“…The sixth SPIN (Sharing Progress in Neonatology) meeting incorporating the 36th International Workshop on Surfactant Replacement was due to take place on the 10-12 June 2021 in Vilnius, Lithuania (the largest city, with a population in excess of 0.5 million). However, as with last year's SPIN meeting which was to be held in Madrid [1], the COVID-19 pandemic has interfered with the planned meeting. This time however, rather than canceling it, a virtual meeting has taken place instead.…”