At the 26th General Assembly of the IUCr in Melbourne Manfred Weiss (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin) and Tina Weigel (TU Freiberg) presented the German bid for the 28th IUCr congress and General Assembly to be held August 18–25, 2029 in Berlin. The delegates accepted the proposal and now we are all looking forward to a fantastic IUCr-2029 in Berlin. Stay tuned.