Rumen microbiology
(human) gut microbiology
Biogas microbiology
Anaerobic wastewater treatment
Anaerobes in other habitats
Cultivation techniques
Molecular approaches
other topics (to be suggested)

http://www.uibk.ac.at/news/isam8/

The CSM 2013 Ottawa Conference local organizing committee would like to invite you to the 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists which will be held at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, June 17 – 20, 2013.
Themes:
Genomics, Systems Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms, Host-Pathogen Interaction, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Genetics

http://www.csm-scm.org/english/conf_upcoming.asp

Despite many scientific advances, Salmonella infections continue to cause substantial morbidity and mortality throughout the world.  Food-borne outbreaks occur frequently and enteric fever continues to be a major public health problem in many parts of the world.  Multiple Salmonella serovars are responsible for major economic losses in livestock, and non-typhoidal Salmonella has emerged as a highly invasive pathogen in Africa and elsewhere.  This conference will bring together scientists from around the world with a variety of different backgrounds, including internationally recognized leaders in Salmonella research.  The most recent and exciting discoveries in the field will be presented, with a focus on a range of research topics on the best understood bacterial pathogen, from clinical and translational issues to more basic science, and will draw upon multidisciplinary angles.  Promising new approaches for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Salmonella infections will be highlighted.  The organizing committee is keen for graduate students and postdocs to attend the meeting, to share and discuss their research with the Salmonella scientific community.

http://conferences.asm.org/index.php/upcoming-conferences/4th-asm-conference-on-salmonella-the-bacterium-the-host-and-the-environment

The 7^th Australasian Virology Society Meeting (formally Australian Virology Group) will be held from the 8-11^th of December, 2013 at the Millennium Hotel, Queenstown New Zealand. This is an outstanding opportunity for all students and researchers interested in human, animal, plant or prokaryotic virology to come together in a relaxed environment and discuss wide-ranging issues from fundamental virology research to diagnosis and control.  The meeting will attract up to 200 delegates, including many of the top virologists in Australasia. The primary aims of the meeting are to foster interactions between virology fields and to provide a supportive environment within which students can present their research. The first six AVS meetings attracted extremely positive feedback from all those who attended.

http://www.avs.org.au/