It has been discussed whether Indoor Air like the society ISIAQ is to dominated by Nordic researchers. This is true, if we look at the major conferences held or planned. Four (out of 10) Indoor Air conferences and two (out of nine) Healthy Building conferences has or will be held in Nordic countries (the next Indoor Air conference is in Copenhagen next summer). Both series started in Scandinavia, Indoor Air in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1978, and Healthy Buildings in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. It is also true if we look at number of delegates at these conferences, or membership in ISIAQ. The small Nordic countries have dominated. This was due to the necessity in these cold countries to save energy (reduce ventilation!), and the pioneering work and leadership by, e.g. Ib Andersen, Thomas Lindvall, and Ole Fanger. An important factor has also been the possibility to conduct truly multidisciplinary studies (e.g. involving at least medicine and engineering). This has obviously been easier in Nordic countries than elsewhere. The Nordic dominance can also be seen in the list of the most highly cited paper for each of the past 5 years. For 4 years, the paper has come from Nordic countries. 2002 – Meklin, T., Husman, T., Vepsäläinen, A., Vahteristo, M., Koivisto, J., Halla-Aho, J., Hyvärinen, A., Moschandreas, D. and Nevalainen, A. (2002) Indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children in moisture damaged and reference schools, Indoor Air, 12 (Issue 3, September 2002), 175–183. (28 citations) 2003 – Daisey, J.M., Angell, W.J. and Apte, M.G. (2003) Indoor air quality, ventilation and health symptoms in schools: an analysis of existing information, Indoor Air, 13 (Issue 1, March 2003), 53–64. (42 citations) 2004 – Bornehag, C.G., Sundell, J., Bonini, S., Custovic, A., Malmberg, P., Skerfving, S., Sigsgaard, T. and Verhoeff, A. (2004) Dampness in buildings as a risk factor for health effects, EUROEXPO: a multidisciplinary review of the literature (1998–2000) on dampness and mite exposure in buildings and health effects, Indoor Air, 14 (Issue 4, August 2004), 243–257. (32 citations) 2005 – Afshari, A., Matson, U. and Ekberg, L.E. (2005) Characterization of indoor sources of fine and ultrafine particles: a study conducted in a full-scale chamber, Indoor Air, 15 (Issue 2, April 2005), 141–150. (20 citations) 2006 – Wolkoff, P., Wilkins, C.K., Clausen, P.A. and Nielsen, G.D. (2006) Organic compounds in office environments – sensory irritation, odor, measurements and the role of reactive chemistry, Indoor Air, 16 (Issue 1, February 2006), 7–19. (11 citations) Today, all regions are involved in saving energy, and new topics like the indoor spread of SARS, the worldwide increase in allergies etc. have resulted in a greater interest from around the world. New multidisciplinary scientific groups are working together in, e.g. East Asia (Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea). At the same time funding for IAQ-health research is getting more limited in the Nordic countries (and has been limited in North America for some time), meaning a shift in importance from Nordic countries and North America to East Asia. This shift is clear when looking at published articles in Indoor Air for the past few years. This trend will most possibly continue. At the IAQVEC 2007 conference recently held (October 2007) in Sendai, Japan a meeting was held for students (Masters, PhD, and Post Doc) in our field. More than 100 students were registered, and most of them are on the photo. A true part of the future of IAQ sciences.