The 19th International Congress of Myriapodology is an academic event which gather researchers from around the world who are interested in the study of Diplopoda, Chilopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla and the phylum Onychophora. This even has been carried out in countries around the world with the support of the Centre International of Mirapodologie and will be held for the first time in a Latin-American country this year at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogotá campus.