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<div align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial">Regular updates from the Federation
of European Microbiological Societies</font></div>
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May 9, 2012</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Dear FEMS Delegate,
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<br><font face="Arial">We would like to bring the following to your
attention and kindly re-quest you to pass on the information to the members
of your society:</font>
<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">On April 25, the meeting “Impact of
Microbiology”, organized by the European Microbiology Forum (</font><a href="http://europeanmicrobiologyforum.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>EMF</u></font></a><font face="Arial">),
took place in Brussels. Dr Anne Glover, the Scientific Advisor to the President
of the European Commission, gave a talk followed by several speakers representing
the fields of food, vaccines and viruses. More will follow in this month’s
FEMS Affiliates Letter.</font>
<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">The registration deadline for the Coinfections
2012 meeting in Halle on June 7 and 8, organized by the European
Academy of Microbiology (</font><a href="http://europeanacademyofmicrobiology.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>EAM</u></font></a><font face="Arial">)
<b>has been extended to June 1</b>. For more in-formation on and registration
details for this exciting meeting in a new, emerging field held at the
unique premises of </font><a href="http://www.leopoldina.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>The
Leopold-ina Institute</u></font></a><font face="Arial">, click </font><a><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>here</u></font></a><font face="Arial">.
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<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">June 1 will be the deadline for the application
for the National and Regional Congresses Grants. For more information on
how to ap-ply, click </font><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page174.asp" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>here</u></font></a><font face="Arial">.
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<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">June 15 will be the deadline for the application
for the FEMS Re-search Fellowships. For more information on how to apply,
click </font><a href="http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page54.asp" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>here</u></font></a><font face="Arial">.
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<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">FEMS Member Society IBBS is organizing
the meeting Antimicro-bial Strategies for Biofilm Control. For more information,
click </font><a href="http://www.ibbsonline.org/biofilmsmeeting/index.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><u>here</u></font></a><font face="Arial">.
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<br><font face="Symbol">·</font><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Arial">In view of Ascension Day, FEMS Central
Office will be closed on May 17 and 18, 2012.</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Best regards,</font>
<br><font face="Arial">FEMS CENTRAL OFFICE</font>
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