Statphys28, the triennial conference of the C3 Commission (Statistical Physics) of IUPAP has been successfully held in Tokyo from august 7 to august 11. During the last session of the Conference, it has been announced that the 29th edition of this prestigious event, StatPhys29, will be held in Florence (Italy) july 13-18. The chairman of the Conference will be Stefano Ruffo of SISSA, Trieste. Several satellite meetings have already been scheduled in many European countries and at Kigali, Rwanda. The world community of Statistical Physics is kindly invited to participate in the Conference, which will also host the ceremonies of the Boltzmann Medal and of the Early Career Award of IUPAP.