Number 102, July 4 th 2016. ISSN 2031-0293 Benjamin Wayens (Brussels Studies Senior Editor), +32(0)2 211 78 22, bwayens@brusselsstudies.be Joost Vaesen (Director of the BSI), + 32(0)476 78 93 37, joost.vaesen@ulb.ac.be BSI synopsis. The traces of World War I in Brussels Serge Jaumain, Virginie Jourdain, et al. Brussels Studies is published thanks to the support of Innoviris (Brussels Institute for Research and Innovation - Brussels-Capital Region) www.brusselsstudies.be the e-journal for academic research on Brussels Serge Jaumain is a professor of contemporary history and vice-rector of international relations at Université libre de Bruxelles. His research is centred on the history of mass distribution, the history of tourism and the history of Canada. He recently edited the Dictionnaire d’Histoire de Bruxelles (Proso- pon, 2013). He has also edited and organised several works, conferences and seminars on World War I in Belgium. Serge.Jaumain@ulb.ac.be Virginie Jourdain has a doctorate in contemporary history from Université libre de Bruxelles and Université de Neuchâtel. Her thesis was a study of the hotel industry in Brussels before 1940. Her research is focused on the socio- economic history of Brussels in general and on the history of tourism in par- ticular. She currently works for Brussels Studies Institute. Virginie.Jourdain@ulb.ac.be With the participation of: Michaël Amara (Archives Générales du Royaume), Bruno Benvindo (CEGESOMA), Pierre Bouchat (Université libre de Bruxelles), Eric Bousmar (Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles), Arnaud Charon (Archives Générales du Royaume), Thierry Eggerickx (Université catholique de Louvain), Elisabeth Gybels (Classes du Patrimoine et de la Citoyenneté), Chantal Kesteloot (CEGESOMA), Olivier Klein (Université libre de Bruxelles), Benoît Mihail (Police fédérale), Sven Steffens (Musée communal de Molenbeek), Pierre-Alain Tallier (Archives Générales du Royaume), Nathalie Tousignant (Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles), Joost Vaesen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Brussels Studies Institute). Translation: Jane Corrigan www.brusselsstudiesinstitute.be the platform for research on Brussels