ECTS Coffee Shops are a new way to bring scientists together in an informal and relaxed way to discuss topics of relevance to our field. The Coffee Shop of April will take place on 23 April, 4-5pm CET, and will be moderated by Elena Tsourdi (Dresden, Germany), Annegreet Veldhuis-Vlug (Amsterdam & Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and Ciro Menale (Naples, Italy), to discuss how an investigator who is new in the bone field  may approach  his/her (first) ECTS meeting, taking full advantage of various events organized during the congress.