The 3rd Virtual Machine Meetup (VMM '16) is a venue for discussing the latest research and developments in the area of managed language execution. It will be held on 1st and 2nd of September at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland and is part of the Managed Languages & Runtimes Week 2016. We welcome presentations of new research results, experience reports, as well as position statements that can lead to interesting discussions. The program of last year's VMM2015 can be found here.