The 2016 joint meeting of the International Society of Arachnology and the American Arachnological Society will be held from July 2 – 9, 2016 in beautiful Golden, Colorado USA nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The meeting will be held on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines. Activities scheduled for accompanying people make this an idea excuse to plan your family vacation. A post-Congress excursion will take participants to natural and cultural sites around the state. The Congress banquet will be held at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science where participants can enjoy the world class exhibits and can visit the DMNS arachnology collection. For more information about the International Congress of Arachnology, contact Paula Cushing.