- International Society for Microbial Ecology
The International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) is the principle scientific society for the burgeoning field of Microbial Ecology and its related disciplines. ISME fosters the exchange of scientific information by organizing international
symposia as well as specific workshops, sponsoring publications, and promoting education and research. ISME provides services to the scientific as well as the wider community. The ISME symposia, organized every two years, are the largest international meetings addressing the wide range of topics in Microbial Ecology.The next meeting, ISME-12, will be held in
Cairns, Australia in 2008. The society enjoys close collaborations with other key scientific organizations, and has established effective scientific interactions in all geographical regions through a network of scientific leaders who serve as ISME National Ambassadors.In May 2007 the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) launched a brand new publication: The ISME Journal.
Previous held symposia:
2006 ISME-11 2000 Vienna, Austria The hidden powers-microbial communities in action
2004 ISME-10 2000 Cancun, Mexico Microbial planet: sub-surface to space
2001 ISME-9 1610 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Interactions in the microbial world
1998 ISME-8 1440 Halifax, Canada Microbial biosystems: new frontiers
1995 ISME-7 852 Sao Paolo, Brazil Progress in microbial ecology
1992 ISME-6 1320 Barcelona, Spain Trends in microbial ecology
1989 ISME-5 1029 Kyoto, Japan Recent advances in microbial ecology
1986 ISME-4 950 Ljubljana, Slovenia Perspectives in microbial ecology
1983 ISME-3 870 East Lansing, USA Current Perspectives in microbial Ecology
1980 ISME-2 770 Warwick, UK Contemporary Microbial Ecology
1977 ISME-1 380 Dunedin, New Zealand Microbial Ecology
External links
* [http://www.isme-microbes.org Official Website]
References
* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070711001247.htm Science Daily]
* [http://www.forbes.com/health/feeds/hscout/2007/10/11/hscout609038.html Forbes Magazine]
* [http://www.upi.com/Consumer_Health_Daily/Briefing/2007/07/11/eight_kinds_of_vaginal_bacteria_discovered/5699/ United Press International]
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