Dear ISSMO Members: On behalf of ISSMO Executive Committee, we are very pleased to announce that our next World Congress, WCSMO12, will take place in Braunschweig, Germany, in 2017. ISSMO congratulates Prof. Axel Schumacher and his colleagues in the Organizing Committee for their exceptional proposal. Four proposals to host WCSMO12 were submitted for consideration: Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Scotland. On behalf of ISSMO, we sincerely thank the organizers of these proposals for their effort and commitment to the Society. Sincerely, Gengdong Cheng, ISSMO President James K. Guest, ISSMO Secretary General