Fπ-14 is the next in line of the previous Fπ conferences in Japan (Osaka 1989, 1999, 2006, Kobe 1992), USA (Santa Cruz 1995, Ithaca 2004, Atlanta 2009), Europe (Ulm-Germany 2002, Graz-Austria 2008, Arcachon-France 2013), and China (Beijing 2011, Hong Kong 2017). It initially started as the “International Symposium on Functional Dyes” in Osaka. To broaden the scope of the conference and to adjust to the developments in academic and industrial research, it was renamed to the “International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems” in 2002. In 2019, we will once more see new topics on the agenda!