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 Bacteri-ology, 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.

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

Previous International Virology Congresses were:

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

The next IUMS congresses will be Sapporo Japan in 2011. BAM and Mycology on September 6 to 10, Virology 11-16 September. Visit the website of the Sapporo congresses.

THE XIVth IUMS congresses of the three divisions of IUMS will be at the Montreal Convention Centre (Canada) concurrently from Sunday July 27th to Friday August 1st,  2014.

BIDS TO HOST IUMS CONGRESSES:

Prospective organisers are advised that the organization of an IUMS Divisional International Congress is a complex and demanding task which must be undertaken only with the backing and full involvement of an IUMS member national society or committee.

Societies/committees wishing to make a bid to host future congresses should be aware that two time frames can be considered:

1) The International Congresses of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology (BAM) and Mycology and the International Congress of Virology can be held back to back over a two week period, usually in the month of August.

2) All three Congresses are held during a single week (as was the case in Paris in July 2002, and will be in San Francisco in 2005)

Bids for Congresses six years hence should be made in writing to the IUMS Executive Board, at least three months prior to the impending IUMS International Congresses. The Executive Board will consider all bids at its meeting during the congresses and announce its decision shortly thereafter.

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