March in the Netherlands comes with the early scents of spring (including the opening of the stable doors) and the time for lodging tax returns. 

As promised and as due, the net value of your donations in 2025 (that is, minus the platform costs and the VAT on them) have been declared as net income of Watermotion | Waterbeweging. A bit of them will thus return to the common good.

Today, the journal's guest editors informed all invited authors that the submission deadline has been extended from the end March to the second half of May — check out the page of the special issue. 

This extension gives us (me) more welcome time to read, organize, and write the manuscript as it should. This excerpt from the guest editor's email demonstrates the high expectations for quality:

“We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and contribute, as this special issue will play an important role in strengthening the international visibility, scientific impact, and cohesion of the SPH community”

The motivation to meet these expectations is the fuel of this effort. As a mentor of mine once told me: never cut corners, especially towards the end of the job. I am especially grateful to the 19 donors who have already brought the fundraising to a fifth of the target amount.

I will post more information about the progress of the writing using these posts. It will possibly sound rather technical, but I hope it's a good way to show that work is underway.