Our next ASM Hour will run on 3 August with the theme Climate Change. Registration for Zoom seminar is essential https://www.trybooking.com/BNBII

ASM Hour July is coming up on Tuesday 6 July with a focus on Public Health and Clinical Microbiology. Chaired by Kate Seib with speakers Amy Jennison, Phil Giffard and Deirdre Collins. Registration at: Registration for Zoom seminar is essential https://www.trybooking.com/BNBIH

The latest issues of Microbiology Australia is now available online. This issue, guest edited by
William Rawlinson (University of New South Wales), focuses on COVID-19.

You can find the issue at CSIRO publishing at: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma

The BacPath2021 organising committee has decided to postpone the conference until 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. We envisage the postponed conference will occur at the usual time, in the last week of September 2022, with final dates subject to venue availability. A virtual BacPath2021 will go ahead, aimed at final year PhD students and early career postdocs.

Early career (less than 5 years post-graduation) and student researchers who would like their area of research to be featured in Microbiology Australia are invited to contribute a proposal of their articles. The Editorial Board will select up to 10 articles for invited submissions. Articles will be peer-reviewed and feature in the third issue of 2021 for publication in September.

We are excited to launch the ASM online community to members. A space where you can communicate to individuals or your special interest groups, share branch events, post announcements such as employment opportunities and scholarships, or request protocols and strains.

Now you don't have to wait for the next meet-up to connect with other members.