This very first EARA summer school was organised by the former EARA president, Monique Bolognini. It took place in July 2001 near Lake Geneva in Switzerland and was a great success. Sixteen Ph.D. students participated and among the teachers were Lawrence Steinberg,  Hakan Stattin, Margaret Kerr, Jari-Erik Nurmi, Bruna Zani and Peter Noack, to name a few.