Well organised around the WCSB conferences and the bi-annual sister conference in Perth, Australia, the sampling community has never been as dynamic as today. Debates are rich and productive, disagreements are usually handled in a constructive and friendly manner, but research, academic as well as industrial, is still needed on a large number of subjects. Universities are starting to get on board in a more structured way, with the result that a growing number of students around the world are now exposed to TOS during their studies. But the future of TOS is still in the making and we all have a duty to foresee what is needed, and to help and contribute as much as possible.