Dear List Member: [Apologies for cross-posting] A truly *comprehensive* source of information regarding events such as commercial meetings, society or association meetings, workshops, professional courses, expositions, seminar series, and other public events that are devoted to general or applied entomology topics would be a very useful resource for the entomological community. Scientific Reference Resources is in the process of compiling an *Entomology Events Calendar* which will remain freely available to all via the Internet. We have identified about 350 individual events that are scheduled to occur during the year 2000 -- those announced on the Internet or in the handful of entomological society newsletters that we have access to -- and have posted the preliminary *Entomology Events Calendar* on the Internet at: http://www.sciref.org/links/EntEvent/index.htm Our definition of "entomology" includes myriapods, acari and other arachnids, as well as insects. The Calendar also includes events devoted to apiculture, "pest control", "crop protection", and "vector control", and will be limited to events with high entomological content. Only a fraction of the events which fit these criteria are now listed on the Calendar -- the total number will certainly be in the thousands. In the interest of providing as complete of a list as possible, we welcome information regarding the events that are currently missing from the Calendar. The Calendars for 2001, 2002, etc., will be posted in the next few days. The content of each entry is presently limited to the most basic information: when and where the event will take place, and how to obtain additional information regarding the event -- either the website or e-mail address for the meeting, for the sponsoring organization, or for a specific contact person. We hope that you will find the Entomology Events Calendar to be a useful source of information, and a valuable tool for publicizing the events that you are involved with for the year 2000 and beyond. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Dr. Michael L. Grieneisen, President Scientific Reference Resources Post Office Box 73674 Davis, California 95616 USA http://www.sciref.org/