DECEMBER 2012
A F F I L I AT E S L E T T E R The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates
Retracing our steps in 2012 Also in this issue:
This FEMS Affiliates Letter issue is a round up of what we have published and what the federation has accomplished in the past 12 months.
Publications page: • Thematic issues published in 2012 • Pathogens and Disease is open for submissions
2012 has been a dynamic year for the FEMS Journals following Prof. James Prosser’s appointment as FEMS Publications Manager in 2011.
Grants corner: Featured grantees in 2012 Society feature: Featured societies in 2012 Initiatives page: FEMS Events in 2012 Deadlines FEMS-sponsored meetings, Spring 2013 Invitation to the 5th FEMS Congress Submit your abstract to FEMS 2013 Register to the 5th FEMS Congress
The most significant changes will be noticed by readers of FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology (FEMSIM) since it will be replaced by Pathogens and Disease in 2013. “It is more than just a change of title,” according to FEMSIM Chief Editor Dr Patrik Bavoil. “The journal has been entirely re-conceived to embrace today’s and tomorrow’s research in infectious disease biology,” he said. You will find this journal and all other special issues published this year on the next page.
cal knowledge but microbiologists themselves. At the moment, FEMS has 48 society members from 36 European countries. The profiles of some of these member societies have been published in the FEMS Affiliates Letter this year and can be found on the third page spread. FEMS was also big on events this year. Aside from the annual FEMS Council Meeting, the Coinfections meeting in Halle, Germany was organised by the European Academy of Microbiology while microbiology experts also met in Brussels, Belgium for the Impact of Microbiology event organised by the European Microbiology Forum. Also in April, the 100th FEMS Executive Board meeting was held in Konstanz, Germany where current FEMS President Bernhard Schink comes from. Some photos from these events can be found on pages 8 and 9.
On the page following that spread are pictures we collected from our grant recipients in their Meeting Attendance Grantee hooded sweaters. If you are a Meeting Attendance Grant recipient yourself and want your picture to be published in the FEMS Affiliates Letter, please send your images wearing the hoodie to fems@fems-microbiology.org.
As regulars to every issue, a list of deadlines and FEMS-sponsored meetings can be found on the back page. You will also find the leaflet for the 5th FEMS Congress in Leipzig, Germany which will be held in the summer of next year (21-25 July 2013). FEMS congresses are held every two years and certainly, it will be our biggest event next year so come and join us!
FEMS stands for the Federation of European Microbiological Societies. It unifies not only microbiologi-
Read on and join us in retracing our steps this year. Thank you for your continued support!
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