Thirteen members and su pp orters of the idea  o f  the EuCheMS working party on ethics in  chemistr y f rom seven countries came to – gether in Frank f urt, Germany, on 25 and 26  September 2015 to exchange views, discuss the administrative structure and to identi fy topics for future activities.  The working party was  f ounded in autumn 2011 and started with a  f ew loosel y  con – nected enthusiasts but soon  g rew to a present  total o f  about 30 members and observers from twelve countries. Durin g  the workin g part y’ s s y mposium at the 4th EuCheMS Chemistry Con g ress in Pra g ue 2012, it became  ob vi ous  t ha t m o r e  n eeds  t o be do n e  t o  c o n – so l i d ate t h e wor k in g  party. At t h e recen  Frankfurt S y mposium the participants de- cided to establish a  f ive-membered steering g roup to distribute tasks onto more shoulders. Following the “The Hague Ethical Guidelines ” ( http://bit.l y /1jaLOSd )  defined b y  an inter- national panel o f  experts in September at the  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical  Weapons, our assistance in the implemen – tation o f  ethics courses within science  p ro – g rammes at universities should be top prior – i t y . In conjunction wit h  t h e s y mposium, t h e  theatre pla y  b y  Roald Hoffmann “Was Euch g ehört”  ( “Somethin g  that belon g s to you” ) w as presented in Darmstadt and Frankfurt. Hartmut Frank, hartmut. f rank@uni-bayreuth.de w ww.euchems.eu / divisions / ethics-in-chemistr y