IUMS - International Union of Microbiological Societies

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.

IUMS Congresses

Due to the current global Covid-19 situation, the organizers have decided that the next IUMS congresses scheduled in Daejon on 12-16 October 2020 are now replaced by a hybrid meeting. ONLINE for international participants and OFFLINE for local participants. For the latest informtion of the congress in Daejeon see also https://www.iums2020.org/newsletter/mail_200728.html

The  next GA meeting which was scheduled on Sunday October 12 2020 in Daejon, South Korea is cancelled. and will be postponed until the IUMS congresses in 2022.

As soon as more information will become available it will be posted on the website.