In the style of the Young Scientist meeting SASSy during the SASS conference, we invited all Junior researchers to partake in a meeting organised by Young Scientists for Young Scientists. The goal was to connect with other researchers that are at the same stage in their career and face similar problems in their research.

FORTIFYs took place one day before FORTRESS2025 in Essen, Germany. Due to its success, we are planning another FORTIFYs for the 2026 edition in Leuven.