During the general assembly in Dubrovnik EFCCA changed chairman. Rod Mitchel stepped back after being chairman for the past 10 years. For his outstanding service for EFCCA, Rod received lots of compliments and many heartfelt words of gratitude. Among other things Rod was praised for his limitless commitment for EFCCA, which contributed significantly to the visibility of EFCCA in the world of IBD.

Rod's successor is Marco Greco from Italy, who has been active in EFCCA for 9 years and among other things created the youngsters group within EFCCA.