IUMS is one of the unions of the International Science Council (ISC) which is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils. IUMS was founded in 1927 as the International Society of Microbiology, and became the International Association of Microbiological Societies affiliated to the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) as a Division in 1967. It acquired independence in 1980 and became a Union Member of ICSU in 1982. ICSU (the International Council for Science) together with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) has merged into ISC since 2018. Read further on the objectives, the goal and activities of the Union.
The next IUMS congresses will be organized by the Federation of Korean Microbiological Societies (FKMS) in Daejon, South Korea, 12-16 October 2020. For more in formation go to www.iums2020.org
Dear fellow microbiologist,
This is a message from IUMS President to the President/representative of your Microbiology society in IUMS. On behalf of the IUMS Executive Board I would like to congratulate you for the new year and wish you enjoyable holidays and a good and fruitful 2020.
I would like to remind you that the next IUMS congress will be organized by the Federation of Korean Microbiological Societies (FKMS in Daejon, South Korea, October 2020. Please note that there is a reduced registration fee for members of IUMS member societies!!
As I already wrote before, it is very important to us to be in contact with your society. Therefore, we would like to ask you again to take a few minutes and write us about how you view the interaction of your society with IUMS and what you might suggest for better bonding in the future. We look forward to hearing your views.
With best wishes for a happy and successful 2020.
Prof. Eliora Z. Ron IUMS President
IUMS is organizing the sixth IUMS outreach programme in Yogyakarta (indonesia) on 20-21 February 2020 in collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta Indonesia, the Indonesian Society of Microbiology, the International Commission on Food Mycology (ICFM) and the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFHM). For more details,registration and tentative programme click here.