On 22nd November ECoLaSS was presented at the 24th MARS conference which took place in Dubrovnik from 21-22 November. The conference provided a forum to exchange and discuss experiences and recent developments regarding the monitoring approaches within the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS), focussing on the future objectives of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and technology developments. In this context Jean-Paul Gachelin from SIRS introduced the audience to the general ECoLaSS project concept and presented the recent outcomes of the agricultural prototypes in the European and African demonstration sites.