annual conference 2024

in 2025 the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ will be launching exhibitionplus to help increase your engagement and collaboration with the community; through industry sponsored sessions, abstract submissions and supporting our future microbiology leaders with skills development and training. through the launch, the society hopes to increase the ways you can get involved with the microbiology community. if you would like to learn more, please email [email protected].

exhibition and sponsorship opportunities

we are delighted to invite you to participate in the annual conference 2024, where over the three days there will be opportunities to network with delegates across all career stages, oral and poster presenters, and authors publishing in our journals.

from making an impact with the gold, silver and bronze packages, through to individual options from our pick and mix, we have a range of options to help you reach and strengthen your connections in this targeted community. please download our exhibition and sponsorship pack for more details. if you have any questions about the packages available please email [email protected].

annual conference 2024 exhibition and sponsorship pack

英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ annual conference 2024 floorplan

exhibitors

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  constant systems

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  labtech international

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  bio molecular systems

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  stratech scientific

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  new england biolabs

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  multi-omics research factory (morf)

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  mp biomedicals

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  clent life science

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  microbesng

abstract submission for the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ annual conference is now open and will close at 23:59 gmt on monday 11 december 2023. 

both members and non-members of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ are welcome to submit an abstract for the meeting. all offered oral presentations and posters will be selected from the abstracts submitted. once submissions are closed, they will be reviewed by the session organisers and submitters will be notified of the outcome directly in mid-january 2024.

by submitting an abstract to this meeting, you are indicating to the session organisers your commitment to attend the event.

abstracts are welcome for any of the following sessions: 

• biofilm prevention and control
• education and outreach symposium
• environmental and applied microbiology forum
• exploring the skin microbiome in health and disease
• finding the needle in the haystack: microbial surveillance in complex samples
• genetics and genomics forum
• infection forum
• microbes as sentinels and solutions in a changing world
• microbial physiology, metabolism and molecular biology forum
• microbiota-immune system and vaccine interplay (collaboration with british society for parasitology and protistology uk)
• prokaryotic stress responses – their diversity and regulation
• small talk: mechanisms of sensing and signalling at the host-microbe and microbe-microbe interface
• therapeutics: the use of bacteriophage, viruses, and viral components
• understanding phenotypes in the omics era
• virus workshop: viruses: molecular machines to understand cellular processes
• virus workshop: molecular basis of the host:pathogen interaction
• virus workshop: virus interaction with the host organism and implications for pathogenesis
• virus workshop: translating knowledge - understanding and preventing disease

abstracts should be submitted through the oxford abstracts system. both members and non-members of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ are welcome to submit an abstract. once submissions are closed, these will be reviewed by session chairs and scientific committee members and you will be informed of the outcome directly. by submitting an abstract to this conference, you are indicating to the session organisers your commitment to attend the event.

please note that the abstract is the only information session organisers use when deciding whether to accept your work for presentation as an offered oral or poster. if accepted, it will be published in the online programme or poster abstract book for the conference – so think carefully about what needs to be included.

registration for annual conference will open soon.

registration fees

the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ 's annual conference is the uk's largest annual gathering of microbiologists, and we welcome everyone from across our community to edinburgh in 2024.

members get heavily subsidised registration fees for annual conference, focused meetings and other society events – both online and in-person. join now to enjoy these discounts and many other opportunities that are designed for microbiologists at all stages of their careers.

what's included in your registration fee?

an event app (please note, this is an in-person meeting)

admission to all scientific sessions

admission to break and lunchtime  information and career development sessions

full access to the trade exhibition

full access to scientific poster sessions

buffet lunch on tuesday 9 april and wednesday 10 april

tea and coffee breaks

access to an online abstracts book

certificate of attendance (on request)

access to cpd points

registration confirmation

upon registration, you should receive an automated confirmation email. please contact [email protected] if this has not been received within 24 hours.

visa applications

if you need a letter of invitation for a visa application, we will be happy to supply this after we have received full payment. to find out if you need a visa to visit the uk, please visit the uk visa and immigration website.

it is the policy of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ not to supply an invitation letter to any delegate without payment and we will not reply to any request from an unregistered delegate. when the delegate has paid, the conference office will email back a confirmation/receipt letter and, upon request, a letter of invitation, which may be used to obtain the necessary visa.

please note that all conference delegates are responsible for their own travel and visa arrangements; the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ will not take any responsibility for travel or visa problems.

payment information

all registration fees must be paid in full before arrival at the conference. any outstanding registration fees must be paid before admittance will be granted to the conference.

cancellations

refunds are not provided; however substitutions of attendees can be made at any time before the event by contacting [email protected].

applications for the society events grant to support members attending annual conference 2024 will open on 18 january 2024 for two weeks and close on  01 february 2024 (midnight gmt). 

grants will act as contribution towards registration, travel, and accomodation expenses only. 

eligibility requirements: 

eligible 2022世界杯对阵分析 categories:

• full member
• full concessionary member 
• postgraduate student members
• undergraduate student members 

minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 period required: 

a minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 period of one year and two consecutive 2022世界杯对阵分析 payments is required. postgraduate and undersgraduate with three year 2022世界杯对阵分析 s will need to have completed one year 2022世界杯对阵分析 s will need to have completed one year (three-year 2022世界杯对阵分析 payment constitutes consecutive payment). 

please read all information carefully on the society events grant page before submitting an application for funding. 

the conference will take place at the edinburgh international conference centre (eicc): 

150 morrison street,
edinburgh,
eh3 8ee

directions

by car

if you are travelling using a sat nav, please use the postcode eh3 8ee. the main entrance is 150 morrison street.

by air

the airlink 100 operates a frequent bus service (every 10 minutes at peak times) between edinburgh airport and the city centre, with designated stops en route. the service starts at 04:30 and runs until 00:22 at night, with the journey taking 20 minutes. tickets cost £4.50 for a single and £7.50 for a return. delegates are advised to disembark at haymarket railway station and to follow signs for eicc on foot (a 5-minute walk). 

the n22 bus also departs from outside the airport entrance and runs every half an hour through the night until the airlink service starts again. for more information about these services visit www.flybybus.com.

by tram

edinburgh trams run between the airport and york place every 8-10 minutes monday to saturday and every 12-15 minutes on sundays.  the closest tram stop to the eicc is at haymarket station. please visit the edinburgh trams website for more details.

by rail

edinburgh has two railway stations:

waverley station, which is 1.3 miles from eicc, is the city's main railway station and has direct routes to many cities across the country, including over 25 daily departures from london.

haymarket station, which is just 0.4 miles from eicc, is a stop for many commuters and some uk train routes.  please ensure that you check with your rail network provider to find out if your train will stop at haymarket or waverley.

by bus

edinburgh's main bus terminal is located at st andrew's square. visit lothian buses for more information on local bus services.

coach

for information about travel by coach please visit the national express website.

car parking

there are many car parks within close walking distance of the eicc. please see the eicc website for more details.

accommodation

to support you in securing your accommodation we provide links to our booking and accommodation services via first choice.

first choice have secured negotiated rates at hotels to suit a broad range of budgets.

book accommodation

if you require any further information for personal or group hotel bookings, please email [email protected] at any time.

crèche

the society is again teaming up with nipperbout to provide a free crèche at the annual conference 2024. the crèche will be available to all children of delegates between the ages of 0 and 12 years.

all registered delegates will be offered the opportunity to make use of these free childcare services, which will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

how to register your child

 (link to attached pdf)

in order to register, visit the nipperbout portal.

existing account holders who have already used the system can log into their existing account and register for the event using the event code: msa080423 under events and sessions.

members who have not used the system before can create an account by clicking register, completing the form and entering the event code: msa080423. you will then be able to request a place for your child in the creche and create your password.

booking is on a first-come, first-served basis. confirmation of your booking will be sent prior to the conference.

please note that you are entering into an agreement with nipperbout and not the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ .

nipperbout is an award-winning event childcare company with over 25 years of experience. for more information, please visit the nipperbout website. if you have any queries about this service, please contact: [email protected].

for further information, please contact: [email protected].

the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ annual conference is a key feature in the calendar of a microbiologist – from undergraduates to those more established in their career.

the scientific event is designed to provide ample opportunities for formal networking and the social programme offers informal opportunities for delegates to make new friends, forge future collaborations and have fun.

details of social events will be posted on this page in early 2024.