The 2019 Assembly of the CMI will take place in Mexico City, Mexico on the afternoon of Wednesday, 2nd October 2019, preceded by a two-day colloquium organized jointly by the CMI and the Mexican MLA. This is in accord with the tradition and historical format of holding a full international Conference only once every four years, with Seminars and Colloquia in intermediate years, coinciding with our annual Assembly. The next Conference will be in Tokyo, Japan in 2020.