Jorge Pérez de Lara and Joel Skidmore share a profound respect for the ancient and living cultures of Mexico and Central America. And we are privileged to count amongst our friends and colleagues many of the leading Mesoamerican authorities of our time. In the photograph above, hieroglyphics expert Simon Martin gestures while explaining the significance of a Teotihuacano conqueror's name appearing on a nearby facade. From left to right, on the steps of Palenque's Palace with the Temple of the Inscriptions in the background, are Dmitri Beliaev, Dr. Sandra Noble, Professor Nikolai Grube (seated in white shirt), Simon Martin, Joel Skidmore (sunglasses) and Jorge Pérez de Lara (backpack containing large-format camera weighing a ton). The glyph bearing the name of Siyah K'ak', a "stranger" to the Maya lands from Central Mexico's great civilization of Teotihuacan, is just out of view to the left. (See "The Arrival of Strangers," an excerpt from David Stuart's groundbreaking paper on the subject [Stuart 2000b].) In addition to helping to maintain Mesoweb, Joel has produced and edited David Stuart's The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque and Merle Greene Robertson's Never in Fear. Jorge's many photographic credits include David Stuart's The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque and Hidden Faces of the Maya with Linda Schele. In conclusion we are proud to be able to work together with our friend and colleague Marc Zender to present for you, the public, and for students of all academic levels, a selection of insights into Mesoamerica. Thank you for your interest.