New authorities of our Faculty initiated a new academic by year awarding two statuettes Friend of the Faculty of Chemistry, of Lodz University of Technology to largest and most modern enterprises in Poland: PGE GiEK SA Branch Elektrownia Bełchatów and Anwil SA. While spirited, unconventional lecture on selected themes of Lodz history has been delivered by the Senator Ryszard Bonisławski. It was a very good start of the new team, whom I wish every success.