Sunday, December 21, 2014

Should you consider attending ASM 2015 this spring?

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The general program for the 2015 American Society of Microbiology meeting in New Orleans is out, and registration is now open. The sessions look incredible, and I've listed them below as I imagine they might resonate with many of the readers of this blog. The bolded sessions look particularly interesting for scholars of symbiosis or host-microbe interactions. This is one conference that makes a daring attempt to cover the many exciting developments in all of microbiology, including a major focus on eukaryotic-microbe symbioses.

I've had the great pleasure of attending two other general ASM conferences in the past few years and am always deeply impressed with 1) gender balance of speakers 2) career development stage of speakers 3) the opportunity to meet those people you've always wanted to 4) the high quality of the lectures 5) the vendor booths (ton of free science schwag) 6) the remarkable organization. This is a PROFESSIONAL meeting in every sense of the word. Do consider coming and if it is your first time, I promise that you will not be disappointed. Hope to see you there.

If you have kids, ASM is very good about offering onsite childcare services. More info here.

(disclaimer: I am hosting the session on Holobionts and Their Hologenomes in which the following people are scheduled to speak: Eugene and Ilana Rosenberg (Tel Aviv University), Jonathan Klassen (U. Connecticut), and Nicole Webster (Australian Institute of Marine Science)). 

Sunday, May 31

Plenary Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Afternoon Symposia

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Special Interest Sessions

4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 1

Plenary Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Afternoon Symposia

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Special Interest Sessions

4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2

Plenary Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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