42 Diversa UNIVERSITÄT©DEBARCELONA DepartamentdeBiologiaAnimal FacultatdeBiologia AvingudaDiagonal,645 E-08028Barcelona,Spain 23rd European Colloquium ofArachnology,Barcelona 2006 Dear Collegues, OnbehalfoftheEuropeanSocietyofArachnology Althoughthe Colloquiumis aEuropeaninitiative, andthelocalorganizingcommittee,wearepleased itisbynomeansrestrictedtoEuropeanresearchers. to announcethatthe23rdEuropeanColloquium We encourage colleagues from other continents, ofArachnology, and VIIJornadas del Grupo especiallyLatinAmerica, to contribute. Iberico deAracnologia, will be held from 4th to 8th September 2006, in Barcelona, Catalonia Thefirstannouncement,withmoreinformationon (Spain). thescientificprogram,registrationfees,accommo- dationandothermatters,willbereleasedinJanua- We areawarethatthedateschosenforthecongress ry-February,2006.Meanwhile,youarerequestedto maybe slightly awkward. Barcelona has become a provideuswithfeedbackbycompletingtheprelimi- majortouristattraction,andJulyandAugustarethe nary registration form given below. Your response peakseason.Movingthe congressto the firstweek willhelpusimmenselyinoureffortstoorganizethe ofSeptemberwill allowus to offerbetter services, 23rdEuropeanColloquiumofArachnology. and transport fares and accommodation rates will be cheaper. Yours Sincerely, The local organising committee The congress will probably be held in the coastal villageofSitges(http://www.sitgestur.com),40km Carles Ribera, [email protected] south of Barcelona. This summer resort offers a MiquelA.Arnedo, [email protected] wealthofaccommodation atarange ofprices, and UniversitätdeBarcelona,DepartamentdeBiologia pleasant surroundings for social activities. Sitges Animal,Facultatde Biologia,AvingudaDiagonal, iswell connected to Barcelonabypublic transport 645, E-08028 Barcelona. Spain (bus, train), and is just 20 km from Barcelona Airport.