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The Society interactive & involved The Journal impressive & impact factor 8.951 The Symposia international & innovative & interdisciplinary The International Board President: Vice President: Past President: Treasurer: Board Members: Michael Wagner (AU) Janet Jansson (USA) Steven Lindow (USA) Mark Bailey (UK) Bill Mohn (CAN) Jim Fredrickson (USA) Alexandra Worden (USA) Esperanza Martínez-Romero (MEX) Satoshi Okabe (JAP) Rudi Amann (GER) Nicole Webster (AUS) Åsa Frostegård (NO) ISME Goals • Promote research in ME • Promote education in ME • Initiate and support conferences and workshops • Facilitate scientific exchange • Facilitate interaction between workers in ME and other disciplines • Promote international awareness of ME issues • To publish in The ISME Journal with a multidisciplinary approach MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS • Monthly copies of The ISME Journal – in print and online • 50% off subscription to any other Nature journal • Reduced registration fees at the biennial ISME Symposia • Access to ISME online Membership directory • An active Message Board at the ISME Journal web and Social Media • Submission of bids for future ISME Symposia • Eligibility to vote for ISME Officers and Board Members • Involvement in the goals & finances at the membership meetings World Class Editorial Team Chief editors: Mark Bailey George Kowalchuk Senior editors: Antje Boetius Ian Head Rob Knight Kiwamu Minamisawa Liping Zhao David Relman James Hollibough Eric Wommack Jack Gilbert Jim Prosser Alexandra Worden UK NL • Microbial population & community ecology • Microbe-microbe & microbe-host interactions GE UK US JP CN US US US US UK US • Evolutionary genetics • Integrated genomics & post genomic approaches • Microbial Engineering • Geomicrobiology & microbial contributions to geochemical cycles • Microbial ecology & functional diversity of natural habitats • Microbial ecosystem impacts Symposia ISME-01 ISME-02 ISME-03 ISME-04 ISME-05 ISME-06 ISME-07 ISME-08 ISME-09 ISME-10 ISME-11 ISME-12 ISME-13 ISME-14 ISME-15 ISME-16 ISME-17 Location Dunedin, New Zealand Warwick, UK East Lansing, USA Ljubljana, Slovenia Kyoto, Japan Barcelona, Spain Sao Paolo, Brazil Halifax, Canada Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancun, Mexico Vienna, Austria Cairns, Australia Seattle, USA Copenhagen, Denmark Seoul, South Korea Montreal, Canada Delegate # 380 delegates 770 delegates 870 delegates 950 delegates 1029 delegates 1320 delegates 852 delegates 1440 delegates 1610 delegates 2000 delegates 2000 delegates 1500 delegates 2042 delegates 2215 delegates Year 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 REPORT 2215 delegates, 61 countries represented, 2155 abstracts received, 7 keynotes, 112 invited presentations, 8 roundtables, 287 selected for orals, 1764 posters, 17 awards, 30 travel awards Registration & Submission is Open! More information available at: www.isme-microbes.org/isme15 SEE YOU THERE!