The Belgium Association of Public Health (BAPH) kicked off the year with an assembly meeting on 20 January in Brussels. On the agenda were ‘Sustaining a network, an essential public health skill – experiences from theEuropean Burden of Disease Network’; a presentation of EUPHA including presentation of EUPHA member benefits, EUPHA’s tools, and advocacy work on European health policy; plans for a BAPH symposium on 8 June; and BAPH governance issues.