In March 2007, Jens Breffke (Germany) and Csaba Janaky (Hungary) invited all societies to send their young representatives to Berlin in order to set the rules of EYCN.

The Delegate Assembly (DA), a meeting of the national chemical societies' representatives, takes place annually and the board members and the team leaders are elected biennially.

[1] Being one of the most active divisions of EuChemS, the EYCN's main goal is to support and mentor students, early career researchers and professionals through awards (best poster and best oral presentation prizes, the European Young Chemist Award - EYCA),[6] exchange programs (congress fellowships, Young Chemists Crossing Borders - YCCB program)[7] and educational activities (conferences,[8][9] Career Days, soft-skills symposiums).

Chair: Viviana Fluxa (Switzerland); Secretary: Cristina Todaşcă (Romania); Relationship with industries: Lineke Pelleboer (The Netherlands); External communication: Guillaume Poisson (France); Membership and internal communication: Aurora Walshe (UK); Website designer: Magorzata Zaitz (Poland) Key achievements: Development of the EYCN's website and active participation at the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (ECC3) in Nuremberg, 2010.

Chair: Sergej Toews (Germany); Secretary: Helena Laavi (Finland); Relationship with industry: Viviana Fluxa (Switzerland); Communications: Dan Dumitrescu (Romania); Scientific affairs: Ilya Vorotyntsev (Russia) Key achievement: The corporate identity of the EYCN was developed.