We are deeply saddened to inform you that on May 2^nd, 2015, our colleague Bogdan Cichomski passed away. Bogdan was a co-founder of the Institute for Social Studies and its long-time faculty member. He served as a head of the Center for Sociological Studies and was the forefather of the Polish General Survey Program (PGSS). Bogdan’s funeral will take place on May 11^th, at 10:30 am at the Bródnowski Cemetery in Warsaw.