The 20^th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion was focusing on health, equity and sustainable development. The coming months and years will tell if we have reached the main goal of our meeting which was to build bridges between health promotion and sustainable development.

There is a good chance that we will achieve this as the conference has been a resounding success with more than 2,200 participants attending from 123 countries and all continents.

For all those involved, it has been an impressive gathering, with participants having the choice between a variety of events, ranging from poster sessions and oral presentations to plenary sessions, all in all more than 2,000 events - a flood of information and many opportunities for a lively debate.

The inspiring insights will now provide us with a strong impetus to follow this up in our day-to-day professional practice and life. We wish all participants of the 2010 IUHPE World Conference every success and would like to thank you for their enthusiastic contributions. We are already looking forward to the next World Conference which is due to be held in 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand.