This year’s MPQC Retreat took place from 28 October to 1 November 2024 at Pepper Resort Noosa, Australia. In addition to project reports on all topics, deeps downs, talks and discussions about different career paths, we were particularly pleased that our SAB members Barbara Mazzolai and Ana Deletic gave presentations on their research. Another highlight was a discussion about common goals of different themes, which we will continue in a follow-up event on 6 February 2025.