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Affiliates Letter
The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates
FEMS Special: The
countdown starts now
On behalf of the Congress organizers and the host of the Congress - the
Spanish Society for Microbiology (SEM) - we welcome you to FEMS 2017 and
to Valencia! As we prepare for a week of cutting edge research, scientific
discussion and a meet and greet with some of the key leaders in microbiology,
we have prepared a special issue of our regular member newsletter to keep
you all up-to-date on what to expect at the Congress. This issue is freely
available for all to read this month. To give you a taster, we have rounded up
some of the people involved in the Congress to give you a sneak peek of the
activities we have in store for you in Valencia next week.
Juan Ayala, Spanish Society for Microbiology
“ Come to this ground-breaking event unlike any other
meeting because you will get the cutting-edge science
and latest knowledge in the field with a full scope of
microbiology - from basic science to translational and
clinical application. You will get the opportunity to
build connections with more than 2,500 of your peers
from across the globe at this meeting, and you would
get continuing education credits. This Congress offers
unparalleled learning and networking opportunities
that you cannot afford to miss. Moreover, Valencia
is a very nice and enjoyable city to visit and to get
those networking contacts in a great ambiance.”
The
microbiology
community
needs you!
Microbiology is as critical as ever in
providing solutions to many of the
issues facing society today. Despite
ongoing developments in research,
network-building and outreach,
things could always be better. To
assist the microbiology community in
working out where the major current
barriers to effectiveness lie, we’d like
to know about the things that might
be preventing you from doing your
job as well as you’d like.
Please complete the survey by 30 July
2017 – and feel free to forward it to
anyone in your network who might
be interested.
Max Haggblom, Climate Change session
“ Climate change is having an impact around the
world and there is thus considerable interest in
understanding the roles and responses of microbes
in these rapidly changing environments. Climate
change impacts the activities of microbes, such as
in their cycling of carbon and nitrogen, affects their
symbioses and the interactions of complex microbial
assemblages. This session will examine the roles of
microbes and their metabolic adaptations in some of
Earth’s habitats.”
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july 2017