The Winter Scientific Meeting remains the highlight of the BTS professional calendar and, although current guidelines mean that the numbers allowed on site at the QEII Centre will be vastly reduced, we hope that those who register early and are therefore able to attend in person, will enjoy the networking opportunity and, in particular, the chance to interact with clinicians, allied health professionals and scientific colleagues from within the UK and abroad in our abstract sessions, which remain a vitally important component of the Meeting.