RISE_SMA forms an interdisciplinary, international network combining excellent scholars and practitioners to enable vigorous knowledge sharing and to develop solutions for contemporary challenges for Social Media Analytics (SMA). From Leiden, Michael Emmerich, Suzan Verberne and Frank Takes are involved. It is the result of a EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call (MSCA RISE) proposal. The kick-off meeting is in Duisburg on April 15-16, 2019 and the RISE_SMA project website provides more information.