Pre-conference workshops will be held on June 2, 2025. Registration for workshops is included in the conference registration fee. Reservations for workshops will be live on May 1, 2025.

Predicting the microbial community structure of biofilms: mechanistic underpinnings and limitations of 1-D models.

Organizers

Rob Nerenberg, University of Notre Dame, USA.

Akihiko Terada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

Susanne Lackner, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

Jianhua Guo, University of Queensland, Australia

Hooked on Science: Engaging Secondary School Students with Lessons Based on Your Research.

Organizer

Joseph Earl Weaver, Newcastle University, United Kingdom.

Modeling microbial ecosystems off the beaten track.

Organizer

Jorge Rodriguez, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

Application of the MiDAS reference databases for microbial community analyses.

Organizer

Per Halkjær Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark.

Ethical Dimensions of Synthetic Microorganisms and Communities in Microbial Ecology.

Organizer

Cresten Mansfeldt, University of Colorado Boulder, USA.

Managing Culture: The secret to unlocking the power of our community.

Organizers

Jane Fowler, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Tom Curtis, Newcastle University, United Kingdom