ISME's goal is to serve microbial ecologists and the wider community by supporting research and education. We strive to be open and approachable by keeping members updated via our newsletters and sharing all our reports online. Below you can find an overview of our main activities.
The Society
Anyone with an interest in Microbial Ecology can become a member. For more information about the memberships and its benefits, please visit the corresponding pages.
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.
ISME reaches out to the wider-community, sponsoring/co-organize external events (workshops, meetings, lectures), providing travel grants and other fundings and we focus on under-developed regions in these fundings too.
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The SymposiaOrganized every two years, the ISME symposia are the largest not-for-profit international meetings addressing the wide range of topics in Microbial Ecology. With an average delegate number of 2200 people representing over 50 countries worldwide we are truly international. At the symposia we display the current trends and topics in microbial ecology by organizing lectures, roundtables, poster viewing sessions and social events, with a break-even budget. The next meeting, ISME20, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2026. We happily invite you to attend! |
The ISME Publications
The ISME Journal and ISME Communications are produced by ISME Publications B.V. in cooperation with our publisher partner Oxford University Press. The journals address interdisciplinary microbial ecology. Learn more about The ISME Journal and ISME Communications.
ISME is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Arnhem, The Netherlands (#09191073), RSIN 820279328