The year 2007 saw the birth of a new IUHPE baby: ISECN — the IUHPE Student and Early Career Network. This commentary presents some of the work that has been undertaken by ISECN this past year. We have appointed regional contacts, presented a poster about our network in a conference in Osaka, Japan, initiated a working group for communication with a specific focus on increasing equity in the way ISECN communicates with its members, launched a website (www.isecn.org), and held two global conference call meetings, connecting members from almost every corner of the planet. Also addressed in this Commentary is our role as Stream Managers for the IUHPE's new online offering, “Views on Health Promotion Online” and the formation of a working group to start developing a Code of Ethics for health promotion. These new projects will benefit ISECN, and contribute to the betterment of health promotion generally. All IUHPE members who are at the early stages of their careers are urged to join us.