The FICB General assembly will take placeon saturday january 25, 2014 at 09:30 at Musée du Vin de Paris. It will be the first organised according to the statutes revised in 2013. M. Pat Pingitore, Vice President of FICB for the USA, conveyed the invitation of his country to host the 2016 FICB International Congress in California. The General Assembly warmly accepted the invitation. The composition of the Board of Administration was reviewed to take into account the payments of membership fees. It will hold an exceptional meeting in Reims on 29 May to adjust the composition of the Executive Committee in order to take into account the wish of a few members to step back.