Around seventy research partners and advisory board members gathered on March 8-9 for a highly successful start to the new EU project, FamiliesAndSocieties.  Livia Oláh and her team have attracted an outstanding group of scholars who began their work at the Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm's Old Town.  Stockholm University's Vice-Chancellor opened the meeting, and highly engaged participants can be viewed here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FCdibm9-wM0