SLA, a society of Latin American acarolgoists, was founded in 1994 in Columbus, Ohio and consolidated in Mexico in 1996. SLA was founded for better communication and development of acarology in Latin America.  Dr. Tila Maria Perez (México) was elected as president, Dr. Maria Casanueva (Chile) as the secretary. Further information about the society should be addressed to

Tila M. Perez
Laboratorio de Acarologia
Departamento de Biologia
Universidad Nacional Autonomia Mexico
Mexico 04510, DF
Mexico

website  www.slacarologia.com