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From new Grants to new Thematic Issues, this newsletter shares news relevant to your Society. Enjoy!

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The FEMS Team

You can find up-to-date information and links to the registration system on the conference website at www.femsbelgrade2022.org.

The FEMS Conference in Belgrade 2022 relies on its high-end scientific profile and combined expertise of FEMS and SSM in successfully organizing global and SEE regional scientific events and we are looking forward to a great experience for all involved.

Be part of this event, where intercontinental, European, regional, and local scientists from all stages in their career and from all demographical backgrounds can participate in a multifaceted conference.

An award in memory of Prof. Armen Trchounian (1956-2020)

The Prof. Armen Trchounian Poster Award will be presented at the FEMS Conference on Microbiology in Belgrade in September 2022. The award will recognize the best poster from an early-career microbiologist in a transition economy.

Prof. Trchounian was a renowned, popular, and prodigious microbiologist. He was Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Biotechnology at Yerevan State University (Yerevan, Armenia) and FEMS Delegate for many years but sadly passed away on 18 November 2020, aged 64. As well as a highly respected scientist, Armen was also a mentor to students and a proud ambassador of his beloved home country, Armenia.

To combine these two elements of his life and career, his family have endowed a prize to recognize work by an early career researcher from the region. Those submitting abstracts that meet the eligibility criteria will be able to apply for the award as part of the submission process.

Discover more about the Prof. Armen Trchounian Poster Award and the scientific programme of the FEMS Conference on Microbiology.

Read more about the life and career of Prof Trchounian in FEMS Microbiology Letters

The Francophone Association of Microbial Ecology (Association Francophone d'E ́cologie Microbienne) aims to promote and enable the development and enhancement of research in microbial ecology. It was established in 2003 to bring together microbial ecologists of French-speaking countries. AFEM organizes a General Conference of around 200 people every two years (odd-numbered years) and the tenth symposium will take place in November 2021.

A focus of AFEM is activities aimed at helping doctoral students and early career researchers to publicize their research work, with two calls annually for applications for financial assistance to enable them to participate in an international scientific event in English (colloquium, congress, symposium, workshop, etc.), on themes directly related to microbial ecology.

Members of the Francophone Association for Microbial Ecology will enjoy benefits from FEMS membership from per 1 January 2021.

Read more FEMS Journals News on our websites:

• Thematic Issue: Extracellular Vesicles

• Thematic Issue: Educating in a Pandemic and Beyond
  
• Got acetylene: a personal research retrospective by Ronald S Oremland

• Meet the latest FEMS Journals Poster Prize Winners from ICY15 meets ICYGMB30, the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries and DehaloCon 2021

The FEMS Opportunities Board shares with you microbiology events, jobs, funding and much more. Here are our top picks of the month October:

• Researcher for the development of omega-3 based strategies to prevent infectious diseases in aquaculture: Spain

• Doctoral Positions at the Graduate School Life Science Munich: Germany
• Advances in Microbial Diversity, VI International Conference on Microbial Diversity (MD2021)

If you want to promote your opportunity, fill in this form, it's that easy!