Full Program
Program

BAM

BREAK

BRIDGING

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)

JOINT

KEYNOTE

MEM

NETWORKING

PANEL DISCUSSION

SOCIETY SESSION

VIR

VIROLOGY

Wednesday, 04 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 3B+C Exhibition
09:00-10:00
RNA/VACCINES/VIRUS
10:00-11:00
EMERGING DISEASES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS (PD)
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
PATHOGENICITY AND VIRULENCE FACTORS
EUKARYOTIC PATHOGENS AND ANTIMICROBIALS
ONE HEALTH
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:05-14:05
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
SOCIETY SESSION
14:30-16:00
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
THE HUMAN MYCOBIOME IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBODY AND VACCINES
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS ) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
OPENING CEREMONY AND LECTURE
17:40-18:40
WELCOME RECEPTION & MEET THE EXHIBITORS
Thursday, 05 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 3B+C Exhibition
09:00-10:00
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES - ENGINEERING GENE EXPRESSION IN PATHOGENS
10:00-11:00
MICROBIAL HOST INTERACTIONS AND BEYOND (MGP)
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND SAFETY
HOST/PATHOGEN INTERATIONS (BASIC VIROLOGY - MODEL SYSTEMS)
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:05-14:05
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
SOCIETY SESSION
14:30-16:00
MICROBIOME/MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: BIOFILM AND MICROBIAL INTERACTION
PLANT PATHOGENS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
HOST/PATHOGEN INTERATIONS (HOST PERSPECTIVE - INATE, ADAPTIVE IMMUNOLOGY)
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
PANEL DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, 06 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 3B+C Exhibition
09:00-10:00
GENOMICS AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
10:00-11:00
AI'S GLOBAL IMPACT (AY)
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
FUNCTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
BIOECONOMY AND MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIG DATA
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:05-14:05
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)
13:10-14:10
GENERAL ASSEMBLEY
14:30-16:00
AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
VIRUSES, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
PANEL DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
17:40-18:00
CLOSING WORDS