Aspects of IUCr2017: (clockwise from top left: IUCr2017 logo; Ewald Prize winner, Sir Tom Blundell; the world’s largest crystal structure model will be on display at the Congress (http://worldrecord.r-krickl.com/, photo credit: Robert Krickl); The Charminar, a monument and mosque in Hyderabad; the Programme Committee; and two views of the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).