These are exciting times at the Observatorios de Canarias, not only because of the excellent science that is being achieved and the development and incorporation of new instruments but also in the way that the inter-relationship of the owners and operators continues to become more integrated. 2015 was the 30th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Observatorios de Canarias when we welcomed over 600 guests and several Heads of State and Nobel Laureates. Back then we couldn’t have envisioned just how much our international community has grown or the many outstanding and surprising discoveries achieved. No doubt this bodes well for the future when we have even larger projects on the horizon and we look forward to the completion and operation of the WEAVE instrument on the WHT and the exciting science that this will deliver from the Canary Islands.