as a regular conference 14 years ago, is a keystone event organized by the students of SETAC and the SAC. This year, in 2023, the 12th YES meeting took place in Landau in der Pfalz, Germany.

Not only has it been the first European in-person YES Meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic, but with this year’s iteration, the YES meeting returned to its roots in Landau, where 2009 the very first YES meeting was hosted. From August 28th to September 1st, 107 participants from 37 countries and five continents had the opportunity to showcase their research in seven thematic sessions, engage in four workshops, listen to six expert/career talks, and two keynotes from established scientists. In reference to the meeting-motto science through crises, this comment pays special emphasis on topical program points in touching the ongoing multiple crises. We are convinced that sharing our experience from hosting this conference will underline the importance of continuing this unique meeting format and hopefully inspire future scientific events organized by students for students.

SETAC 在支持生态毒理学和环境化学领域的学生和早期职业科学家方面有着悠久的历史。学生咨询委员会 (SAC) 倡导年轻 SETAC 成员的多元化利益，为同行提供指导，并在与 SETAC 欧洲理事会的对话中为有抱负的科学家发出响亮的声音。

SAC 是由 SETAC Europe 与其德语分会之间的有益联络建立和塑造的，现在拥有强大的国际代表性，其成员分布在欧洲各地。通过本出版物，我们希望加强 SETAC 欧洲学生和 SETAC 德语分会之间的关系。

青年环境科学家（YES）会议是SETAC和SAC学生组织的一项重要活动，14年前首次作为例行会议举行。今年，即 2023 年，第 12 届 YES 会议在德国普法尔茨州兰道举行。

这不仅是自 COVID-19 大流行以来欧洲首次面对面的YES 会议，而且随着今年的迭代，YES 会议又回到了兰道的根源，2009 年，首届 YES 会议就是在那里举办的。8 月 28 日至 9 月 1 日，来自 37 个国家和五大洲的 107 名与会者有机会在 7 个主题会议中展示他们的研究成果，参加 4 场研讨会，聆听 6 场专家/职业演讲以及来自知名科学家的 2 场主题演讲。参考会议座右铭“科学渡过危机”，此评论特别强调了触及当前多重危机的主题议程要点。我们相信，分享主办这次会议的经验将强调继续这种独特会议形式的重要性，并希望能够激发未来由学生为学生组织的科学活动。