The Latin American Association of Coloproctology (ALACP) held its 26^th biennial congress in conjunction with the 44^th annual meeting of the Mexican Society of Surgeons of the Rectum, Colon, and Anus (SMCRCA). The meeting took place October 2 to 5, 2019, in Cancun, Mexico. Twenty-eight international professors from North America, Europe, and Asia participated alongside 62 speakers from all of Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 400 participants converged from North, Central, and South America; the Caribbean; Europe; and Asia. Participants included 63 residents from Latin America, Europe, and Asia who contributed an unprecedented number of poster presentations. The meeting was highly interactive, consisting of 1 day of 5 highly dynamic workshops and 3 days of plenary sessions covering a broad spectrum of topics within colorectal surgery. Authoritative lectures by world leaders were punctuated by debates, panel discussions, and presentations of problem cases that delighted the audience. ALACP accomplished transformative changes in its general assembling meetings set into motion by its 26^th presidency. These accomplishments included the first reformation of its bylaws in over a quarter century, an official affiliation with Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, and the relocation of the ALACP Secretariat General from Rio de Janeiro to Mexico City.

拉丁美洲结肠直肠病学协会（ALACP）与第44^届联合会举行了^第26^届双年度大会墨西哥直肠，结肠和肛门外科医师学会（SMCRCA）年会。会议于2019年10月2日至5日在墨西哥坎昆举行。来自北美，欧洲和亚洲的28位国际教授与来自拉丁美洲和加勒比海地区的62位演讲者一起参加了会议。来自北美洲，中美洲和南美洲的400多位参与者汇聚一堂；加勒比; 欧洲; 和亚洲。参与者包括来自拉丁美洲，欧洲和亚洲的63位居民，他们为海报展示提供了空前的数量。会议是高度互动的，由为期1天的5个充满活力的研讨会和为期3天的全体会议组成，涵盖了结直肠外科领域的广泛主题。世界领导人的权威演讲被辩论，小组讨论，以及使观众感到高兴的问题案例的介绍。ALACP在其全体大会上实现了变革性变革，其第26届大会开始了^个总统任期。这些成就包括四分之一世纪以来对其章程的第一次改革，与结肠和直肠疾病的正式隶属关系以及ALACP秘书处将其从里约热内卢迁至墨西哥城。