The International Biometric Society is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the XXVth International Biometric Conference, being hosted by the Brazilian and Argentinean Regions of the society, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, from Sunday 5th to Friday 10th of December 2010. Details of the invited scientific programme are already available, and the remainder of the scientific programme will be finalised in the next month. Full details about the scientific and social programmes for the conference, about accommodation at the conference, and about registration, are available from the conference web-site (www.ibc-floripa-2010.org). The International Biometric Society looks forward to welcoming you to our next international conference in December in Brazil. Andrew Mead IBS Organising President, IBC Floripa 2010 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.