International Virology Congress and interna­tional Congress of Bacteriology, Applied Microbiology (BAM) & Congress of Mycology and Eukaryotic Microbilogy (MEM):

The first International Congress for Microbiology was held in Paris in 1930. At the time of the 10th International Con­gress of Microbiology held in Mexico in 1970 the Executive Committee decided to create three sections covering the fields of Bacteriology, Virology and Mycology. Subsequently these sections became three separate divisions of IUMS possessing complete autonomy in the conduct of their affairs and the organization of their International Congresses.

All bids must include a letter from the responsible officer in the National Committee or Host Society giving an undertaking that they will adhere to all the IUMS Congress Guidelines. This letter must be included in the copy of the bid documentation sent to the Secretary-General of IUMS. No bid will be considered without this signed undertaking. For the guidelines click here.

The next IUMS congresses will be in Daejeon Korea on 12-16 October, 2020; see also http://www.iums2020.org/. The 2023 IUMS congresses will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Bids for 2026 can be submitted to the Secretary General. These bids will be considered by the Executive Board at their meeting in Daejeon Korea in 2020.

Previous International Virology Congresses were:

Previous International Bacteriology & Applied Microbiology (BAM) & Mycology Congresses were: