With more than 100 participants from different sectors, the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Latin American Network for Rural Extension Services took place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia from 10 to 12 October 2012. During the meeting, the main strategic topics of RELASER were ratified: innovation, generation of evidence and capacity building. The importance of the National Forums of RELASER were highlighted; Colombia and Paraguay presented their experiences and several new countries expressed their interest in building new forums. Additionally, a thematic group of academics from universities was build within the network that aim to contribute from their perspective.