I first met Angela at COP 1 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1994. The Conference took place in a hotel at the Nassauean Beach and Angela used to run every morning in the early morning hours to keep fit for the very long days of the tough and tedious negoatiations. She was so dynamic and dedicated. I will keep this memory of hers - her determination and fierceness mixed with her kindness and strength. A great woman, what a loss! Gudrun Henne.