By many indicators, the XVI World Congress on Winter Service and Road Resilience was a real success. Nearly 800 participants, 50 technical sessions and 9 poster sessions, based on the work of the PIARC Technical Committees and the international call for papers, 227 selected papers, 10 foresight sessions organized with our partner organizations, 11 countries represented at the Ministers' session, etc. The content of these sessions was of an excellent level, as evidenced by the 5 papers recognized by one of the PIARC Prizes that were awarded during the Congress. Furthermore, we published the new update of our "Snow and Ice Databook” compendium ", and everyone was able to experience the richness and diversity of Canadian territories through virtual technical tours. A big thank you to our Technical Committees, participants, sponsors and exhibitors, and of course to Transport Canada and the City of Calgary.

We are now looking forward to the many upcoming PIARC events, many of which will at last be held in person: seminars and workshops, the 9th SURF Conference on pavement characteristics, the 2nd Conference on road tunnel operations and safety, and soon, the 27th World Road Congress. The latter will be held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 2 to 6 October 2023. The PIARC team was recently able to meet with our Czech partners and visit the congress center, and there is no doubt that this will be an edition of the PIARC congress to remember. At a time when some areas of the world are experiencing dramatic episodes, let's hope that technical exchanges on roads can be a guarantee of reconciliation and peace in the longer term.